Festival of the dead: Samhain 2015
Hat full of words, words like the ember-lit belly of a Samhain sky
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Zombie America: a metaphor
US culture is like a zombie apocalypse. Andy Borowitz nails it: Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report) – Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports.
Read moreLawn jockey: yard and garden statuary in the post-racial South
A question of black and white
Read moreAre Bernie and Obama socialists? A brief primer
If you think Barack Obama is a socialist, you simply don’t know what the word means. That’s likely because you’re lazy and willing to trust those who would manipulate you for their own cynical ends, and who really could not care less about your well being. Obama is demonstrably to the right of Nixon (aside from the racist Southern strategy) and
Read moreSuperShuttle satisfaction survey: you people need to get your act together
SuperShuttle is a smoldering dumpster fire. I returned home from vacation this morning. I had reserved a lift with SuperShuttle to save a few bucks on airport parking. Never again. As we landed I flipped on my phone. I had an e-mail from SuperShuttle explaining how to check in on the mobile. Sweet. I followed the instructions and proceeded to
Read moreTurning Leaves: Reynolda Gardens
Hoosier Pass
Great new music for fall: Saturday Video Roundup
Chvrches, Metric, Meg Myers and IAMX lead the charge into autumn No major theme today – just some cool new discoveries. Let’s start with the latest from Chvrches – folks, end to end this is one of the absolute best pop CDs I have ever heard. “Leave a Trace” is the lead single and it’s the earworm from hell, but
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lullaby pit 