Art & Pedophilia
Thérèse Dreaming, Balthus, oil on canvas, 1938. WikiArt.org. Fair Use Author’s Warning: This essay contains content and images that may...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Nov 28, 2020
- 10 min
ROCCO'S LAST REQUEST
“You like exotic women, don’t you?” It was Cousin Rocco thrusting with the rapier, seeking out a vital organ, preferably the heart....
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Nov 12, 2020
- 6 min
CORONAVIRUS MADE ME OLD
I’m a child of the 1940’s, so you can guess my approximate age and condition. But in so doing, you might be mistaken. I’m still tall and...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Sep 2, 2020
- 8 min
SURREALISM AND TRUMP
According to Jorge Luis Borges, no one can know if the world is fantastic or real, and not whether there is a difference between dreaming...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
WHO'S NAUGHTY OR NICE
Here’s something everyone can agree on: Lady Ghislaine has the goods on POTUS45. And it’s a sure bet that she’s got more than a little...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Jul 21, 2020
- 4 min
HAPPY ENDINGS
My partner likes to point out that I’m a negative person, and she’s right. Most of the time. The rest of the time she’s, well, she’s not...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Jun 5, 2020
- 9 min
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RÁFAGA COLLECTION?
One of the most intriguing mysteries of the art world is the disappearance of a horde of oil paintings executed in Spain during the...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- May 10, 2020
- 5 min
NO ONE TOOK HIM SERIOUS AS AN ARTIST
Readers may recall my article entitled “Trump As Performance Artist” (www.francescorizzuto.com/post/trump-as-performance-artist). Well,...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Apr 23, 2020
- 5 min
A Girl and Her Hen
The station chief is checking out his face in a cracked shaving mirror suspended from a nail in the peeling plaster wall of his hut,...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Apr 8, 2020
- 11 min
TRUMP AS PERFORMANCE ARTIST
Donald J. Trump will be remembered for something more than the havoc he wreaked on the American people and the destruction of their...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Oct 30, 2019
- 6 min
"HEY, WE'RE RICH. HOW Y'ALL DOIN'?"
Americans think of corruption as something that happens elsewhere; you know, in places like Mexico (hence, The Wall), Venezuela, Putin’s...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Oct 17, 2019
- 26 min
UNHOLY TRINITY
WHY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY MAKES PACTS WITH DARKNESS It's difficult to avoid a sense of dread when scanning the morning news...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Jul 18, 2019
- 14 min
IN PRAISE OF SLEAZEBALLS (NOT)
That the late Jeffrey Epstein was one of history's arch-villains is to point out the obvious. Nonetheless, like the narcissistic...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Jul 11, 2019
- 11 min
DIAMONDS ARE (STILL) A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND
"The French are glad to die for love They delight in fighting duels But I prefer a man who lives And gives expensive jewels A kiss on the...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Mar 4, 2019
- 2 min
NO ORDINARY FUNERAL
The United States of America is the only nation on earth whose borders have nothing to do with its landmass. To go, say, from Montreal to...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Dec 1, 2018
- 11 min
KILLING ARCHIMEDES (A Short Story)
Patty has accepted an invitation to join Daniel and his friends for a Sunday afternoon junket to his family's farm outside Fargo. It´s...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Nov 22, 2018
- 2 min
LITERARY AGENT WANTED
Hi. I'm an indie author. If you read my blog entry WHY I HATE INDIE PUBLISHING (www.francescorizzuto.com/blog/why-i-hate-indie-publishing...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Nov 14, 2018
- 4 min
CHOP SUEY
A cold front had suddenly blown in from Canada is what they were saying. I threw on a dark wool sweater and the blue stocking cap my...
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Francesco Rizzuto
- Oct 11, 2018
- 4 min
What's Wilde About Oscar?
“The artist’s view of life is the only possible one and should be applied to everything, most of all to religion and morality. Cavaliers...
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