317 stories by "Don Hall"
Apparently, Slate's Bill Wyman decided to rank the movies of Steven Spielberg. I see a few of his points but I think he's WAY off on others. Here's his list:The Sublime E.T.…
Most America flag emblems are "made in China." Including every single American flag emblem sewn into the uniforms of our military.Most of the shoes we wear, clothes we wear, appliances…
If the Republicans have the House, Senate, and the presidency, I'm told that they could do an early budget vote"a reconciliation vote where you extend the Bush tax cuts out for a decade or f…
I performed a piece for The Paper Machete Saturday. I was asked to write a comic piece about a historical event that occurred on the day of the show. I'm not all that experienced…
I just caught this via Facebook -5 Feminist Demands She Wants You to IgnoreandAmanda Rountree's Response...and it occurs to me that all the stereotyping we do each other stems from gender (a…
Sometimes, That Guy Needs a Punch in the Fucking GobI realized a long time ago that there are only a few Liberals and Lefties that really like a dustup with the obnoxious, revisionist asshol…
I *almost* feel bad for Mitt.The GOP base (at least the rabid ones who vote in the primaries) have expressed their overwhelming desire to have any fucking crackpot be their nominee instead o…
...that a day off should involve not showering, meandering from napping to watching movies to napping some more, repeat. A day off is an opportunity to recharge the battery, not fill t…
In the recent dustup about the (now) defunct SOPA and PIPA legislation, it occurred to me that Hollywood (the primary motivation behind the bills) is doing what all anachronistic&n…
"I think offense is taken, not given. If you don't let yourself be offended, you're not offended." - Ricky GervaisShit White Girls SayShit Black Girls SayShit Latinas SayShit White Girls Say…
I eat meat.I like eating meat.Yes. I have seen Food, Inc. and I still eat meat.Rather than shame people for eating meat, my suggestion for PETA activists and vegans is to attack those …
"Appalled?" Really, Newt?According to history, it was Republicans who were the most despicable "Dirty Tricksters" in politics from the Nixon Administration on. According to history, i…
If You Keep Voting for Them, They Will Take You for a Ride...Well, glory be, somebody out in Kansas ran the numbers: Families making under $25,000 a year will see their taxes rise $156 a yea…
To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something.After colliding with a failure.After colliding with a broken promise.A confidence broken.A job revoked.A missed basket.The …
...that, when someone on the Beltway says something outrageous to get media attention and CNN goes on to cover the statement nationally, well...c'mon guys......that a couple of recent films …
I'm happy I went to college.When I initially went, my goal was to...go. Nothing more than simply doing what almost no one (except my Aeronautical Engineer Genius uncle - whom I was nam…
You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. - Charles BukowskiWatching the coverage of the GOP Primaries in tandem with the online …
So the Marines took a piss on the dead bodies of some Afghan soldiers.What's the big deal?Metaphorically, we took a big piss on their entire country so you'd think by now we'd be used to the…
And Here's an Even Better Answer to Tom Laughlin...George Lucas was on the Daily Show to promote his new flick Red Tails. It is, if you believe Lucas, the first action picture with no …
According to my grandma, she just bought my mom a car, takes no medicine, and hasn't had dinner but isn't hungry.My grandma lives in a care facility (in the parlance of a less cautious age, …
...that the worst part of a fucking head cold is not the aches, nor the sore throat but the constant itchy nose and snot running out of your melon head the whole time. Ugh....that reli…
...Industry is a Different Matter EntirelyAccording to a queasy Tom Laughlin from Buffalo, Theater is really only for White People.Given all the demographics we know about theatre in the US …
It hurts because it's true...
This coming Saturday, I get to reprise a character in a play I was in May a couple of years ago in Bob Fisher's Devils Don't Forget. The character is Udo, an unrepentant and irredeemab…
A Nice Way of Saying "Go Fuck Yourself, Mitch..."I nominated Richard for this job last summer. And yet, for almost half a year, Republicans in the Senate have blocked his confirmation. They'…
