Occasionally still—albeit less and less—strangers and friends of family members ask me to explain my hatred of religion.  I've...

          How does an unimportant someone like me, like anyone, describe or attempt to criticize a work of art which won the highest award...

          An amalgam of (as well as on) perfection—this philosophical compendium of prose, poetry, recipes for thinking, viewing, and livin...

          This.  Goddamn it.  THIS was what I was hoping for.           There seems to be a growing and yet infinite amount of "Best ...

          I'm pleased with the 50th anniversary edition of Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange (2012, Nolton & Co) not only b...

          Sometimes it's more important to note the absences, what's missing, than to focus on what is visibly present.     ...

Dear Senator Wyden,           My suggestion is for a new national law which would immediately employ over a million people in 48 states....

          Although this banner is riddled with wrong on many levels, it is that very fact which explains why people are drawn to it.    ...

make your own flake

          This is the first book in my Today is Someday series.  I'd hoped to like this more than I did and I hope the next should-a...

          Although Wes Anderson had no part in the production of this film, the director—Dennis Lee—is to Wes Anderson as Blind Melon is to...

The first time I heard ' Are you trying to blow smoke up my ass ? ' was in this context: Drill Sergeant:  What's wrong with ...

          This is a first for me:  a 540 page, self-published SF book that's can't-put-it-down good.  I plan to immediately hunt ...

          For the current new-game price, DISHONORED fails to live up to the hype.           I completed all of this game's nine-lev...

        The State of Washington - Marriage equality; Marijuana legalization         The State of Maine - Marriage equality     Th...

Got 90 minutes to learn why I distrust every person who has worked, is working, or will work in the medical profession?

          Fifteen years ago, I owned the pants which are pictured top-left.  They were rad, commando-comfy, and lasted about 60 washings...

          The first presidential debate is over.  Every sheep in the herd has now had plenty of time to listen to their favorite pundit, ...