Writer as Hero

Kurt Vonnegut. 1922-2007.

And so he goes.

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Nurturing the Love of Wilderness

There is nothing quite so sublime as your first fresh kill. You look down at the lifeless beast and chills of exaltation course through your body.

Oh to be an innocent little girl again, frolicking among nature’s bounty!
The Hypnotic Language

“A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection – not an invitation for hypnosis.”

(Umberto Eco)
If They Gunned You Down?

When police shoot innocent civilians, mass media often selects images of victims that suggest they’re not truly innocent after all. A brilliant response has arisen on Twitter. Using the the hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, users speculate how they’ll be shown if they’re ever shot down.
Shut Up and Be Happy

Your neighborhood watch officer will be by to collect urine samples in the morning. Jello Biafra with a timely announcement. Image by Winston Smith.
Safety First

Protect the Kids When Driving to the Mall.
The Family That Shoots Together

Are you look for a moral and patriotic book for a child in your life? Of course you are! Look no further than the heartwarming children’s book My Parents Open Carry.

The family that shoots together stays together!
Exposing One’s Daughter

“So long as this obscene display was confined to prostitutes and adulteresses, we did not think it deserving of notice; but now that it is attempted to be forced on the respectable classes of society … we feel it a duty to warn every parent against exposing his daughter to so fatal a contagion.”

(The Times of London, 1816, upon the first performance of the waltz at a royal British Ball)
Our Artists

Death to All Fanatics

They’re Not Human!!!
Throw the Jew
Down The Well

In a most fruitful research expedition, cultural scientist Sacha Baron Cohen takes on the identity of Kazakhstani journalist Borat Sagdiyev and visits a honkey-tonk bar in Tucson, Arizona.

This research continues to produce a treasure trove of excellent data. Note the splendid array of anti-semitic comments on YouTube, the commenters drawn to the footage like lab rats to swiss cheese.
Fantastic News!

Sure, terrible things go on in this world, but look at the bright side — 3.5 billion people live in poverty! Capitalist and all around idiot Kevin O’Leary leads the cheers.
That Which Has Value

“Darfur is nothing compared to what’s going on in the Congo,” says Schuler Deschryver, who despite constant death threats, continues to raise the plight of Congolese women. “My father was the founder of the National Park in Rwanda, which is home to rare silver back gorillas. During the war here, just one silver back was killed. And when it happened, within 48 hours millions in funding was sent to ensure the rest of the gorilla population was protected. Why isn’t the same done with our women? I’ll tell you why, because in the eyes of the international community animals have more value than humans in this part of the world.”

(Sydney Morning Herald, Nov. 24, 2007)
The Warrior Poet!

So often artists don’t care about the world. But once in a great while, someone special arises that transfixes us with their art, their heart and their soaring vision.

That someone is Kid Rock. Brilliant writer, singer, patriot, poet, his latest masterwork is for the American National Guard. It may quite possible be the most powerful work of art in all history.

Just watch the video. When he sings, “If you ain’t gonna fight, get out of the way. Cause freedom ain’t so free, when you breathe red, white and blue,” it’s impossible not to get chills.
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