What books have been sitting by the Scrogues’ bedside these days? “My patterns are diverse to the point of randomness,” says Lex. Mike Sheehan echoes that sentiment: “There is no rhyme or […]
Constitution 2.0: money talks and bullshit walks
Bad attitude and strange bedfellows at the dawn of the Reich, and What Would Hunter Do, anyway? Ever since five members of the Supreme Court declared the Constitution unconstitutional yesterday morning I’ve […]
JonBenet, pt. 2: vile bigotry and voodoo stupidity
by Michael Tracey Several incidents in particular focused my attention not on the murder but on how we seemed to be dealing with it as a culture. In March 1997 the CU […]
A progressive for our times
Let’s say this guy was running for president on a third-party ticket: proven track record for getting country out of wars strong foreign policy diplomat who forged stronger relationships with powerful developing […]
When giants walked the earth…the end of “the age of rock stars…” a personal view…
I think maybe this starts at a Who concert in 1976: I went to the concert with two musician friends of mine and some women who, for reasons obvious to me at […]
Woodstock nation: all that mud made…swine…?
Today is the 38th anniversary of the ending of The Woodstock Music and Art Fair at Bethel, NY. For all us Boomers who became what Hunter called “The Generation of Swine” and […]
Relax – this won’t hurt
On September 12, 2001, the day after The Attacks, Hunter S. Thompson wrote: The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in […]
Memorial Day musings: Americans, politicians, and the great species divide
Virek must have seen it too; he screamed, and Baron Samedi, Lord of Graveyards, the loa whose kingdom was death, leaned in across Barcelona like a cold dark rain. – William Gibson, […]
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