Photorealism is Dull

I don’t get the obsession with photorealism in visual art. Sure, it’s impressive on a technical level, but what’s the point? Wow! It looks just like the subject! So… why not just look at the subject, then? Or an actual photo of it. Show me something I haven’t seen before. It would be like a … Continue reading Photorealism is Dull

Shadow Cats

I was well into my thirties before I discovered that having shadow cats in your life isn't normal.Shadow cats are what I call a certain kind of hallucination I get sometimes. Usually when I'm tired. They're these blobs of darkness that zip about in my peripheral vision. Very much like a black cat slinking around … Continue reading Shadow Cats

MBA

Bob's not just an executive vice-president. He's an industrial-strength PowerDouche, Executive Class, guaranteed to extract profit from wherever it is put! Thanks to Bob, his company's shareholders have seen their dividends grow and grow! (WARNING: PowerDouche models may cause widespread societal collapse.)

Mama’s Story

I recall a Sunday family dinner at my German grandparents house, back when I was about four or five. There was a good amount of family there: I would guess about a dozen people, or so.As she was prone to do, my grandmother (who my sister and I called Mama) came out of the blue … Continue reading Mama’s Story

Ted & Heidi: Conservative Love

Under the hot gaze of unblinking, glass eyes, Heidi extends her tongue and gently takes her husband's load. The camera operators may smirk, but they serve their lenses; the conduit to the masses. The masses: the collective third party in this intimate act. Ultimate threesome.Heidi feels the countless eyes upon her; millions of fingertips upon … Continue reading Ted & Heidi: Conservative Love

Cereal Seconds

You know when you have some cereal and leave the bowl and spoon in the sink without rinsing them off? Then, later on you decide to have a second bowl and you don't want to go through more dishes, so you just rinse the bowl and spoon off quickly. But there's that ring of hardened … Continue reading Cereal Seconds

A PSA For the Youngsters

So, a while back there was some kind of “scandal” in which a starlet’s racy nudes got hacked off her phone and released to the general public. The particulars of this do not matter, but in defence of herself, the actress said something that I felt the need to respond to. Such is my process.To … Continue reading A PSA For the Youngsters