The Birth of Venus and Other Beauties Podcast

Previously published as an essay on July 23, 2026. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber. In this nutshell podcast: * The historical basis of the modern American liberal education and its intended civilizational, pedagogical goals. * The diamond worth of the liberal education towards the preservation of our natural rights granted us by God and, under the Constitution, safeguarded for all citi...

An incredible exhibit of “modern art” discovered at the Glasell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas! I am writing a longer essay on a certain exhibit, but until then, I thought you’d enjoy REAL MODERN ART! Get full access to The Birth of Venus and Other Beauties at birthofvenus.substack.com/subscribe

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The subtle lighting at this dealer’s shop and museum feature these glass lamps marvelously, demonstrating an exquisite taste. The camera captures the color very well, but not the hushed atmosphere of the darkened room, illuminated only by the light that travels through Tiffany's glass. M.S. Rau & Co., New Orleans https://rauantiques.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

Episode 19 (January 23, 1950. Starring Bob Bailey’s best friend. Distributed by the Mutual Universal American Radio Relay Network. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit birthofvenus.substack.com

I find this fascinating. I have discovered an early post-War paper tape (!) - pre-dating magnetic plastic tape — on which is preserved a rare specimen of the East Ruritanian State Radio Overseas Service. As you can plainly hear from the sample, The Great Leader’s Happiness Corps leads the villagers and factory workers in a “Song of Utter Contentment,” in praise of the prune rations distributed to...

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Gellette Burgess and his Purple Cow poem. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit birthofvenus.substack.com

Poetry requires musicality.  What many pass off as poetry is not poetry, but something else, because its writer has evaded his poetic duty by eliding at least one of its requirements -- form, meter and rhyme; but every example lacks musicality.    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit birthofvenus.substack.com

Click here to view the image that inspired this essay and to read the Chinese couplet upon which it is based. https://birthofvenus.substack.com/p/chinese-style-censorship-and-the This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit birthofvenus.substack.com

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Three recommendations for writers on the Substack platform. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit birthofvenus.substack.com

What is passed off as comedy these days is anything but comedy. A critique of the American TV show, The Office, comparing it to the comedy of Laurel and Hardy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit birthofvenus.substack.com

The Witches (otherwise known as "untitled) and Manx Tails Have No Cat Copyright 2023 Richard Kuslan All Rights Reserved This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit birthofvenus.substack.com

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