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Jan 23 2018
And They Say Irony Is Dead
Any responsible estimate of total participation starts at 2 Million. Just off the top of my head there were at least 6 cities, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, D.C., New York, and Las Vegas where participation was 200,000 or more. That’s 1.2 Million right there. Some reports add 400,000 between Los Angeles and …
Jan 23 2018
Nihilists Delight
What Even Matters Anymore? Robert Mueller? No! But thank you for playing our game. What’s the consolation prize Johnny? A copy of our Home Edition!
Jan 22 2018
“Wait!”
Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was “well timed” in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I have heard the word “Wait!” It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This “Wait” has almost always …
Jan 21 2018
Throwball Playoffs 2018 League Championships: Vikings at Eagles
Now that you’ve had a crash course in Ethics (I assume you didn’t waste your time watching a stupid Throwball game) I have a problem for you- If you have a favorite team and a second favorite team and their two most hated Division rivals face each other, who do you root for? The rival …
Jan 21 2018
Throwball Playoffs 2018 League Championships: Jaguars at Patsies
As I reminded myself by re-watching The Good Place episode Leap to Faith… Ok, let me stop right there because I’m not going to let you off that easy. The Good Place is really, really good and far funnier than you would expect a show about Ethical Philosophy to be. Jianyu Li/Jason Mendoza, a human, …
Jan 20 2018
Klotzen, nicht Kleckern!
Es gibt keine verzweifelten Lagen, es gibt nur verzweifelte Menschen.- Heinz Guderian Sorry, I didn’t want to write this before I was sure. In one year Donald Trump has managed to shut down the Federal Government. It’s not every day you get to see a Superpower Paper Tiger burst into flames so I recommend pulling …
Jan 18 2018
Of Course Lobsters Feel Pain
I mean, if you don’t like lobsters you don’t really need any excuse, more for me. If you must there’s always Leviticus (better not see you wearing wool and cotton at the same time) or an allergy (my allergy to Bell Peppers is very real, I also don’t like them). To pretend that shooting cows …
Jan 18 2018
Assault and Battery
By the time I was in my Senior Year of High School I lacked but a quarter credit of Gym to graduate and while I scheduled myself an apparently rigorous array of academics I didn’t really take it very seriously because what were they going to do? Flunk me? Umm… as it turns out my …
Jan 17 2018
Art Is A Dangerous Liberal Deception
(Did I mention I write about popular culture?) Actually, sending a selfie to Google is a really bad idea and you shouldn’t do it. Scientific Fact! It’s not about race, or gender, or religion, or… It never is. It’s about Conspiracy Theories! Remember The Stars Hollow Gazette and DocuDharma, your source for only the most …
Jan 17 2018
True Lies
(Yes, I also write about popular culture.) So James Cameron is the man who gave us Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley, two characters I never hesitate to recommend to anyone, regardless of gender, as epitomes of heroic badassery. For Connor there are just two words, scratched in a picnic table in the desert- “No Fate.” …
Jan 16 2018
House Or Hole? Does It Matter?
You know, I actually saw the Commodores in concert long after they were even a D-List ticket (New Year’s is not the same without Kathy Griffin and Andersen, your boyfriend is a dope). Actually, although I’ve been given free reign to demonstrate my 20 year old vocabulary (I swear, I took an Internet survey!) I …