A huge majority of the Truth or Consequences locals and visitors alike are unaware of what lies beyond the city limits.
To say the day was a huge success is the epitome of understatement.
We often gaze at life through a filter, a window. What we see and experience from either inside or out varies and most often colors how we perceive. When you step outside, reality is a ready embrace
I continue my look at the sources of our present cultural impasse by examining in detail the incompatibility between an egalitarian democracy and individualism by examining the notions of rights and choice and how non-democratic hierarchies promote individualism.
The exposition of recent changes in reading and writing leads to this excursion on a breakdown of what we used to think was the social function of language. That postulate is discussed by analyzing the comments to this series of articles as symptomatic of that breakdown.
Festivities include a Polar Bear Plunge, 20+ arts and crafts vendors, local food, displays and demonstrations by the Sierra County Rock and Gem Society, 1,000 luminaria, historic Damsite tours, and music. Admission is free
A cold winters walk through a favorite canyon reveals ephemeral moments to enjoy.
I've weighed the way three institutions have historically unshaped our idea of democracy as a model of human relations. I now turn to look at how these cultural tendencies impact public discourse and our apparent inability to settle any public issue.
A curious thing. One never knows what story is waiting to be told as we venture outdoors.
The validation of a personal, individualistic point of view in American culture to the exclusion of an objective, shared, and collective perspective constantly puts us at odds with one another because individuals normally disagree in judgement, interpretations, and opinions.
The Center Gallery Fine Art and Sierra County Arts Council have once again partnered to present the second annual Sierra County Student Art Show.
Continuing my discussion of our turn towards individual points of view to the exclusion of larger concerns, I propose that in the last half century, American education has focused on student subjectivity pushing the culture towards individuation rather than cohesion.
