The Appian Way or Via Appia Antica in Rome is one of the most famous ancient roads. It was built in 312 B.C. by Appius Claudius Caecus. In it’s entirety it spanned 350 miles(563kms). The Appian Way stretched from the… Read More ›
Culture
A Matter of Taste
“Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of… Read More ›
A 3 Minute Talk from Oliver Stone
“…And never give up on your heart, and your struggle for peace, decency and telling the truth.” ~ Oliver Stone Oliver Stone gave a captivating talk at the Writers Guild Awards Photo credit: By Towpilot (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or… Read More ›
Resisting “the Business”
“This complete utter and total connection between perception and experience is understood by that hidden hand, and that’s why the human mind is bombarded 24/7 with downloads of perception.” ~David Icke Those of us who are pet owners, we won’t… Read More ›
JFK – Visionaries are Never Out of Style
“Today, every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longer be habitable. Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut… Read More ›
Three Wise Guys – Do As They say, Not As They Do
Question: What do you do when traveling in a private jet from North America to Italy, then have a 14 car convoy, escorted by 300 police officers and a helicopter? Well, of course, you give a speech on climate change!… Read More ›
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
As working Americans get ready to enjoy a few days of sanity known as “paid time off”, which is usually spent with the family on vacation, preparations are being made for the joyous days ahead spent in airport check-in lines… Read More ›
Sustainability
Reluctantly, we’re back reviewing the “news”. Probably better to watch grass grow and actually, watching grass grow might be more interesting given the “news” that the main street media is having their next cow about – that being the current… Read More ›
A Third of Beethoven
“So he is no more than a common mortal! Now, he too will tread under foot all the rights of man, indulge only his ambition; now he will think himself superior to all men, become a tyrant!” ~ Ludwig van… Read More ›
Someday the Insanity Will End. Until then…Tchaikovsky and Vodka!
More days than not when purveying the “news” of the day, we here at the Asylum want to shut down all forms of outside media invasion, throw away our mobile tracking devices, let our hair grow long and drink lots… Read More ›
