After Porn Ends

by Joseph A. Hazani January 12, 2013

Pornography is the ablest example of decadence in modern society. It is consumed in droves, yet does not allow the purveyors of its work to be accepted after the lights turn off.   This documentary checks in on over half a dozen pornography stars in retirement. Fortunately, we have a diverse sample of their attitudes to pornography toward the propulsion of their lives. These range from....

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American Hustle

by Joseph A. Hazani January 10, 2013

  The film begins when the protagonist, Irving, makes a bold statement: he will not be like his father when he grows up. Clearly coming from an immigrant family, Irving sees that it is the con men who rule his neighborhood. Of course, making such a monumental life decision at the age of 10 doesn’t always seem wise, as the world tends to be magnitudes smaller – extending no more....

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The Trip

by Joseph A. Hazani January 5, 2013

In what is now common-faire, satirical narratives involving the daily lives of successful actors attempt to take the mundane luxury and find absurd. It is quite an easy thing to do, as the inhabitants of their universe mock the self-righteous decorum which they do not belong in, yet merely savor.   The pairing of these two actors begins farcically enough, yet descends into nuisance,....

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My Written Works

On the Struggling Artist: An Essay

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On the Necessity of Color in the Fine Arts: An essay

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Towards an Understanding of Jesus Christ: An Essay

Nietzsche had incredible disdain for Christianity being "Judaized Rome", of the slave morality of Judaism creeping up and....