Normally, the dissection of nerd culture is Evan’s territory. Comic books, super-hero movies, the ins-and-outs of sci-fi flicks- really anything you could or would want to know about geekdom, Evan has covered.
Except, perhaps, for Dungeons & Dragons.
For that, you’d come to me.
Posted in bizarreness, games
Tagged 4th Edition, choice, Christian, Combat, comic books, conservative, cult, D&D, d20, die, DM, Dungeon Master, Dungeons and Dragons, encounters, equations, fantasy, Fourth Edition, games, gaming, geek, Geekdom, GIF, gods, Lolth, magic, melodrama, mundane, mythos, natural 20, nerd, nerd culture, Next, non-combat, pantheon, pat robertson, players, railroad, sci fi flicks, sci-fi, self determination, super hero movies, video game, videogames
Yeah, impeach the president.
That’s not some pun or a reference to some obscure corner of modern culture. I’m not writing a post about impeachments or presidents in general. I am asking you to sign petitions demanding the impeachment of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States.
Technically, he’s 46th, because a couple presidents didn’t want to be sworn-in on a Sunday, the secretary of state was made “president-for-a day.”
No, I am not a conservative. I’m not some tea-party “patriot” who thinks the president is the reincarnation of Hitler. I don’t think the president wants to institute Marxism (unlike yours truly). This is not going to be some rant using out-of-context phrases to forewarn you about some unholy alliance of immigrants, Muslims, and gays. This is my appeal to- to all of you- to demand more from your leaders. Continue reading
Posted in America, bizarreness, Economy, morality, politics
Tagged 2007, 44th president, 4th amendment, 4th ammendment, Afghani, afghanistan, ambassador, bailout, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Buch, cell phone, citizen, conservative, democrat, drone, due cause, due process, Era, evil, Facebook, Fast and Furious, gay, GIF, Google, guantanamo, guantanamo bay, Hitler, immoral, Impeach, Impeachment, impeachments, kill list, liberal, Marxist, metadata, monitor, Muslim, national security administration, NDAA, NSA, Obama, operation fast and furious, Pakistan, Patiot Act, petition, phone, politicians, politics, presidency, president, Prism, republican, socialist, tea party, Troy Davis, US, USA, Verizon, Wall Street, warrant, wedding party, wiretapping
It’s occurred to me that I actually don’t know when high schools in the US finish for the summer. I’m still reducing my speed through school zones on the way to and from work, so I presume some of them are still in session- having been home-schooled overseas my whole life, I can only really guess.
One way or another, though, kids will be finishing up, or will have just finished up, so it’s high time we at Culture War Reporters dispense some unsolicited paternalistic wisdom to all the youngsters about college.
Posted in America, Canada, education, money, Youth
Tagged 1200000, College, debt, drinking age, Education, GIF, gpa, grades, gre, high school, homer, Homer Simpson, ivy league, manipulate, maturity, party, party school, partying, professors, school, student loans, study, university
As this Sunday draws to a close, I’m bracing myself for the inevitable chorus of “So… what did you do over the weekend?” I’ll be encountering at work. I’ll be giving the same answer I always give:
“Nothing.”
Well, that’s not entirely true. I slept in, did a little reading, cleaned up my house, shopped for groceries, and surfed the web a bit. Barring the occasional oil change on my car, that’s pretty much all I do.
And for some reason, people take issue with that. I really and truly can’t count the number of times I’ve been called “old.” “You’re the oldest 22 year old I know.” “Your idea of fun… it’s like a 50 year old’s.” “You’re like an old man.”
Posted in America, bizarreness, Canada, Youth
Tagged 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 30s, 50s, 60s, Alcohol, baby boomer, Baby Boomers, black, Canada, Communist, crazy, drinking, gay, Generation X, Generation Y, GIF, juvenile, mature, Occupy, old, party, partying, Protest, rant, society, swag, truism, war, westerner, yolo, Youth
GORDON: Well Comrades, welcome to the Culture War Reporter’s off-grid, self-sustaining commune. Pour yourself some Kool-Aid and make yourself comfortable as Evan and I debate the merits of the movement.
EVAN: While we ended our last segment stating that we were going to discuss the state of the church, starting off tonight we realized a few things.
a) We can’t for the life of us find this phantom comment by Joseph suggesting such a topic [though I swear I read it].
b) We already talked about one of his topics [naps and such] and therefore should give someone else a chance.
c) Hannah has put forth a good handful of them, one of her most recent being the following:
What do you guys think about the new(?) trend back towards super-independence, by which I mean, growing your own food, creating your own textiles, etc (and taking pictures of it to put on your fancy blog….). Is this back to the earth movement a reflection of culture change or just another hippie permutation?
Posted in America, Canada, Economy, environmentalism, Europe, Evan and Gordon Talk, money
Tagged co-op, Coca Cola, commune, evil, farm, farming, first world, GIF, grid, hippy, independence, Monsanto, Nestle, Nike, Obama Administration, off the grid, poor, Primitivism, primitivist, problem, sacrifice, self-sustaining, solution, sustainable living, third world, thrift, thrift shop, urban, vegetables, west, zoning
I’m writing these words in the last hours of what has been a quiet May Day.
For me, at least.
Elsewhere in the world, red and black flags are being proudly waved as people march through the streets, chanting and singing. In Greece, a nation-wide strike is being carried out in defiance of massive lay-offs enacted by the government. In Bangladesh, thousands are protesting after the collapse of a sweatshop resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of workers. Similar protests have broken out in the Philippines as nearly 10,000 workers march in Manila. Youth in Spain are raging against the nearly 30% unemployment rate. Korea, Cambodia, Turkey, Indonesia- just to name a handful- are witnessing similar turnouts.
Posted in America, Economy, education, environmentalism, Fame Day, internet, news, politics, Youth
Tagged activism, activist, America, austerity, author, Bill Maher, black flags, cambodia, capitalism, capitalist, center for economic research and social change, che, chicago, class unity, commi, conference, current-events, demoblican, democrat, education reform, exploited, general strike, GIF, greece, green party, International Socialist Organization, ISO, job cuts, john steinbeck, juan crow, Korea, layoffs, libertarian, libertarianism, limbaugh, madrid, maher, manilla, marx, Marxism, Marxist, May Day, musician, new york, Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, politics, poor, proletariat, red flag, republican, republicrat, Ron Paul, rush limbaugh. alternative, socialism, socialism conference 2013, socialist, spain, temporarily embarassed millionaires, the philipines, unemployment, we are many, we are many.org, working class, writer, Youth
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