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Why the U.S. is Becoming Unlivable

A) Women’s rights are drying up more quickly than Lake Meade. This process has been catalyzed with Republican support for the kind of misogynistic myths that would warm the heart of Phylis Schlafly. Examples include “women should remain in violent marriages,” and “A rapist should have access to children born from his attack.” Margaret AtwoodContinue reading “Why the U.S. is Becoming Unlivable”

Apolitically Speaking: the Concept of a MAS*H Reboot

This TV show originally dropped when I was in first grade and it ended when I was a junior in high school. I started watching it regularly when it was in syndication and I watched the 1983 finale, along with enough viewers to make it the most watched scripted television broadcast in history for theContinue reading “Apolitically Speaking: the Concept of a M*A*S*H Reboot”

Life on the Rez — A Cowboys and Indians Movie it Ain’t

I’m old enough that I remember the anti-pollution ad featuring a native fellow, dressed in traditional garb, paddling through the woods and then coming upon the garbage that signals that white people have been there. The closing shot shows him staring stoically at the camera with a tear falling from his eye. As hokeyContinue reading “Life on the Rez — A Cowboys and Indians Movie it Ain’t”

Late Update: David Simon’s Work and Today’s World

Soundtrack to this Entry: Way Down in the Hole I’ve been reading a piece by Jordan Hoffman about how The Wire anticipated, even partly explained the protests. In it, he quoted Wendell Pierce, who played Detective Bunk, who tweeted about the show’s applicability. Please read the article, published in Vanity Fair. YouContinue reading “Late Update: David Simon’s Work and Today’s World”

Fear and Loathing in America: 2020, the Reign of President Caligula, and Bottomless Pinheadery 101.

New Feature: Soundtrack for today’s entry: RevCo I’m getting tired of documenting what happens in this world now. Pay for a decent, reputable news source, and get real news. I’m still something of an Anglophile, so I read the U.S. edition of The Manchester Guardian and the BBC. This is what’s on my mind. ExhibitContinue reading “Fear and Loathing in America: 2020, the Reign of President Caligula, and Bottomless Pinheadery 101.”