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Culture
Finding America’s Lost Horizon
Posted on March 1, 2010 | 1 CommentIn the late 1930s, Depression-weary Americans turned to a movie (based upon the James Hilton novel), Lost Horizon, about a hidden Himalayan paradise, Shangri-La. In the 2000s, anxious Americans turned...
Clockwork Orange Grove: England’s New Industry of Control
Posted on February 28, 2010 | 2 CommentsBack in 1971 Stanley Kubrick’s film, A Clockwork Orange, startled American audiences with its graphic violence and disturbing, anti-authoritarian message. Kubrick’s film version of the Anthony Burgess book was, in...
First Aid Kit
Posted on February 28, 2010 | 2 CommentsThese two girls will blow your mind and make your Sunday better.
Rick Perry’s New Clothes
Posted on February 25, 2010 | 5 CommentsGov. Rick Perry likes to bash Washington, D.C. It’s an old game, of course. He’s gone so far as to seriously entertain talk of secession. That’s an old game, too,...
An Exclusive Interview with The Founders of The Invitational Golf Tournament
Posted on February 24, 2010 | 8 CommentsThe Invitational Golf Tournament; Lions Municipal, Austin, Texas ~ Saturday, March 27th, 12:00pm Registration; 1:00pm Shotgun Start. Pay to Play, $90 per person To Register contact: roos...@hotmail.com The Founders of...
Health Means Life; Health Means Freedom
Posted on February 23, 2010 | 7 CommentsLife and Freedom are moral issues. It is time for Democrats to talk about health in those terms, beyond just policy terms like health insurance reform, bending the cost curve,...
End the Corruption: Reform Effort Gains Steam
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsWhat citizens rightly view as the failures of government are usually considered major successes by the wealthy special interests that paid politicians to do their bidding. This is particularly true...Jack Kerouac Interview (Drunk, Maybe)
Posted on February 21, 2010 | 1 CommentAmerican Beat author Jack Kerouac, clowning around in an interview with Fernanda Pivano.
The Airplane Attack Next Door
Posted on February 19, 2010 | 7 CommentsIt was right down the street from my home. An unhinged man in a single-engine airplane crashed into an Austin office building. The Internal Revenue Service had offices in that...