Category Archives: Conditions of Possibility

Don’t Forget the Bunnies

Posted on November 11, 2026 by Art for Housewives

ICE has lost track of thousands of migrant children. Why? Why did they kidnap them in the first place? Some of these children wind up locked up in a detention center. Why? They’ve committed no crime. As any qualified criminal … Continue reading →

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Intimidation

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Art for Housewives

Many men find strong women intimidating. Why? Because men living in a patriarchal society have grown up as the privileged gender. If men feel intimidated by women, it’s simply because they’re insecure about their own masculinity. That’s why men don’t … Continue reading →

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Manzioni’s Terracotta

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Art for Housewives

“The Betrothed” (“I promessi sposi”) by Alessandro Manzoni is the hero of Italian literature. Set in 1628 when Milan was under Spanish Hapsburg rule, it’s a love story describing the struggles that Lucia and Renzo must go thru just to … Continue reading →

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Going Green

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Art for Housewives

The TV set was on when she appeared. Her face was stiff, mechanical, artificial. Her attitude was arrogant and unlikeable. So much so that someone in the crowd yelled at her to go back to where she came from. That’s … Continue reading →

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making is it’s own reward

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Art for Housewives

Mr. Wolf calls me a magical thinker. Because magical thinkers believe that thoughts can influence external events. But maybe I’m really a stoic like Marcus Aurelius who said that you are your thoughts. And this I truly believe. I also … Continue reading →

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