Todd Hayen

1 week ago | shrewviews.com | Todd Hayen

I’d rather die than be in the middle. What a curse that is. How demeaning and ultimately inhuman. If you are in the middle, you have no friends; there is no one you can put your arm around and say, without doubt, “Yeah! Right on, man! F__ck him! (or her, or it, or them, or zir, or ?)” Being in the middle means you are stupid, ignorant, undecided, shameful, blind, overwhelmed with mis/dis/information, wishy-washy, uncommitted, blind, stupid (did I say that already?) You get the picture.

1 week ago | shrewviews.com | Todd Hayen

The Canadian Opera Company is just finishing up their run of one of the 20th Century’s most intriguing operas,Alban Berg’s Wozzeck (1925), adapted from Georg Büchner’s play Woyzeck. It is a three-act atonal opera that chronicles the tragic descent of Franz Wozzeck, a poor soldier in a 19th-century German town.

2 weeks ago | shrewviews.com | Todd Hayen

There used to be a time when people were not so damn sure about everything. There was a time of humility, of healthy skepticism, and an understanding that not all things were known, fully discovered, and there was still mystery to the world. This is all gone. And it seems to have gone about the same time religion became a dirty word. Now, don’t get me wrong, organized religion deserves a bit of careful scrutiny.

2 weeks ago | shrewviews.com | Todd Hayen

Oooo, I’ve probably got a few raised eyebrows on this one. Although knowing my shrew gang here, there might be a few nods as well. It is a rather bold statement. Notice, however, I was careful to use the word “meaningless” rather than “useless.” “Usefulness” is usually determined by the intention behind the knowledge or action.

3 weeks ago | shrewviews.com | Todd Hayen

This will probably be a short one folks, because I can’t think of too many ways to kill a shrew other than the ways they are already killing us. I did think it would be quite ironic if the next time they decided to manufacture a pandemic, they actually released a truly deadly virus (or whatever you want to call it). That way, they can be sure all the sheep will jump on board with masks and social distancing, as usual, but none of the shrews would, also as usual.