Welcome! This is an unapologetic, agenda-free zone. Just commentaries on current events that’ll move you to think, laugh, rage, and even cry.
I’m on record decrying much of social media as little more than a virtual bordello of fame whores. A selfie is not just about adoring one’s own reflection like Narcissus; it’s also about taking a picture of that reflection to publish for all the world to see. But am I the only one who rues… Read more.
A selfie isn’t just about adoring one’s own reflection like Narcissus. It’s about capturing that reflection to share with the world. But am I the only one who rues the cognitive dissonance that has turned self-obsessed showoffs from laughingstocks into standard-bearers of acceptable, even required, public behavior? Just years ago, any self-respecting man would be… Read more.
It speaks volumes about the confluence of virtual reality and reality that erstwhile sensible people seem convinced that a one-day chain of celebrity tweets can do more to defeat Africa’s most brutal guerrilla fighter, Joseph Kony, than foot soldiers who have been on non-stop search-and-kill missions to get him for more than a decade. Specifically, much is being made in the media this week… Read more.
