August 2016

Cheap Thrills (7) – Conclusion

David de Bruyn

August 30, 2016

As Kaplan concludes, he considers the social functions of popular art. He sees its appeal…

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Cheap Thrills (6) – Leaving Us As It Found Us

David de Bruyn

August 22, 2016

All art is ‘escapist’. That is, all art enables a temporary escape from reality. Serious…

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Cheap Thrills (5) – Emotions Wild and Weak

David de Bruyn

August 15, 2016

Ours is a culture of boredom. With a growing number of amusement devices, apps and…

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Gabriel’s Theodicy

David de Bruyn

August 12, 2016

He was to us bright, so without shadow. And our praise was plain, in those…

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Cheap Thrills (4) – Merely Nostalgic

David de Bruyn

August 8, 2016

What if the culture we seek to reach has become dominated by amusement? This was Neil…

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Some Other Voices on Culture

David de Bruyn

August 6, 2016

Anthony Esolen on whether we have a culture. Carl Trueman on the anti-culture and the follow-up.…

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Cheap Thrills (3) – Recognising Versus Perceiving

David de Bruyn

August 2, 2016

A culture creates art that reflects its vision of reality. If the culture values sober…

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