I spent a few hours in the Dutch wing this week. As I was writing, I watched a DIA photographer take exit shots of all 70 paintings. I think they’re heading down south. Kentucky, maybe. Anyway, it was my last chance to see the few Rembrandts and other incredible still-lifes, for at least a few …
In 2012, anyone can make a website, slap a few ads on it, fatten it with drivel in place of content, and reap the benefits of search engines and millions of people trying to find real reporting, information or advice. Anyone can make money advertising on the internet if they put their minds to it. …
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Today I spent a few hours in the museum while across the the street members of the FBI ransacked the first-floor offices of the Detroit Public Library. Hopefully someone is held accountable for those 20 luxury chairs that were bought for $1100 a piece while the entire public library system was in danger of collapse. Enough of …
A majority of conversations about sports are like conversations about weather, wrought from a necessity to dissuade silence between individuals. Also, conversations about sports are initiated by the anxious as a means of lessening the blow of awkward silence. This is how it starts. Not always. Some are genuinely interested in sport. The others, who …
I spend one day a week at the Detroit Institute of Arts. I carry a fold-out chair, and my baseball scoring palette for taking notes. Each week I share my notes. My aim is to provide a reaction from which you will receive a desire to come get your own reaction to the work in reference. In …
These are the hottest trends in the United States, according to Google Trends. This is what people want to know about. It’s what they care about. Now that Obama is reelected, people are searching for things they actually care about. Proposal 30: They raised their taxes in California. Whoopee. Someone should raise the taxes in …
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Many of you are asking: what is the electoral college, as election day rears its irrelevant head on the country. Tomorrow night, there will either be a new president, or an incumbent, and some of you might be surprised to find that your vote means less than a stray piece of shit that makes its …
I found this picture on the internet. First, it made me laugh. Second, it made me nostalgic. I thought it made more sense than before – that their hair makes more sense switched. And then I thought, why can’t the loser become Second Place President? Why not have both of these clowns in the same office. What …
Here we go again, folks. Election day is here. Who will you choose? These two gentlemen are both fine candidates, wouldn’t ya say? It’s a dead heat, apparently. There’s a chance Mitt Romney could be our next president. Mitt Romney. Yes. I understand your confusion, and distress. There is a strong possibility that we are …
Poll: Will anything change if Romney is the Next President? Read More »
The answer to many questions in life is: “Follow the money.” Well, it’s really not an answer, it’s a step towards finding the truth about things. In this case, we’re following the money behind Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney’s funding for the 2012 election cycle. Without explaining things away the similarities should help voters understand …
Corporatocracy is Trying to Talk, Please Be Quiet Read More »