lemon aid
(every so often the world rallies behind a given charitable cause, without much consideration...
mean streets
Park Avenue, the Champs d’Elysee, Memory Lane. No matter the urban moniker, the basic...
petrosexuals
It’s past is long and exotic, filled with decades of geopolitical intrigue, war, murder,...
amor escrito
One day, many years after the rise of modern man, life suddenly decided that...
art of the deal
(another good primer on the business of hollywood, from one of the many gifted...
the final step
When we as human beings reach a certain point in our lives, that point...
snow
the same snow falls on everything. it falls on the wealthy it falls on...
religicide
“I have sometimes wondered whether polytheistic religions provide a good background for democratic development....
adaptive subconscious
(the following is a free-write from a brother of mine, first crafted in the...
look up
when was the last time you actually looked up? when was the last time...
piano man
in what might be england’s greatest unsolved mystery since the glory days of holmes...
a call to arms
the rational post wants YOU! (insert uncle sam’s best conscription imagery HERE) that’s right!...
dar-furious
Imagine a world where the threat of death is almost palpable. Imagine a world...
schizengrüven
I love my Passat. No one will ever convince me otherwise. In my mind,...
a hero’s rank
(another piece of early creative writing, first conceived during the intensely productive summer of...
the beautiful game
q: “how do you get from here to mexico?” a: “keep driving south until...
de gustibus
(The following is an exerpt from a book I started to write in the...
a view to a kill
(the following is an article from one of my favourite periodicals, foreign policy magazine,...
freedom 25
please. do yourself a favour and browse on over to freedom25.com. i can’t believe...
freaky friday
So another Friday the 13th has come and gone, and as the superstitious among...