To My American Friends

Might delete later, but here goes. If your preferred party or candidate loses an election, that sucks. However, it does happen, and will happen around fifty percent of the time in politics. That's basically what democracy is. If you're Gen Y or Z, and you've got it in your head that the "good guys always … Continue reading To My American Friends →

Kairos

In the Fight Club novel, there is a passage where Jack "meets" Tyler for the first time. It's different from what we see in the film, where the meeting happens on a flight. In Palahniuk's text, Tyler is dragging pieces of driftwood into position on a beach. He spends hours doing this, and the result … Continue reading Kairos →

Getting Away with Murder

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." -Theodore Roosevelt Papa Roach released their third major label album, Getting Away with Murder, on 31 August 2004, at a time when audiences had turned away from nu-metal. The sub-genre was well and truly done, and everything associated with it had been kind of … Continue reading Getting Away with Murder →

No

Writing this piece was not what I imagined myself doing today, but here we are: No, I am not related to Catherine Deveny. You can stop asking about that. Thank you.

Breaking the Habit

"Before the invention of steam power, boat captains had an ingenious way of defeating the wickedly strong current of the Mississippi River. A boat going upriver would pull alongside a boat about to head downriver, and after wrapping a rope around a tree or a rock, the boats would tie themselves to each other. The … Continue reading Breaking the Habit →

Everything I’ve Known

"Not everything that happens happens for a reason, but everything that survives survives for a reason." Nassim Taleb "Everything I've Known" was the fourth and final single from Korn's sixth album, Take a Look in the Mirror. Released in April of 2004, it was the album's least popular single. An animated music video, directed by Gregory Ecklund, received minor airplay on MTV2. "It's … Continue reading Everything I’ve Known →

From the Inside

"To expect a bad person not to harm others is like expecting fig trees not to secrete juice, babies not to cry, horses not to neigh -- the inevitable not to happen. What else could they do -- with that sort of character?" Marcus Aurelius Linkin Park spent all of 2003 promoting their second album, … Continue reading From the Inside →

Nostalgia

[Acknowledgement: I would like to thank my buddy Thanasi, since much of what went into this piece came from our conversations.] "A world in which stylistic innovation is no longer possible, all that's left is to imitate dead styles, to speak through the masks and with the voices of the styles in the imaginary museum." … Continue reading Nostalgia →

The State of Things

"Progress is almost never linear. Ups and downs and bursts." Nassim Taleb Thursday, 6th of April marked a turning point in my life: Quitting my job working as a full-time teacher. After leaving my position for personal, professional, and situational reasons, I entered a period of scrutinising and re-evaluating my career. During this time, I … Continue reading The State of Things →