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Blasphemy Ain't What It Used To Be

Even blasphemy isn't safe from the clutches of estrogentrification, it seems.  The spirit in me is definitely pained by the refrain of "Barrett's Privateers," but at least I can listen to it.  The lyrics hurt, but the song is great: Painful, but sun...

Nathan Payne 2 minute read 27 Aug 2019 0 comments $0.01

Why Artists Should Never Call Themselves "Creatives"

The word "creative" is an adjective.  Examples of the word "creative" used as an adjective are, "he is a creative person," or "those are creative accounting practices."  In recent years, the word has been forced into becoming a noun.  "He is a creati...

Nathan Payne 2 minute read 24 Jun 2019 4 comments $0.09

Self-Righteousness, Abortion, & Life On Mars

I don't believe there is any hope for the United States.  It is an ungrateful, self-righteous place.  The people there teach and have been taught to hate themselves and each other, and to hate their country.  With an air of unbearable sanctimony and...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 21 May 2019 0 comments $0.03

"American History X" is a Nazi Propaganda Film

*Spoiler Alert.  You have been warned! When American History X was released, it was considered edgy and raw.  Edward Norton plays a reformed white supremacist who spouts a lot of reasonable rhetoric under the guise of being a Nazi.  Critical of affir...

Nathan Payne 2 minute read 21 Apr 2019 0 comments $0.03

Borders Are Like Clothes

Unless there's something better to do, I'm planning on going through Chiapas for several days on my way to the Yucatan. It borders Guatemala, so has an international border to the east. Which is where all this trouble is coming from, presumably. If t...

Nathan Payne 1 minute read 7 Apr 2019 3 comments $0.02