Hear what I say, and not how I look.”~R. Alan Woods [2012]

Appearances are not reality; but they often can be a convincing alternative to it. You can control appearances most of the time, but facts are what they are. When the facts are too sharp, you...

When it comes to current attitudes about surgery, the practice of dismissing the cultural context and rationalizing it as individual betterment “flattens the terrain of power relations.” In other words, we can talk about doing...

The gravel road widened into a large turnaround where three similar looking and designed brothels sat waiting for customers. They were called Sheila’s Front Porch, Tawny’s High Five Ranch and Miss Delilah’s House of Holies.”Nice,”...

Nobody wants to look like a fool. Nine times out of ten, thatreason alone keeps people from allowing themselves to believe.

Looking back, I realized that we were being raised to be schizophrenic; an appearance of perfection was more important than genuine feelings

If some musicians put half as much effort in to the business side as they do their outer look and appearances, they could be twice as far.