Dresden, 1945
Bleib ruhig und mach weiter…
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Albuquerque Journal offers disingenuous apology for racist cartoon
The Delonas cartoon isn’t journalism. It’s the opposite of journalism. People who green-light overtly racist stereotyping may not be suited for important editorial positions. So, the Albuquerque Journal has apologized. Kinda. I’ve been known for wicked sarcasm and mockery, for double-reverse satire and out and out provocation. I’m used to being misunderstood and have long known better than to calibrate my
Read moreIn defense of Coyote
Perhaps the iconic trickster Coyote is a symbol for the frustrations of the smart person in a stupid world.
Read moreAmerican Mobility: All the Places I’ve Lived
Sometimes those who know you the best know you the least.
Read moreMidwinter
Happy Imbolc from S&R…
Read moreI accidentally scared the hell out of my new landlord last night
No cause for alarm… So, your new tenants have just moved into one of your rental properties in another state. Around 8pm on Thursday you get a brief email from one of the tenants – the man, whom by now you have pegged as the less responsible one – asking: Hi. Can you tell us where the water shutoff valve
Read morePsycho Ed
Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
Read morePhotoshop’s new “Personality Correction” feature
Photoshop has a new filter that auto-adjusts a subject’s moral character. What do you think? This caused a bit of a kerfuffle on Facebook yesterday, so if you have objections please log them in the comment box below.
Read moreIf everybody were like me, the world would be…
I think a lot of us have this idea in our heads that if everyone in the world were more like us things would generally a lot better. Maybe we’d even have a utopia on our hands. Mostly we’re delusional, of course. I have one old friend who’d trot out the old “if everybody were more like me” line periodically.
Read moreS&R Honors: Colin Kaepernick
Justice. Fairness. Sacrifice. Service. Humility. Aren’t these qualities on which we Americans pride ourselves? Few people were more in the news in 2017 than former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the man who touched off a massive cultural battle over his decision to kneel for the playing of the national anthem during the 2016 season. Oddly, he continued to
Read moreHowdy
Hey Kids, it’s Howdy Doody time. See you in your dreams.
Read moreMichael Wolff’s Fire & Fury: is this the future of journalism?
As corrupt politicians evolve, so also must journalism. It may be ugly, but perhaps it’s necessary. Scrogue Emeritus Russ Wellen forwarded along Drew Magary’s recent GQ piece on Michael Wolff this morning, and it touched off a bit of reflection on how journalism adapts in the face of an evolving landscape of social, political and economic corruption. Magary says, in part: Everyone
Read moreThe Year in Music: @Doc’s top albums of 2017
As always, it was a great year for music – for those willing to put in a little effort, anyway. [UPDATED 1/12/18] Radio and the music industry have long since abandoned any pretense of developing or presenting quality tuneage, so if you sit passively and wait for it to come to you then you’re likely going to conclude that music
Read moreWinter Solstice, 2017
Happy Solstice from Scholars & Rogues. Stop along here, child. Stone spine of America. These hills are our bones.
Read moreAn open letter to U2: what happened to your relevance?
Once U2 was the greatest band alive, but these days their attempts to stay current have more to do with following trends than connecting with the people. U2 is my favorite band of all time, and I think there’s a very compelling argument to be made that they were the best band on the face of the Earth from 1983
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lullaby pit 