Rebel posts that don’t fit the mold.
From The Trouble with Principle by Stanley Fish: “Many bad things are now being done in the name of neutral principles, and I hope it is clear by now that it is no paradox to say that bad things are being done by something which doesn’t exist. Indeed, it is crucial …
As I write this, the American government is engaged in yet another air bombardment campaign in the Middle East. In response to a series of relatively minor, but alarming and shocking, provocations by an extremist militant group usually known as ISIS, President Barack Obama — who initially campaigned on a …
Modern cinema, from the blockbusting franchise entries of the ‘vulgar auteurs’ to the artsy but profitable realm of the self-contradictory indie giants, has of late become the realm of miniaturists. From Zack Snyder, the marketing-anointed visionary of hyperrealist action, to Wes Anderson and his delicately crafted chamber pieces, directors have …
COLE: This is fucking boring. MAYHEW: Shut up, Cole, you little bitch. STRAITHAIRN: Man, why you have to be like that? We’re on duty. Show some respect. COLE: I’m serious, you guys, plus my belt is all grungy or something. MAYHEW: It’s nothing personal, Straithairn. COLE: I mean, it’s like, …
Program notes for the first half of this evening’s performance at the Hutton Gibson Center for the Performing Arts: ACT 1, SCENE 1: a hill outside of Jerusalem we will later come to know as Golgotha. As the “Overture” plays, Jesus, smiling for the only time during the performance, cavorts …
…which is why, of course, we’ll be bringing in the helicopters at that time, since they’ll give us the reliability and flexibility we need. Tom? No, unfortunately I can’t give you anything on the Basra situation at the moment. No, we’ve got some information, which we think is pretty reliable …
“”I always had a hard time meeting chicks.” “Yes, I see.” “I mean, not for the reasons you’d think. I’m not shy or anything. And I’m pretty good-looking.” “Hmmm.” “You don’t think I’m good-looking?” “I have no opinion.” “I don’t mean to sound egotistical or anything. I just think that you …
Every four years, something truly special happens in the world of sport: one group of Americans gathers together to make fun of another group of Americans on the internet for liking soccer. Yes, it’s World Cup time once again, and while even the laziest poseur can bring himself up to …
I keep telling myself, it only seems like I’m telling the story for the millionth time. It can’t be more than, say, the three hundredth. But the kids are ruthless. Fall back on a stock phrase and they’ll eat you alive. There’s no ‘wine-dark sea’ in my living room; Homer’s …
When little Charlie was six years old, he broke one of his mother’s favorite bone china plates. Charlie hid the broken plate from his mother, because he knew that she would be very cross. (Charlie’s mother was a brittle, unloving old New Englander with the short temper and cold demeanor …
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This is a ripe one, I think to myself as he crosses the floor. Sixteen if he’s a day and he’s got that topper out of a coal chute. He’s wearing it like it makes him look like a lord. Whatever it takes for the fare, I think, trying not …
“Harrison! So good to see you.” “My name is Tonondah Inok.” “Ton…what is it again?” “Tonondah Inok.” “Tonomah…you know, that’s just not going to work for me, Harrison.” “In your language it means Red Wolf.” “That’s a name for a dog, not a man. What’s wrong with Harrison? It’s a …
“Thanks for coming in to see us today, Rich.” “Dick.” “What?” “I go by Dick.” “Oh! Ha ha. Okay, sorry, Dick. That’s one of the reasons we call people in…the preliminary screenings don’t really tell us anything. We kind of want to get to know the real you. So, you …
“The goal here will be a pincers movement, coming down from the north with the Fifth Army and circling to the rear, and moving up and over from the south by Belgrade with the Ninth, so we’ll eventually encircle the whole territory. Now, if all goes well, we should have …
