Positive Cynicism Archive
Aaron R. Davis This isn’t the first time there have been rumblings, but it hit the news several times last week that potential employers are now asking for your Facebook username and password. The depth to which this makes me sick can actually be measured with a
Aaron R. Davis The snow has thawed, the grass is growing again and after a mild, gray winter it’s springtime in all but calendric designation. We’ve all been spending a lot of time indoors, scrolling up and down our favorite websites. But while we’re busy wondering if
Aaron R. Davis I had this horrible nightmare where I fell asleep and woke up in a world where it was still acceptable for grown men to whine about their disappointment in a children’s fantasy movie that they saw when they were in their twenties. A world
Aaron R. Davis The first big science fiction would-be blockbuster of 2012 is being released this month, and I have to say, I’m just not feeling it. I love geek movies. And yes, I think The Hunger Games counts as a geek movie; it’s based on a
Aaron R. Davis Yes, that’s a provocative title and this is going to be a provocative column on the subject of racism, so here’s your trigger warning. If it’s too much for you, come back next week. The second I saw this pull quote going around, I