It's Dark Out There (Put On Some Music)
Central Park, January 2026 . . . waiting . . . “We are in a very dangerous period. We are in danger of destroying ourselves, and I have a great fear about...
Hope and Despair in 2026 (Singing My Life)
HOPEZohran Mamdani’s Inaugural Remarks as NYC Mayor Outlines Vision for the City26 (amazing!) minutes “Proof”Poet Cornelius Eady stuns crowd at Mamdani's...
Endings, Beginning, And All That . . .
Wishing YOU a new year of good health — and recurring notifications of Awe + Joy — leading towards = gratitude and peace. Just published — one last photo...
The Three R's (Reading wRiting & aRithmetic)
wRiting Trees, Possessed. A new essay I just published about trees.With photographs of a few I made friends with.Click on image to read. Trees, Possessed....
Time Creativity Attention Communication . .
"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn." – Dr. Seuss First —...
Hey - Want to watch a good movie?
Today is the 5th of December, the birthdates of film directors Fritz Lang (1890) and Jean-Luc Godard (1930). So. . . let’s talk cinema . . . and specifically...
Kaleidoscop•E•rotic (Pink Friday)
After a gratitude-filled Thanksgiving it’s nice to relax with some sweet word and art morsels. • Some thoughts on Art and Sex.• A new piece on Mediumwith...
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OOPS. The Correct QR code for “Graceless”. “GRACELESS” by T. REmington Donations: HirkArt™© PayPal
End of Year Resolutions
Read a good book. “A masterpiece of character development and story telling.” — Prof James KnightTrailer (created by AleXander Hirka) Get it! Watch a good...
Times A-Changin'+ Zen + AI/Real
New Bob Dylan Bootleg Series album features recordings from his youth, from his teenage years in Minnesota through his rise as a folk artist in New York's...
7 NOV: A New Essay + Zena + Laughs
The Women of Woodlawn The first thing I’ve written in almost six months, and it’s mostly photographs and quotes. Hope you enjoy. Click on image to read. Zena...
The Zohran and Jesus Special
What might Christopher Hitchins (Resurrected) have said about Zohran Mamdani’s election? . . . Brilliant! From the Dusty Smith Show on YouTube…Rappin’ the...
Listen
My old cynical political heart has joined with my brain, as it raises a toast of seratonin, to coax a tear from my eye at these amazing words. Full speech:...
Halloween Tricks and Treats
Woody Allen Explians Life and Death in 30 seconds This week I had a colonoscopy — and an endoscopy, at the same time. Spitroast. Those of you who have shared...
Comedy • Philosophy • Music • Parody?
“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.” — Marcus Aurelius (121-180) COMEDY PHILOSOPHYThe...
No Time To Think
Here are four hand-picked seeds of deeper thinking to plant amidst the stream of soundbyte “news” trying to clog your “feed”. If you do take the time to...
One Battle After Another
The Anomalous Duo sauntered out on this Saturday afternoon to the Quad Theater in the West Village to see a new American film. Could almost pass for regular...
THREE Sense Worth
Three perspectives/lessons for your thoughtful consideration. ONE I found this discussion to be smart, self-aware, and a very necessary conversation for my...
DUSK EYES (the movie)
"DUSK EYES" A new hour-long film by AleXander Hirka, whose last full-length cinematic foray was 31 years ago, with 1994's "MOIST". "DUSK EYES" is in...