Focus Is The Very Ideology Of Ideology
We laud it without thinking.
All This Nonsense Pales, So Why Get All Worked Up?
Man, there are times I want simultaneously to punch myself in the face, bash my head against the steering wheel, and ram into every BMW-driving douchepig until we both explode in a fury of nihilistic redemption.
On American Hustle, Goodfellas, Derrida, And More!
Structural linguists (de Saussure) — not to mention structuralists (Levi Strauss) — consider things as existing in three dimensions.
This Book By An 11-Year Old Is Extraordinary. You Need To Read It Now.
I have to admit, part of me had no desire to mention her age.
Good Grief, Bad Grief, And Dealing With Death
It all happened very quickly.
Who Cares If The Picture Is Yours? It’s On The Internet!
A friend of mine, an artist, recently had a picture from her Facebook profile end up on a stranger’s wall. She was not just outraged; she felt violated.
When Your Life Is Out Of Whack
Sometimes, for stretches, I am just out of whack. I misplace things, stub my toe, hit my head on drawers and desk corners. My output is poor. And so I examine what I’m doing.
The Erotic Joy Of The Eternal Put On: On American Hustle
Survival — humanity — is not based on the real or even on the distinction between the real and the fake.
We Need Druggies
When Philip Seymour Hoffman OD’d, one of the comments I heard the most was, I don’t get it! How could that happen? He had kids! But, to me, that’s just silly.
Who Cares About History?
Once in a while, I find myself waxing on — as it were — to my son about vinyl.