Don’t Know Much About Politics: Tough Questions About the UC Walkout and the Cultural Studies Debate

(x-posted to The Valve) In the course of a single week, we have seen academics making noise on several different fronts related to politics. First of all, here in California, there has been… Continue reading →

Bathos On The Big Screen: Jurassic Park and Sons of Anarchy

(x-posted to PopMatters and The Valve) Years ago, I remember my father saying that he had managed to watch Pulp Fiction because it was a “comic book.” I hadn’t been able to make… Continue reading →

Veteran Rapper Grizzly Bear Releases New Street Epic “Veckatimest”

It seems like 2006 was ages ago, doesn’t it? Back then, when semi-unknown thug Grizzly Bear released his first big hit single, “Knife,” it was easy to read the lyrics as a double-edged… Continue reading →