Here’s the title track from FLYMF alum Stefan Schumacher’s “No Big Deal EP.” It’s a fun listen.
Stefan’s work for FLYMF included I Love My Dingy Poppers.
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Onomatopoeia Magazine Launches
The first issue of Onomatopeia Magazine, the online literary journal created by FLYMF alum Bobby D. Lux, is now online! Check out poems, fiction, essays and more from Christopher Johnson, Daddio Mick, Chris Kent, Sarah E. Lowe, Gregory Cohen, Jara Jones, Anthony Liccione, Marta Pelrine-Bacon and Bobby himself!
Bobby is the author of the short-story collection, The Exciting Life and Death of the Amazing Henry and Other stories (which I reviewed here). He was also a longtime FLYMF contributor, with a number of stories in FLYMF’s Greatest Hits. Bobby’s FLYMF work includes When The Camera Stopped Rolling, Mike Tyson Movie Reviews, O’Neill ‘Scopes’ An Early Career, Monkey Dance, Outrageous Claims, In Memorium, Adventures In Time Travel, The Worst Story Ever, Batman Begins By Superman, The Coreys, Tonto’s Shocking Discovery, Vegas Wedding, The Solution To America’s Problems, Superman Returns, The Pirates Of Swenxof, and “Sly” Nostalgia.
Agressive Liberalism
Reading the New York Times obituary of British politician Michael Foot, about whom I know little, I was struck by the following quote:
“We are not here in this world to find elegant solutions, pregnant with initiative, or to serve the ways and modes of profitable progress,” he declared in a campaign speech. “No, we are here to provide for all those who are weaker and hungrier, more battered and crippled than ourselves. That is our only certain good and great purpose on earth, and if you ask me about those insoluble economic problems that may arise if the top is deprived of their initiative, I would answer, ‘To hell with them.’ The top is greedy and mean and will always find a way to take care of themselves. They always do.”
It’s reminiscent of Franklin Roosevelt’s “I Welcome Their Hatred,” a powerful statement of identification with the lower classes. It’s sad that even in the wake of the finance-led economic collapse–and citizen-funded bailout–nothing as forthright can be heard today, especially from our political leaders. They seem more concerned with massaging the money train to its next collapse.
Rahm Emanuel Spins His Own Parachute
Dan Froomkin, the reporter nobly exiled from the Washington Post, has a blistering piece on Rahm Emanuel in the Huffington Post. My hopes for Obama’s Presidency took a pretty big hit when he tagged Rahm as Chief of Staff; I haven’t seen much since then to make me think I was wrong.
More Excellent Ebert Stories
Add another amazing Ebert story to the others that have surfaced in the wake of the man’s Equire profile. Will Leitch of Deadspin shared his surprisingly personal history with Roger Ebert.