ZOROASTRIAN END OF THE WORLD MYTH

In the Zoroastrian version of the end times the Big Event will happen 3,000 years after Zoroaster/ Zarathustra introduced the world to the belief system that bears his name. For those who date Zoroaster’s birth to around 1,000 BCE that means the end could come any year now, but for those who date his birth […]

Bandera blanca ©by mabm

Libertad. Bendita —o maldita— palabra con la que nos llenamos la boca, como si solo con pronunciarla pudiera salvarnos sola. ¿Libres? ¡Y una mierda! Siempre hay algo que nos ata. Todos somos —de alguna manera— esclavos sometidos a nuestros miedos, inseguridades, complejos… Son cadenas invisibles. Y lo peor de todo es que nos encadenamos nosotros […]

MARVEL COMICS ISSUES FROM JANUARY 1977

This weekend’s light-hearted, escapist superhero post here at Balladeer’s Blog provides another look at Marvel’s publications – this time from January of 1977. Reading superhero stories as a kid served as a gateway to some of my adult passions like mythology and opera, so I will always have a soft spot for them. MARVEL TEAM-UP […]

NOVEMBER TWENTY-FIRST NEWS ROUNDUP

Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog does another current events roundup. DEMOCRAT CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CHARGED WITH STEALING FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN FEMA FUNDS. More HERE. Have I mentioned lately that many of America’s elected officials are white-collar criminals? DEMOCRAT EX-MAYOR CHARGED WITH DRUGGING AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A CHILD. Democrats, can you please leave children alone? EVEN […]