“This isn’t the usual tearjerker cancer story. It is a gleefully offensive cancer story. It is the Blazing Saddles of cancer stories.”
Tom Wolfe on impeachment and continuity in government.
“Chien Lunatique” by Christopher Bernard illustrates the gulf between literary ambition and execution.
“Legion” is the best show on TV.
This week I conclude my essay series American Odd by looking at Gilbert Sorrentino’s postmodern masterpiece “Pack of Lies.”
Utopian socialist philosopher Charles Fourier taxonomizes the character of President Donald J. Trump.
Is Greece the bastion of democracy, philosophy, and the West? Or is it a backward and corrupt regime dominated by inefficient bureaucrats, political extremists, and greedy opportunists? The answer is Yes.
This week I continue my essay series American Odd by looking at “Three Wogs,” by Alexander Theroux, a comic novel about race relations in the UK.
Have ya paid your dues, Jack?
Captain Malcolm Reynolds has an opinion on our earthly shenanigans.
