Author Archives: Kurt Baumeister

About Kurt Baumeister

Kurt Baumeister’s writing has appeared in Salon, Electric Literature, The Nervous Breakdown, The Rumpus, and The Good Men Project. His debut novel PAX AMERICANA will be published in 2017 by Stalking Horse Press. A graduate of Emerson’s MFA program, Kurt lives in Virginia. Find him at www.kurtbaumeister.com.

Beyond Good and Evil

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Give evil a chance. We can’t do any worse, can we? Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Popular Culture, The American Scream, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged beyond good and evil, Dracula, emperor palpatine, gordon gekko, Hannibal Lecter, Kurt Baumeister, loki, morgan le fay, nietzche, Satan, sauron, The Weeklings, voldemort | Leave a comment

Found in Translation (50 Things You Don’t Mean and What You Really Do)

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

You said it but you absolutely don’t mean it. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Humor, The American Scream, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged humor, Kurt Baumeister, Sarcasm, satire, Translation | Leave a comment

U2: All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Everyone else may hate U2, but Kurt Baumeister will always love them in spite of themselves. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations, Music, Philosophy, Religion, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged Achtung Baby, All That You Can't Leave Behind, Bono, Edge, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Kurt Baumeister, new years day, One, The Joshua Tree, The Weeklings, u2, war | 4 Comments

Looking Back at the Abyss: Reflections on Binge-Watching “Hannibal”

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Binge-watching Hannibal gets to be a pretty harrowing affair. Hear why. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Literature, Philosophy, Popular Culture, Religion, The American Scream, The Arts | Tagged Binge-Watching, Hannibal, Hannibal Lecter, Kurt Baumeister, The American Scream, The Silence of the Lambs, The Weeklings | Leave a comment

The Heroes We Need

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Truth, justice, and, unfortunately, the American Way. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, The American Scream | Tagged Hero, humor, satire, superhero, supervillain, Villain | Leave a comment

Political Time Machine

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

If Trump starts a nuclear war, it’s going to be a great nuclear war, the most fiery, fallout-heavy, centuries-long-nuclear-winterish war anyone could imagine. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, The American Scream | Tagged Bernie, Clintons, Cornel West, hillary, Megyn Kelly, Nuclear War, nukes, politics, puppymonkeybaby, Rush Limbaugh, Trump | Leave a comment

Scream, Dream, Nightmare

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

In the first installment of his new feature, Kurt Baumeister screams the American scream. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Politics, The American Scream | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, election, Gladiator, Marrcus Aurelius, politics, President, Rhetoric, The American Scream | 7 Comments