Pass The Buck

In a statement on CNBC (no irony there...) Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney asserted that the true blame for the crises plaguing the United States and the remainder of the world are not those of the remainder of the world, but are directly correlated to Barack Obama.

Fuck You, Fox News

by Jim Kopetz

Every once in a while a man needs to get something off his chest. This is one of those occasions.

A Life in Five

by Jim Kopetz

How these five photos sum up a life.

The Illusion of Reality

 

One of my wife's favorite things is reality television. After work and dinner she'll settle down onto our couch with a snack and a blanket and DVR through hours of programming. And while she swears she watches these programs because of their "entertainment value" (and sometimes even admits the "stars" are her "friends" because she feels like she "knows" them), she's unwittingly become a victim of the fallacy of reality television.

Seared Flesh, Light Beer, and All Things American

As we approach Memorial Day, our lives become engrossed with activity. We groan and stretch and shake off the dust of winter to indulge in all things outdoors. For us in the Northeast, we can finally be outside at night without fear of a slow and frosty death. The bugs come out, and make that constant, low, numbing drone. Joggers come out and prowl the streets like rich, starving feral dogs. Some wear those shoes which you must wriggle your individual toes into.

Not Even a Word

by Jim Kopetz

"You think you know about pain? Talk to my second wife. When she was nineteen she got between a couple of fighting cats, and one of them went at her, climbed her like a tree, tore gashes out of her thighs and breasts and belly that you can still see today. She got thirty stitches and a fever that lasted for days. My second wife says that's pain. She doesn't know shit, that woman." 

                     
                      - David, "The Girl Next Door" by Jack Ketchum

Two Trailers for the Week: The Master and Anchorman: The Legend Continues

by Jim Kopetz

Two vastly different trailers debuted this week but each is equally exciting. Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" and an introduction to "Anchorman: The Legend Continues", declaring it is happening and the entire news team is up to the challenge.

Of Gods and Men: The Catholic Church Has Sexual Issues

by Jim Kopetz

Vatican sex parties, a performance of the Marquis de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom, and men of god, becoming gods, and raping their kin. This is the prelude to the end of the world.

The Paradox of Ron Paul Support

Recently I took a trip through the northern regions of New England. Besides the ubiquity of trees, scarcity of cars and remnants of hurricane Irene's destruction, I saw another inexplicable thing: Ron Paul banners.

A Moment of Reflection: Prelude to the End of the World

by Jim Kopetz

Jack Ketchum once said, "When I'm writing at my best, what I'm trying to do, I find, is to point out how some people poison the world for the rest of us, who are only trying to live humanely and lovingly. It's a warning against the "others," and a call to awareness, strength, and gentleness." That pretty much sums up what prelude to the end of the world is all about.