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“20 Minutes of Action” Warrants More than 15 Minutes of Outrage

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Sean Murphy

More than the proverbial teaching moment, Mr. Turner’s anti-epiphany (twenty minutes of action!) is sui generis; it’s so wrong it’s a paradoxical but perfect gift. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged 20 Minutes of Action, Brock Turner, Campus Rape, Dan Turner, Male privilege, rape, Rape Culture, Stanford, Stanford Rapist, white privilege | 15 Comments

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

Prince, Todd, RuPaul, & Me

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Robert Burke Warren

Prince and I did not get off, so to speak, on the good foot. While he would ultimately influence me – both personally and musically – as much as Bowie or the Beatles (my Trinity), his presence initially challenged the most important friendship of my life. Then, it cemented that friendship, and led to funk n’ roll adventures alongside a superstar-in-exile named RuPaul. Continue reading →