Finding A Home with The Truth
Finding A Home with The Truth by Donavon L Riley A phenomenon as old as the hills, though folks now think it new, the abolishment of truth has been threading…
Debauchery Is Nothing to Be Proud of
Debauchery Is Nothing to Be Proud of by Donavon L Riley In Tinto Brass’ nineteen seventy-nine film, Caligula, the viewer witnesses the tale a man’s descent into lunacy, painted against…
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The Digital Devil at the Heart of the Machine
The Digital Devil at the Heart of the Machine by Donavon L Riley What if the power and authority of political realms was taken captive to the devil? According to…
Bushido: The Way of the Samurai
Samurai in Armour, hand-colored albumen silver print by Kusakabe Kimbei. 1860s. J. Paul Getty Museum (object no. 84.XA.700.4.58), digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program. Bushido, the code…
The Path of the Warrior: Insights from The Book of Five Rings
The famous duel between the sword master Miyamoto Musashi (left) and Sasaki Kojiro (Ganryu) at Ganryu-jima island. Yoshifusa Utagawa (active ca. 1840-1860). It is difficult to understand the universe if…
Into The Ancient Desert For Answers
Into the Ancient Desert for Answers by Donavon L Riley Today, it is hard to ignore or avoid the unrest and discord that pervades society. But if we listen to…
Unveiling the Veil of Social Media
Unveiling the Veil of Social Media by Donavon L Riley In the seemingly infinite sprawl of the digital age — which we once wished to inhabit but which now inhabits…
Do You Think Of That Other World Too? From Arminius Tribe
F*ck The Dry Years! Sure, we had studied the maps. Sure, we had prepared for the Mission in the Isolation Phase. Sure, we had attended Intel briefings. Sure, we had…
PSYOPS: Influencing Minds for a Strategic Impact
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 350th Tactical Psychological Operations, 10th Mountain Division, drop leaflets over a village near Hawijah in Kirkuk province, Iraq, on March 6, 2008. The leaflets are…
It Is The End, And Maybe, The Beginning
It Is The End, And Maybe, The Beginning by Donavon L Riley Living through the dissolution of society, whether economic, political, or environmental, is an unsettling experience for anyone, no…