Know Thy Self?
A few months ago, I stood in front of a large image of my state of Virginia, red and blue…
Category: Commentary
One among the Madness: the Mob Mentality
In my last article, I questioned the value of the Burning Man festival’s Dionysian tendencies, its egregious sponsorship of wastefulness…
Double Take on the Times
If you’ve ever used the word “modern” in conversation and found that your interlocutor isn’t exactly sure of your…
The Necessity of Public Broadcasting
The past few decades have seen unbelievable changes in technology and media. Many Americans no longer rely on the morning…
How To: Be Enrique Iglesias in America
It’s insane how she tames She can turn you to an animal – Dirty Dancer Just over one week ago,…
Charlie Sheen: Total Bitchin’ Poet From Mars
When reading Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe or other great poets, the words jump at the reader. The language is sometimes…
Burning Man’s Burning Horse
What impetus would lead to the construction of a twenty-ton, five-story high Trojan horse? Why, the 2011 Burning Man Festival…
All the Assholes in the World and Mine: In Praise of Bukowski’s Asshole Aesthetic
Woke up this morning and it seemed to me, That every night turns out to be a little bit more…
Why Have I Never Been “RickRolled”? On Being Un-cool on the Internet
You have less than one hundred friends on Facebook. You learned about Charlie Bit My Finger, LOLcats and “RickRolling” many…
Ruthless Warriors and Professional Athletes—No Anachronisms Here
Let me make you a little list and see how it strikes you: the NBA, warrior rites, the NFL, Roman…