Indeed, one of authority's most insidious effects may well be to confine definitions of resistance to only those that appear to oppose it directly, in the open, where it can be made and seen to fail.

- Steve Pile, Introduction to Geographies of Resistance.

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There is great chaos under heaven – the situation is excellent.
- Mao.

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From Globe and Mail photo montage: by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters -- "Anti-government protesters take part in Friday prayers at Tahrir Square in Cairo February 4, 2011." Click for full picture.

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"Detroit in ruins" - a series of photographs including the one below

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The below paintings are by Bob Dylan, from his Brazil series.

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Click on any to enlarge.

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