Category Archives: politics

The Master, Margarita, and Mona

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Even when she was seated and still, Mona was a moving picture. Best of friends for years, we were separated by geography. Then by death. Born in Cairo, Mona grew up in London. She’d studied all over Europe, spoke four … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, People, politics | Tagged cats, chaos, dissent, Elena Sergeevna Shilovskaya, Mikhail Bulgakov, Mona Sehrawy, power, Queen Elizabeth II, Stalin regime, Sympathy for the Devil, the Devil, The Master and Margarita, witches | Leave a comment

Sacred Threshold

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Although it may appear just as a circle with a line cutting through it, the above is an abstract representation of the vulva. It’s made from the molar of a mammoth and found in a shaman’s tomb in Moravia The … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Beauty, female consciousness, politics | Tagged archeology, Lepenski vir, Marija Gimbutas, Palaeolithic art, petroglyphs, vulva, Wade vs. Roe | 12 Comments

A Gentleman in Moscow

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Art for Housewives

When Darwin wrote about the survival of the fittest, he wasn’t talking about working out in the gym. What he meant was: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Lifestyle, politics | Tagged Amor Towles, Bolshevik Revolution, honor, φιλότιμο, Philotimo, self-esteem | 6 Comments

Lacrimoso

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Art for Housewives

Posted in politics, Volver the cat | Tagged crocodile tears | Leave a comment

Pietà

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Art for Housewives

After her son’s crucifixion, the grieving Mary sorrowfully cradled her son. Her mourning was a common theme in religious art known as “Pietà”. The most famous “Pietà” is Michelangelo’s statue in St. Peter’s Basilica. For all those self-declared Christians who … Continue reading →