by Arianne Dragoo In his book, Propaganda, Edward L. Bernays wrote, “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of […]
by Gary Stromberg My heart weighs heavy, as I’m trying to get my head around the passing of Muhammad Ali, the single most important and influential man I’ve known. Ali and I were born in the same year, 1942, so I’ve lived on this planet the same amount of […]
“Only the rudeness of human sacrifice has been lost with time; human sacrifice itself has remained unabated, and criminals hourly fall sacrifices to justice, and we ‘poor sinners’ slay our own selves as sacrifices for ‘the human essence,’ the ‘idea of mankind,’ ‘humanity,’ and whatever the idols or gods are […]
art by Joey Feldman King of The Ring and King of Hearts, The Louisville Lip Muhammad Ali was more than just a boxing star. He was some kind of wonderful from Grand Avenue to global icon. Born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay, the grandchild of a […]
As I sit around musing over today’s latest charades, I can’t help but feel a bit nauseous over this fine fucking mess we’ve made. Yes, we’ve really done it this time folks. In the left corner, she is undisputedly the most reviled woman in the world, the wicked witch of […]
By: Kidman J. Williams Some people would say the American past time is baseball. Nowadays, some folks would say that football has taken over that title. We, as men and women, know that neither of these are true. The real American past time is: masturbation. Unlike the past, people have […]
A young daughter of 6 comes upon a chrysalis emerging from its somber cocoon, an alien and curious sight! Lacking any conditioned yield she attempts to aid the angelic phoenix by peeling back part of its oppressive shell but inadvertently amputates a fragile wing. Her face flushes with blood as […]
“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you change the environment in which it grows; not the flower.” – Alexander Den Heijer I was formally invited to my 23rd high school reunion today, more or less, and this was my informal response to a woman named Shelly: “In 1993, some girl […]
So I’m sitting at the bar donning my Doc Martins and all of a sudden I hear the woman at the bar stool next to me chatting up this guy who’s on his way out but this woman is trying to keep him there. She is asking him to […]
I’ve got this ache today. It’s the sinking feeling that I’m a forgotten cog in a well-oiled machine, or just that I’ve been had. Is there anybody else who wants out? Outside at night where I live in an ordinary middle class suburb, the whole street is dark except […]
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