Tag: Lifestyle
The Revolution Is on November 8th. It Will Be Televised.
Elections aren’t very exciting. Dorky lawyers dance awkwardly on red, white, and blue stages. TV news networks blast triumphant stock music with swirling graphics – also, red, white, and blue. […]
The Internet is Dead
140 years ago, Friedrich Nietzsche coined the phrase “God is Dead.” The fallout from such a statement hit philosophy students and the deeply religious in the face. Irate confusion continues […]
Australian Drag Racer Rolled His Nissan GT-R 11 Times at 167 MPH, Miraculously Survived
Despite drag racing’s easy-to-memorize race track, it’s actually an extremely dangerous corner of motorsport. Anytime you are moving faster than 150 mph, the potential for danger is very real. No […]
What If Aliens Were Racist? Part I: 1619-1860
America has famously been described as a melting pot, but I think of it more as a soup. In a melting pot, all of the constituent elements liquefy down into […]
A Crisis of Inaction
I’ve been hearing about the human-made threat to our climate for my entire life. When I was eight years old there was a lot of talk about acid rain, something […]
Jesus Didn’t Need an AR-15 but Joseph Smith Did
Stop the presses! Lauren Boebert said something dumb. As a day that ends in “Y”, Boebert has silly thoughts she feels a pressing desire to express. In this case, she […]
COVID didn’t go anywhere
My luck finally ran out and I tested positive for COVID. I hope that writing feverishly allows me to breach the wall of abstraction that has always limited my pieces. […]
What if Republicans Threw a Party and Nobody Came
What if Republicans Threw a Party and Nobody Came Imagine a house party. I never went to any while I was at the University of Alabama; I spent my time […]
May 2022 Movie Round-Up
Like I have said before, I go to the movies a lot. With the recent arrival of my first child, that will probably change for the next month or two, […]
A California Company Has the Bad Idea That Your Car’s Exhaust Should Smell Like Cotton Candy
If custom scents for your car’s exhaust don’t tip you off that we live in strange times, I’m not sure what will. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t mind catching […]