Rebel posts that don’t fit the mold.
There is a brand-new Wasted Words podcast, featuring myself along with host RJ White, Shek Baker, Stephen Levinson, and Andrew Lin. RJ hated this one, probably because I was super drunk and punchy and forced everyone to talk about pornography, but I think it is a very fine episode of …
Spring is here, and a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love. I am not a young man, nor lovable neither, so my fancy once again turns to all that is fraudulent, disinformed, and cozened in the world of criticism. We’ve spoken of this before, and I suppose nothing …
And now, Ludic Live’s first-ever reader poll: who’s the greatest femme fatale in film noir?
No one gets angry at a mathematician or a physicist whom he or she doesn’t understand, or at someone who speaks a foreign language; but rather at someone who tampers with their own language. The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition — always new books, new programs, new …
Dear Dr Graves I dont like writing. I know you said I should write down when something important happens and I reckon this is important but I dont think Im so good at words. I been spending a lot of time in the library thogh and I guess thats good …
The classics, it is said, are classics for a reason. Thus far in the Sandwich Century, that’s been proven true; the classic sandwiches have panned out as being pure gold as a rule. But for every Roger Ebertian sandwich, defended by all as an exemplar of the for, along comes …
The problem with writing about the breakfast sandwich, as part of the Sandwich Century project, is that it’s not really a single sandwich, as such, but more a genre of sandwich. To borrow a line from Parks and Recreation, you can’t say your favorite kind of cake is birthday cake, …
Once again, it’s time to use the technology of the 21st century to indulge in the kind of wacky-pants comedy that would have seemed outdated in the 18th. Yes, it’s a brand new episode of the PetardCast, and it will blow the doors off of your barn, if your computer …
Today we’ll be re-launching a short story series I started several years ago called “Billy’s Prison Diary”. Enjoy. *** to hear henry tell it them people just about controled the whole world. sometimes wed be over to lances diner grill and tommyd be readin the paper and henryd up and …
LITTLE-SEEN FILM CREDITS The producers would like to thank the Film Commission of Pocatello, Idaho Six animals were injured in the making of this film Promotional services provided by the Lucchese Organized Crime Syndicate Jack Valenti can eat a big fat dick Un film de Donny Most EMERGING CINEMATIC SCHOOLS …
Sometimes, in life, you simply have to take things on faith. Such is the case with this week’s sandwich, the existence of which I have only Wikipedia’s word and the vague memories of a friend of mine who spent her honeymoon in São Paolo to confirm. For all I know …
So, here is something you might want to consider the next time someone tells you about how times are tight, and there’s a need for “shared sacrifice”, and we need to get rid of “entitlements” like Medicare, unemployment extensions, and Social Security hikes. It’s something you might want to remember …
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO JANIS JOPLIN’S HEART Take it Break it Have it THINGS IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN DO TO JANIS JOPLIN’S HEART Shake it Bake it THINGS YOU CAN’T DO TO JANIS JOPLIN’S HEART Make it start beating again after a fatal heroin …
Most recent developments in pornography have left me feeling distinctly like a grouchy old coot who wants the darn kids to stop xxxtreme-fucking on his lawn. Bukkake, dick-spitting, and the overall trend of casting people who don’t seem to even like each other, let alone want to have sex with …
The problem with so many citrus sodas, says the guy who is all of the sudden Mr. Big Expert on carbonated drinks, is that they interpret the citrus taste as sweet rather than tart. This is the case with basically all lemon-lime sodas, which favor ‘crisp’ (sugary) and ‘clean’ (flavorless) …
