Thomas Bey William BaileyHello, I Must be GoingI’m not entirely sure if anyone has visited these pages since, oh, 2022, but since I haven’t had the desire to post anything new here, it’s…May 30May 30
Thomas Bey William BaileyLies Revealing the Truth (In Art and Elsewhere)“Lies are interesting for what they reveal about the liar.”Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
Thomas Bey William BaileyHealthy Violence and Morbid Violence: “The Card Counter”, Art, and TorturePaul Schrader’s recently released The Card Counter is a film I viewed with more interest than many others: firstly, because it slots neatly…Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
Thomas Bey William BaileyCathedral of Erotic Misery: The Pornography-Industrial Complex and Social Engineering…The state of infinite digital pornography: cui bono? Has porn graduated to a form of official propaganda?Oct 30, 2021Oct 30, 2021
Thomas Bey William BaileyLeaving Behind Life To Catch A Glimpse Of Life: The State of the Modern “Drug Problem,” and the…Why is the character of the drug user still so alien to us? Examining the art of Bryan Lewis Saunders for possible answersSep 8, 2021Sep 8, 2021
Thomas Bey William BaileyNot Just A Glitch: The Legacy of Peter “Pita” Rehberg 1968–2021Remembering a pioneer of ‘extreme computer music,’ and dissolver of institutional boundaries, and friend.Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
Thomas Bey William BaileyDog As Master: The Philosophy of Mark Alizart’s “Dogs”Are dogs our philosophical betters? Would they even want to be? Some thoughts on the future of canine-human symbiosisJul 9, 2021Jul 9, 2021
Thomas Bey William BaileyThe End of “Authentic Austin”:A Cautionary Fable For The Creative ClassesJun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
Thomas Bey William BaileyOneiroscopic Vision: Re-evaluating the Creative Force of DreamingIs the “meaning” of dreams really all that important? Could it be time to shift focus onto what they can do, rather than what they mean?Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Thomas Bey William BaileyNovels in Three Lines…vs. the 24 Hour News CycleWhat the minimalist reportage of French anarcho-eccentric Félix Fénéon tells us about the corporate media and their failingsOct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020