Tag: Culture


RIP John Hurt

“It’s not so much staying alive, it’s staying human that’s important. What counts is that we don’t betray each other.”
— John Hurt as Winston Smith in “1984”

In The Trump Era, The Fuck You, Pay Me Ethos Is More Important Than Ever

While most of us will likely never engage in business with the Trumps or their companies, one should be wary that, just as Donald Trumps racist remarks emboldened the bigots of America to come out of the woodwork, so too might his unabashed business fuckery embolden Americas capitalist swindlers.

Source: Why the Fuck You, Pay Me Ethos Is More Important Than Ever in the Trump Era – VICE

RIP Mary Tyler Moore

“Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.”

– Mary Tyler Moore

Source: Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80 | New York Times

Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota

I thanked these folks for the privilege to capture this moment in time. Two old school social warriors with a simple message about what we should expect from our legal but illegitimate leader – a powerful portrait that conveys a world’s righteous anger towards a president who only respects himself. This movement is real & unstoppable. Women’s March Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota. Photo: Christopher Pollard

 

People Have The Power. Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

 

“Say No to the Cheeto”. Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

 

“Repeal and Replace Republicans”. Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

 

“I Am No Longer Accepting The Things I Cannot Change. I Am Changing The Things I Cannot Accept”. Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

 

“Supercallousfascistracistextrabraggadocios”. Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

 

The Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota heading towards the capital building. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

“Climate Justice Now”. Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

 

“All Are Welcome Here.” Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017

 

“For Compassion and Humanity. We Rebel”. Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

 

Badass Babes Unite! Women’s March on Washington – Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota. January 21, 2017. Photo: Christopher Pollard

Everything is Possible

Cattail on Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 15, 2017: Photo Christopher Pollard

“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.”
– Margaret Drabble

It’s time to roll up my sleeve, do the hard work and show the world that hope can’t be trumped.