Editorial
Editorial: Hey, Hey! Wait for Me to Leave Class before You Enter, Asshole
I understand that our time on this earth is finite. And I understand that you want to maximize your time in your plane of mortal existence. …
EDITORIAL: Baywatch Too Deep for General Audiences
This summer is chock full of studio driven, mass-appeal, action blockbusters leaving little space for anything not trying to gross a billion dollars. From the new …
In Response to My Critics, as Wrong as a Toothbrush in a Bathroom
It is the apparent opinion of Mr. James Dickenson that, while my last novel “Crying in the Parking Lot of a Burger King,” sequel to the …
Put Your Children’s Future in My Capable, Perfectly Manicured Hands and You Won’t Regret It
America, I am here to tell you that all of your youths are in safe hands. I cannot say yet exactly whose hands those will be …
My Sincere Apology to the American People
Okay, so I know my most recent apology wasn’t that great, and I accept that. I am a big man, the biggest man, and I know …
Marvel’s Luke Cage: Bulletproof Logic
After finally making my way through all 13 hours of the new Netflix TV show, Marvel’s Luke Cage, I have to say I’m impressed. This being …
That Rainbow in the Sky is Too Radical
I saw a rainbow in the sky yesterday, right in between a cloud and a patch of blue, and I’m not saying I have a problem …
Bus Driver Giveth, Taketh Away, Doesn’t Let You On
You are in line for the bus. The line wraps around the corner of the block, towards the bottomless abyss of Never Getting to Class on …
What’s With All This Hullabaloo About Hamilton?
As a historian, I am naturally inclined to be excited when anything historical becomes a subject of interest outside of my field. However, I am truly …
Figurative Language: As Useless as a Hole-Filled Umbrella during a Hailstorm
Figurative language. Nothing is more confusing to me than the use of figurative language. I don’t understand why everyone feels the need to use all of …