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“Peterson is problematic to practically everybody, which is interesting.  He is problematic to traditionalists, because he doesn’t go to church.  He’s problematic to modernists because he is interested in religion.  He is problematic to post-modernism because he values hierarchy.  He’s problematic to the extreme right and the extreme left because he is so reasonable.“ “Trump to...

This is the 3rd in a series of talks with  Stephen Lewis.  In this conversation we dare critique certain aspects of feminism.  On a broader level, we discuss how men and women can be sovereign in the face of redundancy in the meaning crisis.    Stephen Lewis is owns an organic bakery in Newfoundland, Canada, and is a singer-songwriter, and real philosopher—he is also a bit...

This is the second in a series of talks with Stephen Lewis. I have included his song 'Nothing has been lost' in the intro (the entire can be heard here.     https://slewis1.bandcamp.com/album/anthems-for-a-failed-state Stephen Lewis is owns an organic bakery in Newfoundland, Canada, and is a singer-songwriter, and real philosopher—he is also a bit of a mystic by my estimation. He ha...

Stephen Lewis is owns an organic bakery in Newfoundland, Canada, and is a singer-songwriter, and real philosopher.  And by philosopher I mean someone who actually thinks in a deep and revelatory way—he is also a bit of a mystic by my estimation. He has all kinds of theories about art, economics, sex and society,  which you will find are completely unique.  I've been talking to him s...

Darin Stevenson is my facebook friend, other than that I don’t know a lot about him.  He doesn’t share personal information online, but rather his writing and ideas. He is always fascinating, radically intelligent, and provocative - perhaps is one of the best social critics and comedians I know - and also a great guitarist.   He writes about nature and machines, representations and...

Some poems from 2016

After Cohen died last year, I spent about a month listening to and writing about his music.  This turned into a short book, which I have now made into a video podcast.  This is part 1 of a 3 part series.  For those who prefer to read you can find the text on my medium blog here: https://medium.com/@andrewpgsweeny/my-landlord-c16a096ee2e9