Allen Tager has spent the new millennium thus far trying to find out why the color violet—a combinative color of red and blue—is so maddeningly difficult to find through thousands of years of human history. But in the late 19th century that color’s fortunes seemed to suddenly enhance. Tager, a Russian-American artist and cognitive scientist, […]
Art
Exploring the visual arts from a secular perspective.
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We all have butts: Uncoupling shame from nudity and sex
I am the youngest of six kids. My parents were both raised in strict Catholic homes. After my youngest brother was born, God apparently stopped having a problem with birth control. Then nine years later, while my parents were splitting up, my mom went off her birth control. And before they broke up permanently, Mom […]
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Are AI art programs ripping off human artists?
Artists erupted in protest when they learned that AI art engines like Stable Diffusion were trained on their copyrighted works. This revelation has ignited a debate about the meaning of fair use.
Posted inArt, Politics
Atheists didn’t finish the job (yet), so God’s Not Dead 5 will come out in 2023
God’s Not Dead 5 (or, more accurately, God’s Not Dead: Rise Up) is coming to a TV or phone near you in 2023, according to a press release from Pure Flix. Production on the film will begin later this year. (I know what you’re thinking: There was a THIRD film? No. You’re lying. That never […]
Posted inArt, Culture, Law, LGBTQ, LGBTQ News
Texas church apologizes after staging illegal, Jesus-infused ‘Hamilton’
The Door McAllen church in Texas has issued a formal apology after staging an unauthorized, Jesus-infused performance of the musical “Hamilton.” The church’s theft earlier this month received national attention after film of its first performance was shared with me by an anonymous source and I posted several clips on Twitter. The copyright infringement was […]
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A Texas church illegally performed ‘Hamilton’ to spread anti-gay bigotry
The Christians at The Door McAllen church in Texas are ignoring that pesky “Thou shalt not steal” commandment this weekend and illegally staging a production of the musical Hamilton. You can even see a preview of the show in this sermon from August 3 at the 27:10 mark: Update: The Church has taken down the […]
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Toppling Confederate monuments is only half the job. What replaces them?
Citizens in Charlottesville, Virginia, are giving input on what kind of public art ought to be created at a park where a massive statue once stood. Not just any statue. The monument glorifying Robert E. Lee. Not just any park, but the site of the infamous “Unite the Right” rally of white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and “alt-right” denizens […]
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Is the Pussy Riot ‘Punish’ music video calling out Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church?
I don’t typically write about music, but the Satantic references (along with some interesting commentary on Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church) in the latest Pussy Riot music video, definitely caught my attention. While it’s certainly not the first time a band has used its platform to spotlight current issues, whether social or political, and […]
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Randy Faust: Dark art of drawing
Randy Faust is an artist and Satanist whose show The Dark Art of Drawing is available on Thesatanictemple.tv (TSTTV). Satanic art interview This week on ONP Jack sits down with artist and Satanist Randy Faust for a wide-ranging conversation about art, religion, business, and more. Randy’s work has been featured recently in Jason Lennox’s Satanic […]
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Journey through the mind of an artist | Dustin Yellin (TED)
“Dustin Yellin makes mesmerizing artwork that tells complex, myth-inspired stories. How did he develop his style? In this disarming talk, he shares the journey of an artist — starting from age 8 — and his idiosyncratic way of thinking and seeing.”