“Ladies and gentlemen, we are now exiting the halcyon Holocene, and are now entering…” Well, that’s not really true. The…
The Declining Art of Checkbook Balancing in Grocery Store Lines
There have been quite a few benefits to living in this cheap fossil fuel age that has turned the corner…
The Last Detail about Cherry Hill Park-
The last detail about The Last Detail, the 1973 movie by Hal Ashby that starred Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, and…
Demonizing “Demonization”
Here’s the N-Gram for the pestilent word of the year “demonization.” Notice, if you will, that until the fateful year…
“Othering” the Other
Guess that’s it, then – no way out. We other others, and they other us. Whomever has the controls at…
Better Futilist Catchphrases: (UEEI)
There is no gratification to be had to see how closely global affairs conforms to the strictures of macro-futilism, but…
Once the Doom Guru, Now Hopium Guru: David Wallace-Wells
In this long, drawn-out Information Age, few people can withstand the enticements of notoriety. Those whose new candles burn vividly…
New York Times Fails On Use of Word “Nihilism,” Once Again
In the Sunday New York Times “Review” section, a long article about the shenanigans by wingnut mostly Republican retirees in…
“Interrogating” Structures of Oppression
What is the matter with people these days? That plaintive, accusatory question has haunted humanity ever since it fractured into…
Ask: For Whom Does the Whistle Blow?
The social critic of today, is a disputatious ass. When everything is a problem, every noteworthy “Event” a manifestation of…
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