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Author Archives: jbstubley
20/20 Vision Test
Interesting times this 20/20 not just reserved for eye tests but something definitely challenging our way of seeing and being in the world – a kind of eye test for humanity – how proficient is our vision, our capacity to … Continue reading
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Not Only Curves That Rise
COVID brings more than death for human beings or New York tigers fighting the virus behind the bars of Bronx Zoo. It seems to come for language too. “Flattening the curve” you’ve no doubt heard, as if it were something … Continue reading
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Coronavirus and the Health of the Social Organism (Part 2)
When it comes to the health of the human organism we have to do, from one perspective, with the inter-relationships of three different areas. First, the nerve-sense system centred in the head. At the other polarity, we have to do … Continue reading
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Let Leadership Speak
Noticed how many news posts quote those in government positions? Political power brokers of broken systems choking on COVID responses… Shhh… Please let the leaders speak. How often have we heard from an economic leader? – Business people speaking confidently? … Continue reading
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Coronavirus and the Health of the Social Organism (Part 1)
Coronavirus can bring about an inflammatory response within the human organism. The inflammatory response is not the illness but the body’s attempt to overcome something that is foreign to itself. The illness arises through the interaction of something foreign with … Continue reading
Koran-koran and the Virus
Koran-koran the pied oyster- catcher. Haematopus longirostris. Blood-red beak and eye, red legs too, black pupil matching chest and wing, with white underbelly. The black centre of its eye ringed in red, opposite to a bull’s-eye, stares from endless depths. … Continue reading
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In Memoriam: Dolores O’Riordan
In the work of Dolores O’Riordan – The Cranberries lead singer who died earlier this week – we see the realisation of creativity towards social change. The band had many popular songs, but none more so than their 1994 hit ‘Zombie’. … Continue reading
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The Magic of Imagination: What is a new year worth?
A new video post from John Stubley called ‘The Magic of Imagination: What is a new year worth?’ Click on the image to watch the video.
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The Force of Star Wars in Our Time
The recent release of the latest Star Wars film invites us to consider more fully the continued success of this long-standing cultural imagination. Why, almost forty years after the release of the original Star Wars film, does this story continue … Continue reading
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