Word: nihilisme
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The opinion piece, "Black Racism: Self-Deprecating Attitudes Serve Only to Detriment Blacks." (Editorial, Oct. 6, 1995) represents a sophomoric understanding of social issues not only by Marriah Star, but by the editorial staff that welcomed these misconceptions onto the pages of your publication. I challenge the editorial staff to...
Star may or may not be aware that his thesis about nihilism destroying the African-American community through negativity, such as hard-core rap, is consistent with a body of literature in social theory (See the work of Professor Cornel West '74). I contend that Star's myopic perspective prevents...
It is not surprising that this evidence of our period's effeteness is also pervasive in the world of art, since art and politics are both but facets on the same cultural jewel. 1990s-style art finds its most visible example in the overexposed Pulp Fiction. This highly successful film...
If some piece of the puzzle of the Oklahoma tragedy was cut from this bleak patch of the Southwest, it seems fitting. But it is a piece that speaks to despair more than to anger, to the nihilism and the anonymity of America's underbelly.
The second song, "Radio," tells the story of a teen falling in love with music. "Radio" is one of the best songs on Let's Go, and Rancid's performance more than did it justice. While it's not the most original theme for a song, the band pulled it...