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Author Archives: Mike Austin
Fake Religion / Fake Apostate
Lawrence Wright’s 26-page New Yorker exposé of Paul Haggis’s defection from the Church of Scientology is a balls-out hit parade of insanity. In “The Apostate,” Wright reveals the squirrel-on-skis nuttiness of the church and its equally nutty celebrity adherents, complete … Continue reading
An Entirely Qualified White Professional Previews this Year’s Grammy Nominees (Rap Categories)
There are many benefits to living in a post-racial society: The rise of the minority-owned business, political de-polarization, proliferation of “possession receivers” in the NFL, King Magazine, etc. One important benefit (to me, at least) is that a thirty-something, well-to-do … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Music
Tagged Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Drake, Eminem, Grammys, Hip-Hop, Jay-Z, Jeezy, Kanye, Kanye West, Ludacris, Minaj, Race Relations, Rap, T. I., The Roots
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Highfalutin’ Legalisms and the Super Bowl
If you watch any television at all this time of year, you’ll undoubtedly notice the awkward phrasing of certain commercials that euphemistically refer to the Super Bowl as “the Big Game” or “Football Sunday.” As a licensed practitioner of the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television
Tagged Commercials, Documents of a Legal Nature, Football, Law, Legal Documents, NFL, Sports, Super Bowl, WWE
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Attention, Strangers: Buy My Unborn Child These Things
Many thanks to those loyal Axis of Ego readers who recently emailed me to bid congratulations on my impending procreation. Some of you have also asked (very thoughtfully) where this precocious foetus is registered. Let me stop you there. Yes, … Continue reading →