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The Worst Commercial on Television
I’ve written and spoken often about my concerns regarding the social norms of younger Americans. There’s a fairly stark line of demarcation between those who made it through their formative years without the influence of the internet and social media, … Continue reading
Hey, It’s Not the End of the World
One of the temptations of our disposable and wildly narcissistic modern culture is to presume that whatever is happening now must be more important than anything that has happened previously—not only more important because it’s happening to us, but also objectively more … Continue reading
The Fatal Mistake
In the aftermath of the bombing of the Boston Marathon, about which many details are still unknown, several thoughts immediately came to mind as the limited facts trickled in. The first was that it immediately reminded me of the London … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Videos
Tagged Boston, Boston Marathon, Commentary, David Copeland, General News and Culture, Healing, Humor, Old Spice, Sadness, Terrorism, Tony Gwynn, Videos
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The Axis of Ego Podcast: 3/29/13
In Part 2 of this week’s podcast, Tom and Harrison continue their discussion, this time transitioning into a conversation about modern attitudes toward federalism, both in a gay-rights context and generally, even touching on some of the origins of the … Continue reading
The Axis of Ego Podcast: 3/28/13
In part one of a two-parter, Tom Garrett and Harrison Weinhold cover a series of topics including American foreign policy vis a vis emerging nuclear powers (with a bunch of hypotheticals therein), what the Kate Upton prom proposal might tell … Continue reading
Posted in General Culture and News, Podcasts, Politics
Tagged Education, General Culture and News, Harrison Weinhold, Iran, Israel, Kate Upton, North Korea, Obama, Podcasts, Politics, Tom Garrett
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Turf War
I don’t know who fired the first salvo in this unfortunate skirmish—does it matter?—but I wish that these two combatants that have meant so much to me over the years could recede to their natural borders and be content not … Continue reading
Posted in General Culture and News, Pictures
Tagged 1990's, Burger King, Cereal, Cereal Killer, Cinnamon Roll Crunch, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Dan Cortese, Food, General Culture and News, General Mills, Humor, Peanut Butter Crunch, Peanut Butter Toast Crunch, Pictures, Quaker, Tongue-in-Cheek
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The Axis of Ego Podcast: Harrison Weinhold (2/27/13)
Tom and Harrison sit down again in this podcast recorded on February 24th. They chat about a very diverse group of subjects, including the Academy Awards, the future of the television and movie industries, NASCAR and safety concerns, “hipsterism” and … Continue reading
About That Onion Tweet
I hadn’t planned on writing about this (I have a couple of podcasts that need editing and that will go up later this week), but two people have already asked me about this story. So, here goes. I don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Movies, Politics
Tagged Comedy, Commentary, Free Speech, Movies, Offensiveness, Politics, Quvenzhane Wallis, The Onion, The Oscars
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Imbeciles React to a Story About Swimming
I saw a fairly innocuous local news story come across my Facebook feed today. The piece was the sort of semi-fluff that local stations like to show on their 5 o’clock broadcast. The underlying news item was that data indicates … Continue reading →