Representative democracy is all about the illusion of control. The belief that the system will be responsive. That one can effect change if only the right button is pushed a sufficient number of times.
If a movement does not hold the line on ideals, its downstream cultural and political outputs will be corrupted. It is even more troubling when those who take part in a movement don’t even know what their ideals are. If you have a problem with any of this, Reddit and Elon’s slop pen are down the hall and to the left.
For our fifth episode, we are proud to present a discussion that took place with Brian James.
Our discussion centred on Frank Hugh O'Donnell's critique of W. B. Yeats in 'The Stage Irishman of the Pseudo-Celtic Drama'.
Our discussion centred on Frank Hugh O'Donnell's critique of W. B. Yeats in 'The Stage Irishman of the Pseudo-Celtic Drama'.
Written from an Irish-Ireland perspective, O'Donnell argues that Yeats' depiction of the Irish is unreflective of our national character. Further, he charges Yeats with blaspheming Catholicism.
Full Episode: https://youtu.be/l67zhxjOOa0?si=eIsRYtmhc0F1tckZ
For our Fourth episode, we are proud to present a discussion that took place with the Editor of Aureus Press.
To listen to the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3zOlRZAsE8&t
For our Fourth episode, we are proud to present a discussion that took place with the Editor of Aureus Press.
Aureus Press was founded in 2017 by its editor, Brendan Heard. Perhaps best known for publishing ‘The Decline and Fall of Western Art, Aegeon Science Fiction Illustrated signified a new direction for Aureus press, with each issue containing a compilation of illustrated science fiction stories.
Our discussion centred on the intersection between universalism and Irish republicanism, his experiences on both sides of the Atlantic as an Irish-Canadian, and the dark underbelly of the 60s counter culture.
"Blue Velvet is ultimately a movie that carries concepts that Eraserhead left of at, cultivating a more accessible, real yet spiritually dark, violent, voyeuristic and erotic insight into the mythos of the American Dream."
To listen to the full essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XJDesWfmBU&t=44s&ab_channel=MEONJournal
"Blue Velvet is ultimately a movie that carries concepts that Eraserhead left of at, cultivating a more accessible, real yet spiritually dark, violent, voyeuristic and erotic insight into the mythos of the American Dream."
MEON is proud to present an Irish translation of ‘Die Lorelei’, a poem by the famous German Romanticist poet Heinrich Heine.