Religion and rock ‘n roll once existed in opposition to one another. Of course, those days are gone: they eventually intersected, maybe merged, and definitely borrowed from one another. Gods, saints, devils, sacred hymns, purity, temptation, gluttony, worshiping openly, arenas, ...

No one really knows what I’m talking about. -Beastie Boys, “Sounds Of Science” I open bananas with a steak knife, I get two haircuts a year, I can barely dress myself, and my favorite band is the Replacements. Yet I’m ...

A lot of cars in my neighborhood have bad exhaust systems; repairs are less of a priority than upgrading stereos. The bass from the music rattles the rusty parts. The front seats often are reclined back so far back that ...

It is curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want. -Capt. Spock, ‘Errand of Mercy’ The Margin The art of economics lies in the margin between wholesale and retail. This margin contains two fishes ...

The people of Millennia are among the brightest civilizations in the world. They have unique customs and dialects that may be foreign to some Westerners. This helpful travel guide will make your time among them totally colon capital “d”! Welcome to ...

Once, in Amsterdam, Holland, when I was 17 years old, I saw a man smoking a marijuana cigarette within arm’s reach of a police officer. It was legal, but still, it seemed brazen. Well that’s nothing compared to what I’ve ...

[This piece was edited a month after its original publishing, to eliminate some expository sections that were not essential. -etw] Don’t fret precious I’m here. Step away from the window. Go back to sleep -A Perfect Circle, “Counting Bodies Like ...