Father And Son: Make It Better
It’s funny how the people who grow up with this song often end up becoming the figures against whom they rebelled. Children who had a […]
Joan Didion’s The White Album: Like Fine Medicine
A few pages in and I put the book aside and think about what I’ve read for hours, maybe days […]
The Socratic Method: A Sweet Pain
The socratic method is something I employ in much of my writing – the willingness to challenge any point of view to garner information and […]
Eternal
Hope springs eternal.. Hope eternal springs.. […]
The Totally Woke And The Totally Un-Woke: Wrong!
Today I was told that the duty of any self-respecting revolutionary is to push the limits no matter what. While that may be true, it […]
Orders From The Dead: A Testament Of Tragedy
This Diamanda Galás song is a meditation on the after-effects of nationalist fascism, how its enforcers run their campaigns of hate-filled purity over the bodies […]
Smithereens Justice: An American Nightmare
How is the current progressive movement behind the call for blasting all offensive monuments different from the Taliban blasting the stone Buddhas in Afghanistan? […]
Tough And Smart On Racist Behavior
Zero tolerance toward shitty behavior. At the same time it’s worth keeping our wits about us […]
Inspirational: Bruce Lee
Forever missed […]
Introverts, Lockdowns, And The Sanctity Of Private Space
When introverts say they were made for the lockdown and that they wish the world would stay in lockdown forever, take it with a pinch […]