#TuesdayColumn: In which we - after nine years - bid farewell to a weekly habit, learn to let go abandonment by abandonment, and slough off what used to make us we. #writing
At the Foot of the Mountain:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/at-the-foot-of-the-mountain/

At the Foot of the Mountain
For nine years have we been here. For nine years have we been juggling geopolitics and philosophy to add something to the collective labour of righting the tilting vessel of human civilization. For…
WastedWords#TuesdayColumn: To steal #Greenland from its inhabitants and Danish sovereignty, the #US "diplomatic" corps is inviting Greenlanders to take part of the usurpation. #politics #Trump #writing
Greenland's Unpaid Fifth Column:
https://wp.me/p8tBnS-181

Greenland’s Fifth Unpaid Column
Did you know!… that the US Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, is offering internships at its Public Diplomacy Section, to help serve US foreign policy goals in the area. No – you don’t…
WastedWords#TuesdayColumn: Is it worth giving an inch of your artistic vision to #capitalist endeavours just to get a foothold in people's attention spans, or trust to history to appreciate your #creative work - that is the question. #writing #art
To Make or Break or be Remembered:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/make-or-break-or-be-remembered/

Make or Break or be Remembered
We’re talking about art. About catching – or making – a break for yourself, and reaching out to find an audience. About making it big, by bending, just a little, to commercialist …
WastedWords#TuesdayColumn: On this night before #Xmas, let not some lit lantern in the window be the only thing staving off #SeasonalDepression. #writing #Christmas #ChristmasBlues
A Candle in Dolorous December:
https://wp.me/p8tBnS-17M

A Candle in Dolorous December
The perpetual darkness is the only clue to the time of year. Snow hasn’t been spotted for months, apart from the artificial smut they pollute the theme park with, and the commercial lights ar…
WastedWords#TuesdayColumn: That moment when the #EU use frozen Russian assets to fund #UkraineWar, while #Trump and Orban play the role of Putin's Borg by saying resistence is futile... #politics #economics #RussianEconomy #writing
Paying the Resistance from the Empire's Purse:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/paying-the-resistance-from-the-empires-purse/

Paying the Resistance from the Empire’s Purse
Late last week, the EU elected to piss in the eye of both Putin and Trump, as it voted to freeze indefinitely the 246 billion USD in Russian assets it seized in 2022, without having to vote every 6…
WastedWords#TuesdayColumn: That moment when the #EU has become too brown for the #USA's liking, so the #MAGA cult and #Trump aim threats at their once-allied union in a preamble for intervention and course correction... #politics #writing
The Freedom Crusade Comes to Europe:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/the-freedom-crusade-comes-to-europe/

The Freedom Crusade Comes to Europe
Remember the days when the American crusade to deliver democracy and freedom to the world could comfortably be condoned or condemned from your European armchair, while sipping our tea and doom-scro…
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Disbelieving the Capitalist Gospel
“Everybody must have employment.” “The most important thing is to get young people interested in working.” “Don’t be a burden on the economy.” You can tell the acolytes by their priorities: That a …
WastedWords#TuesdayColumn: That moment when overrepresentation on the #Fortune500 list of #usa #CorporateWealth may not translate into national power, but might rather undermine it... #economy #politics #writing
Translating Corporate Wealth:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/translating-corporate-wealth/

Translating Corporate Wealth
US dependency is a hot topic, world wide. Who wants an enemy out of the grossest defence spender in the world, but on the other hand – who would want the current state of the US as an ally, w…
WastedWords#TuesdayColumn: Another November comes around, and once more the #DesertBusforHope rolls through the wasteland for the Children #charity #childsplay #writing
Driving the Desert for the Children:
https://wp.me/p8tBnS-174

Driving the Desert for the Children
It’s that time of year again. The Bus has come. Rolling at a steady pace of 72 km/h through the desert, the Desert Bus is on the road again, with sleep deprived comedians and nerds providing …
WastedWords#TuesdayColumn: Why once you start digging into the guts of #art and analyze the heck out of whatever piece of media you're enjoying, you can't ever fathom stopping. #writing #artcritique
Supping the Marrow of Art:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/supping-the-marrow-of-art/

Supping the Marrow of Art
“You see all these things – notice all these details – while my reaction’s just ‘Yeah – that’s cool – I liked that’. Can you never just… …
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