The Chicken and the Egg
You know that old riddle about the chicken and the egg and which came first? I had an idea about…
Author: Ben
I think after almost 20 years I finally made sense of Mulholland Drive
[Spoiler warnings] I think Mulholland Drive is a movie about how Hollywood seduces and destroys people. Betty (Naomi Watts character)…
Is Politics Getting Worse, Or Are We Getting a Better Handle on How Bad It Has Always Been?
Originally published on Counterpunch. In assessing the present condition of things, the endemic corruption and open hostility on the part…
Mixtape CD
Have released a mix CD containing tracks from my last 4 bandcamp releases. Streaming and downloading are king now, but…
Q&A Tweets
Not honestly much a fan of manged debate. I collect Q&A tweets using my twitter account (periodically renamed due to…
New Amazon Kindle eBook! ‘On Becoming What We Claim to Oppose: The Unwanted Lessons of the Russian Revolution’
Just published an ebook on Amazon Kindle: ‘The centenary of the Russian Revolution of October 1917 represents a unique moment…
Maybe there was no collusion. What if there was?
Gary Leupp, who has written good material in the past for Counterpunch, asks ‘What if there was no…
Media Hype, Imaginary Hobgoblins: Malcolm And Peter’s Politics Of Moral Panic
Originally published at New Matilda, though they seem to have joined so much of the rest of the nominal left.…