[the fascism of Hitler and Mussolini—which was able to mobilize and use the desire of the masses so effectively]

#BookSky Michel Foucault, Preface to “Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia”, by Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari #Philosophy #History #Psychology

"… the major enemy, the strategic adversary is fascism. And not only historical fascism [...] but also the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behaviour, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.
― Michel Foucault

Ibrahim Ferrer - Marieta (Official Audio) YouTube video by World Circuit Records

#Music Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer - "Marieta" (Official Audio), Cuba.
youtu.be/FCe3mL6YXrY?...

#Photography Raul Cañibano, Cuba.

Un Regard Oblique. (A Sidelong Glance)
#Photography Robert Doisneau (1948), Paris.

We live on a placid island of ignorance.

‘I’m thinking of getting a pair of big sideburns, you know, the kind that killed Elvis?’
‘Please don’t.’

#Photography Roy Keith

Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett) YouTube video by MMG 12

ESTRAGON:
In the meantime, nothing happens.
POZZO:
You find it tedious?
ESTRAGON:
Somewhat.
― Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
youtu.be/yGL9bibN6QI?...

If you gaze long into art, the Art also gazes into you. You have been warned.

“Every hair on my body stood on edge. The Pyramids, the history of mankind unfolded. I had travelled to the dawn of time.”
― Sebastião Salgado

#Photography Sebastião Salgado (1986) Serra Pelada gold mine, Brazil.

"A ‘male artist’ is a contradiction in terms."
― Valerie Solanas, The Scum Manifesto
#Art

#Words Serendipitous
ser·en·dip·it·ous
[ˌsɛr(ə)nˈdɪpɪtəs]
(adjective)
occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way:
"a serendipitous encounter".

The styles are a lie.

"Perhaps the role of the philosopher, the role of philosophy at present, is not to be a theoretician of totality, but the diagnostician, if you will allow me to use this word, the diagnostician of today."
― Raymond Aron and Michel Foucault, "Dialogue".
#BookSky

“You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Mandarins
#BookSky

WINNERS—LensCulture Portrait Awards 2026 LensCulture announces the 39 winners, jurors’ picks and finalists of the 2026 LensCulture Portrait Awards

#LensCulture Portrait Awards
www.lensculture.com/photo-compet...

#Photography Steve McCurry (1995), Sri Lanka.

“Ultimate horror often paralyses memory in a merciful way.”
― H.P. Lovecraft, The Rats in the Walls
#BookSky

We are
Habitants délicats des forêts de nous-mêmes.
(Sensitive inhabitants of the forests of ourselves)
― Jules Supervielle

This could be an interesting evening on #BookSky, because something's not quite right. Then again, maybe it's only happening on my end, which would make things more interesting.

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on this road
there are no travellers
― april evening

Something's going on. Something sinister... Thank you.