Tag: Dec 29 2016 issue
A familiar path to fascism
Donald Trump is the first major party presidential nominee to provoke widespread discussion about whether he is a fascist. It is a question raised...
Trump and marijuana — the un-rosy scenario
A few weeks ago I wrote a piece in this space (“Yikes! Sessions!,” Nov. 24, 2016) that listed some of the reasons why I thought...
Morning commute
I wake up with a mild hangover from a night spent drinking away feelings. I roll out of bed and assemble an outfit from...
Telling it like it was
Grandpa isn’t one to sit idle. Even at 90, he wakes up early every morning and walks at least a mile with Grandma, my...
The unforgettable game
In truth, I’m only a moderate baseball fan these days, but there is this one game from a long time ago I’ll never forget....
Top 10 albums of 2016
The year in music of 2016 seems likely to be remembered for its major losses. This was a year when we lost artists who...
Fighting to live, one obstacle at a time
On Oct. 12, 2009, Jim Campbell pulled his Harley into a roadside Taco Bell in Utah and unwrapped two spicy green burritos with extra...
Fed up with Wall Street? Do something about it!
Instead of griping about the greedheads of Wall Street and the ripoff financial system they’ve hung around our necks, why don’t we “Take On...
ICUMI (In case you missed it)
If we can’t kick Him, we’re out.
Every unpopular kid knows what it’s like to have a party and have no one come. Even...
Answering the runoff
Earlier this month, we recorded our Savage Lovecast Christmas Spectacular live at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. The audience submitted questions on tiny cards...
Everybody mukbang tonight
Yogurt, bottled water, pizza, poultry sandwiches, Mexican food, fresh fruit, bars, ice cream sandwiches, chips and pancakes were the Top 10 most influential foods...
Water is Life
I thought of the footage I’d seen of prayerful people being pepper sprayed and maced in the eyes by armored law enforcement at Standing...
