Review – Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride Directed by Tom Thurman Starz Entertainment/FBN Productions What seemingly is a tribute to the gonzo god of literary angst, turns out to be a greedy gluttons’ glorification of a man who was crying out for help. Between the attention seeking antics that consisted of phone calls and […]
Rahsaan as Orpheus
City Bell, Argentina — "That’s what freedom’s all about; learnin’ somethin’ then throwin’ it away." Rahsaan Roland Kirk One afternoon, about two years ago, I was sitting in my bedroom with a view of a strange, new city, listening to a piece on NPR about dreams and art. It was a cold day and […]
HORSE the Band – The Mechanical Hand
At first glance, this album (and some may even say HORSE themselves) may be looked upon as farcical. Between Nintendo character references (such as ‘Birdo’, the first track, and ‘Cutsman’ on their last album, R. Borlax), the video game sound effect style of the keyboards, and the often comical lyrics, it’s easy to see why […]
Paranoid Jerk
Fabian inched his size 10 shoes closer to the curb. The black shoes, purchased at K-Mart, were scuffed and dirty. Fabian noticed this and thought to himself that he would shine them when he got back to his apartment. Whether out of spite or forgetfulness, he had still not opened the Kiwi Shoe […]
Iran: A Threat Ignored
In the dispute between the US and Iran it seems that the international community has shown little or no decisiveness. Iran has stated its dangerous intentions time and again yet most of the media seems too busy, too comfortable, and perhaps too confused to ask the hard questions regarding Iran. President Ahmedinajad has written an […]
RV
EXT. I-70 — AFTERNOON We see various images of the blank Kansas plains. Credits appear over action. CLINT Have you guys ever been with a black girl. CLINT Or guy? ERICA Not yet- We settle on the long interstate. Out of the heat waves of the dusty, hot asphalt a jalopy white and brown RV […]