Daniel Pantaleo Has Been Fired
Daniel Pantaleo has been fired. It is the only consequence of him having used a prohibited chokehold on Eric Garner five years ago. Garner died in the aftermath of its application.
Monthly Archive: August 2019
Distraction is the Larger Picture
This is the biggest benefit of “Amusing Ourselves to Death:” its introduction into the world of deconstructing cultural mythology. What we take for granted, and oftentimes fail to see.
Oh no…it’s the Chicken Dance!
Even though the ceremonies differed, the one constant in the celebration is the wedding reception. Specifically, the music.
A Timeless Box Full of Whistles
The story of Handel, a young Mozart, a Dutch church, Johnny Cash, and holding my kids hand, all set to the subtle sounds of a pipe organ.
Churches In the Hands of an Angry God
The quick and easy response is that Christians really are guilty of everything attributed to them. But this explanation does not get at the heart of the issue.
Sunday Morning! Balzac’s Wild Ass’s Skin
The Balzac streak continues with a supernatural tale built on the fantastical conceit that our energies can be used to fulfill our desires or squandered and lost.
Saturday Morning Gaming: God Of War Completed
Finished God of War (2016) and wandered back to God Of War III Remastered.
This is how we used to live.
Greta Thurnberg’s Semi-slow Boat Upon the Stormy Seas
Which is exactly why, regardless of cause, adults should be slow if not completely adverse to putting children out in front of their political causes.
Manifest Trumpestiny
Really the Danes should consider the offer. After all, this may be their one chance to sell the island to a President who doesn’t understand the Mercator Projection.
Weekend Plans Post: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish
Some weeks you just want to kick in the butt as they walk out the door.
Ben Shapiro Works Those Feelings
For facts not caring about feelings, there sure are a lot of folks getting all up in their feels whenever Ben Shapiro is the topic.
Wednesday Writs for 8/14
A special “Em ran out of time” edition of the Wednesday Writs with some great moments in SCOTUS sarcasm, Trump’s new immigration rule, health insurance vs. drug manufacturer, reality TV tax evasion scandal, the crap show that is Barstool Sports, and more.
