I know that there are crackpots out there who claim that you have no real obligation to pay taxes. I just didn’t think that Wesley Snipes was stupid enough to believe them. Didn’t this guy see what they did to Redd Foxx and Willie Nelson? Doesn’t he realize that when they take you to court and …
Cleveland won the right to host the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, but the best argument ever made that the Hall truly belonged on the North Coast was made by Ian Hunter on his 1979 solo release “You’re Never Alone With a Schizophrenic.” Yes, Frank Sinatra famously espoused the swanky glamour of …
This is totally an apology to God and whatever is holy and spiritual in the world. I think possibly I could win a debate justifying my behavior, but in my heart of hearts, I know that it’s totally wrong and there’s no excuse, but I’ve never laughed harder than I have the last week listening to Howard …
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Annie Savoy: The world is not made for people cursed with self-awareness. Crash: Look, Nuke — these Big League hitters are gonna light you up like a pin ball machine for awhile — don’t worry about it. Be cocky and arrogant even when you’re getting beat. That’s the secret. You gotta play this game with …
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I’m always pretty amazed by how much I read and how much I still don’t know. It’s probably a combination between how much there is to know and my addiction to bad television, but apparently this guy Claude Shannon is responsible for basically everything that computers do and have ever done and I’d never even …
Can the government please stop hassling me at airports and make my computer’s email folder safe from these super motivated spammers? Actually, I should thank God that the spammers only seem to care about money, because if they used their powers for true evil we’d all be slaves in a post apocalyptic world full of …
Kim Fowley on pop music: Music for lonely people, made by other lonely people The new issue of Mojo had a section about the greatest heartache songs of all time. Their top choice was the elegiac “The Dark End of the Street,” which is basically just the ultimate walking out alone with nowhere to go …
