Thomas Bey William BaileyLies Revealing the Truth (In Art and Elsewhere)“Lies are interesting for what they reveal about the liar.”13 min read·Jan 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…15 min read·Nov 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?16 min read·Oct 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 answers14 min read·Sep 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.7 min read·Jul 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 symbiosis9 min read·Jul 9, 2021----
Thomas Bey William BaileyThe End of “Authentic Austin”:A Cautionary Fable For The Creative Classes14 min read·Jun 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?10 min read·Nov 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 failings11 min read·Oct 8, 2020----
Thomas Bey William Bailey“Nothing Moving, Only Dead Time Passing”: The Politics of BoredomA question for the quarantine age: how much of societal unrest stems from simple boredom? Do the Situationists have the answer?13 min read·Apr 19, 2020----