Culture Fail: Faux Post-Racial America… We Talk the Talk, Let’s Try Walking the Walk July 25, 2013Lately there’s been talk that America’s post-racial. We’ve got a black president. A black Supreme Court justice. Even...2 mins read
Culture Fail: Change That Stays the Same… Cindy Sheehan Talks to The Advocate July 18, 2013On July 4th, as we celebrated the birth of a nation—with Chinese fireworks and Mexican beer—did you take...4 mins read
Culture Fail: Pretentious Wine Tasting… Not a Hint of Awesome July 11, 2013Let me start by saying: I like wine. It definitely has a place on my dinner table. But...2 mins read
Culture Fail: Fireworks… Win or Fail? July 4, 2013FAIL: Fireworks Blow I hate when people take easy shots at America for our love of guns and...1 min read
Culture Fail: Load, Like and Share Your Way to Ignorance June 27, 2013There’s no doubt that the phrase uttered by Voltaire (Or Ben Parker, depending on who you ask), “With...2 mins read
Culture Fail: We Want Donuts, Corvallis. And We Want Them NOW. June 20, 2013The dearth of donut shops in Corvallis is unacceptable. Yes, this is a health-conscious city. Yes, this the...1 min read
Culture Fail: Big Brother Isn’t Just Watching… He’s Collecting Your Toenails June 13, 2013Fail fail fail fail. Sometimes, I really don’t know what’s worse—the terrible choices our government makes or the...2 mins read
Culture Fail: Dutch Bros… Invading a Stadium Near You June 6, 2013It’s no secret that I’d rather watch a Star Trek: DS9 Marathon than a sports game that doesn’t...2 mins read
Culture Fail: High School Bombings Are Not Video Games, Mr. Haroldson May 30, 2013From an early age, American school children begin to be indoctrinated with several ideas about where they live,...2 mins read
Culture Fail: Art Vs. Commodity… A Struggle Too Often Lost May 23, 2013Not many people who get into art do so for reasons that don’t at least partially include the...2 mins read
Culture Fail: 2nd St. Circus… bipeds, tires, tunnel vision, oh my! May 16, 2013You know you’re in a great place when you’re hard pressed to find things that piss you off....2 mins read
Culture Fail: Mothers Day… Because I Bet Your Mom Hates It When You Buy Her Stuff May 9, 2013Much like how a Starbucks caramel macchiato is a sugary, inflated, bastardization of real coffee, Mother’s Day hasn’t...2 mins read
OMGWTF!?… Earth Ball: An Interspecies Masquerade? May 2, 2013I went to Earth Ball. I was glad to see the venue offered multiple alcoholic beverages and also...1 min read
Culture Fail: Is Earth Day Broken? April 18, 2013Imagine that you’re on a spaceship. The spaceship is no longer functioning all that well. It’s no longer...2 mins read
Culture Fail: All Hail the Easter Jesus April 11, 2013If your neighborhood is anything like mine, it’s impossible to walk a block without encountering the Easter Jesus....1 min read
Culture Fail: Caught in the Middle… Debunking the ‘Monsanto Rider’ April 4, 2013From the state that brought you Todd “legitimate rape” Akin (R-Mo), comes a new breed of awful in...2 mins read
Culture Fail: Were Conservatives Right About Canada? March 21, 2013Every four years you hear the same refrain from liberals: “If (Republican presidential candidate) is elected, I’m moving...2 mins read
Culture Fail: The Sequester: All Pain, No Gain March 14, 2013While representatives of the two parties in the Congress bicker about who’s to blame for the sequester, its...2 mins read
