Three Extremes

Posted on October 11, 2012 by metrospirit

A post-debate analysis Coming off, as we are, the first presidential debate, picking a topic for this week’s column was a quintessential “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” dilemma. On the one hand, I’m getting really, really tired…

On the Ropes

Posted on September 27, 2012 by metrospirit

Why Mitt Romney Should Go Ahead and Quit Yeah. I know. I can already feel the molten lava dripping from some of your sulfuric maws as you read this headline. From my occasional skimming of the Whine Line, I…

WTF, RNC?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by metrospirit

A Recap in Abbreviations This past week, the Republican National Convention wrapped up in Tampa, Florida, and it was by all accounts an epic clusterf***k of “Waterworld” proportions. Only instead of a gilled Kevin Costner and snaggle-eyed, steampunk Dennis Hopper…

Say What You Mean

Posted on August 24, 2012 by metrospirit

Last year, former Ruffin’ It punchline Ricky Gervais made a pretty god-awful movie called “The Invention of Lying.” The film posits a world in which the very concept of lying has not yet been discovered. Essentially, it was a setup…

Missed Opportunities

Posted on August 17, 2012 by metrospirit

These would have been more entertaining picks as Romney’s running mate Okay, jumping in with both feet here. It really speaks to not only the Romney campaign’s complete ineptitude and lack of sense of drama and timing, but also the…

Life, Friends, is Sh*t; We Must Not Say So

Posted on August 9, 2012 by metrospirit

In 1967, literary critic Al Alvarez interviewed maniac poet and Received Pronunciation enthusiast John Berryman in Dublin, during the latter’s Guggenheim-funded sabbatical there. Berryman was, incidentally, using the time to write the “His Toy, His Dream, His Rest” section of…

Elections and Olympiads: Defeat Through Complacence

Posted on August 2, 2012 by metrospirit

So far, this year’s Olympic Games have been comparatively devoid of anything resembling our traditional notion of drama. Don’t misunderstand me; I’ll allow that some crazy stuff has gone down — the American men’s gymnastic team completely eating it during…