Living the Dream
Bastardi Corrotti!The word “Italians” conjures up a number of epithets. Take, for example, “Corrupt... |
Tech Overload
Google GogglesAs if smart phones weren’t irritating enough, by the end of the year people will be... |
Modernity Watch
The Grand Hotel Preservation SocietyIt seems all of the changes taking place these days are for the worse. I am hardly a... |
Bravery Hurts
The Legend of Whining CoyoteWhat did the Indian say when he crossed the road? “Me just walkum Trail of Tears!”... |
Wild Things
Thar’s Meth in Them Thar HillsTwo years ago Oak Ridge, TN housed the world’s fastest supercomputer. Even better, my... |
Ahhh!!!
The Corporate Personhood DelusionAcross the nation, the question resounds: “Are corporations people?” To a man of strict... |
Moolah
Don’t Kick the Economy in the PrivatesAs Mitt Romney stumbles his way through the Republican primaries, his candidacy has... |
Moolah
An Envious Europe Looks WestWhen the bloated and declawed Las Vegas casino-money recipient Newt Gingrich had some... |
Commerce
Scrubbing Your Way to the TopFortunately I am not one of the newly unemployed. But if I found myself jobless and... |
High Life
Trapped Between Debt and DefaultWho is worse—the pusher or the addict? I’d say it’s fifty-fifty as they sustain... |
Tech Overload
Foxconned: Who Makes our Computers?Ghosts were the first thing I remember frightening me as a child. Arthur C. Clarke once... |
Eureka!
Sugar Daddies & Sugar BabiesA restaurant called Taboo is one my favorite haunts in one of my favorite American... |
Mental Health
Losing Interest in Attention Deficit DisorderI guess I haven’t been paying attention, but it looks as if a lot of you haven’t... |
Tech Overload
Don’t Fear the Robot: Why I Finally Joined FacebookI recently joined this cool new social-networking site called “Facebook” because my... |