Slavery was the betrayal of the American Promise at the moment that promise was made. Steve Erickson americanbetrayalmake Change image and share on social
Besides inquiries as to our general well-being, the first thing asked about us, in our first seconds of being alive, is whether we're a boy or girl. Our first passport through this world is our genitals. Steve Erickson aliveaskboy share on social
Moviemaking is a time machine: narrative spliced into fragments and reassembled into a constant present, the end of a story shot before the beginning, which is shot after the middle. Steve Erickson beginconstantend Change image and share on social
L.A. streets aren't just paved real estate but a cosmology, a manifestation of the city's sensibility. Steve Erickson citycosmologyestate Change image and share on social
Redford always has been a cool presence both before and behind the camera. His best movie as a filmmaker, 1994's 'Quiz Show,' exhibits a classicism verging on self-repression, and the social indignation in many of his films engages more than moves you. Steve Erickson cameraclassicismcool share on social
Among the gorges and ravines that hang on Los Angeles's shoulders like a necklace, Topanga - nestled in the cleavage of the Santa Monica Mountains - is the most singular of ornaments. Steve Erickson angelescleavagegorge Change image and share on social
Walt Disney had a nuclear imagination before the advent of nuclear, some comprehension of apocalypse and rapture deep in his genes. Steve Erickson adventapocalypsecomprehension Change image and share on social
For a writer, the Book Festival is interesting because you bump into all these other writers whose work you know, whose names you know, and you have a chance to put a person with the name and the work. Steve Erickson bookbumpchance share on social
When people start yammering about artistic responsibility, artists become wary. The subtext of such talk is that the arts need to be regulated, which is to say censored. Steve Erickson artartistartistic Change image and share on social
Inevitably, considerations of God in what otherwise intend to be mass entertainments come down to the same thing they come down to in any context, which is a consideration of humanity. Steve Erickson considerationcontextentertainment Change image and share on social
