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…
Category: Talk
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…
An Interview with Lindy
An international panel of government and business leaders has determined that the war on drugs has failed[1] and Congressmen…
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…
The Animation Farmer: An Interview with Nick Cross
In 2011, intelligent creator-driven animation is something of a rarity. More and more, what you see at the Cineplex these…
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…