Jarvis Slacks
The Occupation Will Be Televised
Is it wrong for a bunch of people to gather together and be pissed off collectively about pretty much everything? Wait, what was the question?
How the Apple Tablet will Screw over Poor People
So, apparently, the amazing and most important company that was ever created by human beings is releasing the often rumored and much desired Apple Tablet! It is the Apple Tablet! It is made by Apple and, uh, it is a Tablet! I mean, think of it like the iPhone, but, you know, bigger and more … Read more
No. It isn’t OK to call us, “Negros”. Thanks for asking…
I want to explain this whole “Negro” thing. I am from the South, a place where the Racism conversation has gone on for longer than the Earth has been formed. The good thing about living in the South is that the Race conversation is done. We’ve talked it out and we’ve concluded that some people … Read more
The Best and Worst of the Best and Worst of 2009: Twitter
Twitter is stupid. So are DVDs, Macbooks, videogames and text-messaging. All good things are stupid, at first. Then they become part of our lives like cotton socks and toothpicks. That is why Twitter is so useful. It is a very raw tool that we have taken over and changed to do what we need it … Read more
The Three Competing Thoughts Concerning Sarah Palin
I want to clear something up. I don’t hate Sarah Palin. I don’t hate anyone. There are, however, people that I don’t particularly enjoy being around. There are people that, if they call me, I ignore and there are people that exist in the public arena known as “politics” that I believe are just … Read more
Our Choice, A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis: Impressions
It is one of those books that you automatically think that you want to give to all your friends. I bought it on Friday and got through half of it by Saturday afternoon. There are photographs that you stare at for whole minutes, wondering how we do such terrible things to our planet. A … Read more
Shouting Match: Off the Wall vs. Thriller
These are the questions that shape men’s minds. Michael Jackson is dead. Did you know that? I was stuck on the Red line in DC when, once I was out the underground tunnels, I was bombarded with texts and emails telling me that the King of Pop not only died, but he died of something … Read more
Google Ebooks won’t make people read more. Shut up. You know it’s true
Actually, I do read a lot. I’m making myself finish The Prestige this week (It is really good), and I finished The Winter of Our Discontent two weeks ago (It is really, really good). I also teach a lit class part time (My students hate the deep insides of my guts). So, when I hear … Read more
CIA Torture Memos See the Light of Day
The torture memos are out. If you have no idea what that means, please keep hiding under that rock. Ok, Ok. I’ll explain. There are some memos from the Bush Administration days that detail EXACTLY the techniques the CIA used to glean information from its prisoners held because of the “War on Terror”. These memos … Read more
