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No Impact Man – Contradictions, Class Struggles and the Paradox of

No Impact Man – Contradictions, Class Struggles and the Paradox of “Going Green”

Admittedly, when No Impact Man: The Documentary first popped up on Netflix, my first instinct was to watch it with the sole purpose of tearing it apart. Why? I’m not ...

Confession of a Superhero – I'd Be Green Lantern to Make My Love of Rings More Socially Acceptable

Confession of a Superhero – I’d Be Green Lantern to Make My Love of Rings More Socially Acceptable

Working for many years as a waiter and bartend in high-end Manhattan restaurants, I found myself wearing standard-issue ties by designers who turned on customers but left me indifferent. The ...

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters -- Perhaps You Could Have This Record for a Few Quarters More

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters — Perhaps You Could Have This Record for a Few Quarters More

In 1982, a mustachioed, mulletted kid set the high-score record on one of the Golden Age of Arcade Games’ Donkey Kong; in addition, this prestidigitation prodigy also achieved a record ...

3,000 Words on Waiting for Superman and Public Education in America

3,000 Words on Waiting for Superman and Public Education in America

While the big-bellied graybeards in both major political parities argue over who is more wrong and who is less right, the average American shrugs her shoulders insouciantly. Janey may or ...