Why a Duck?
The Marx Brothers were funny but they weren't kidding
Letters at 3AM
61-90 of 490 entries
Michael Ventura, July 26, 2012
Accidents of Birth and Rebirth
The unacceptable trade-off for a medically extended life
Michael Ventura, July 12, 2012
'I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing'
"Route 66" taught me that I did not want to be rooted again
Michael Ventura, June 28, 2012
'Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain?'
In the early part of the Sixties, television's "Route 66" offered a taste of the new American consciousness
Michael Ventura, June 14, 2012
'Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?'
"Route 66" spoke to the sense of change afoot in America
Michael Ventura, May 31, 2012
A View From the St. James Hotel
The St. James: It's an infirmary, it's a morgue, and it's a hotel where we each share a room with the dead
Michael Ventura, May 17, 2012
Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers
Katniss Everdeen's Grandmothers
Michael Ventura, May 3, 2012
Created He Them
From Miss Universe to the military, gender roles don't mean what they used to
Michael Ventura, April 19, 2012
A Pattern of Subversion
President Obama regularly oversteps his bounds of office
Michael Ventura, April 5, 2012
Mabel Normand After 100 Years
April 1, 1912, has not gone down in history but deserves to
Michael Ventura, March 22, 2012
The Return of Our Angel
Marilyn Monroe has returned to us recently in various guises
Michael Ventura, March 8, 2012
These American Dreams
Steve Erickson's novel 'These Dreams of You' is a profound and hilarious salute to family values and America
Michael Ventura, Feb. 23, 2012
It Came From the White House
Obama and a majority of Democratic legislators support the NDAA, allowing the arrest of U.S. citizens without a warrant
Michael Ventura, Feb. 9, 2012
NDAA: Obama's Betrayal
NDAA: Obama's Betrayal
Michael Ventura, Jan. 26, 2012
James Hillman (1926-2011)
Remembering James Hillman
Michael Ventura, Jan. 12, 2012
What's Your Sign?
Michael Ventura observes the Occupy signs of our times
Michael Ventura, Dec. 29, 2011
Occupy the Future
Corporations are not people
Michael Ventura, Dec. 15, 2011
Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 3
Investment, invention, and labor: the three pillars of commerce
Michael Ventura, Dec. 1, 2011
Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 2
You cannot arrest a population
Michael Ventura, Nov. 17, 2011
Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 1
It is only a matter of time before an interconnected world work force begins to ask, 'Who are we really working for?'
Michael Ventura, Nov. 3, 2011
The Mob, 9/11, and Your Garbage
Don't look too closely at your garbage collection
Michael Ventura, Oct. 20, 2011
A Sicilian on the Mob
We have not seen real Sicilian mobsters onscreen
Michael Ventura, Oct. 6, 2011
Zelda's Law and 9/11
9/11 conspiracy theories will outlive their perpetrators
Michael Ventura, Sept. 22, 2011
The Second Story
Remembering the cowardice and dysfunction of the White House on 9 / 11
Michael Ventura, Sept. 8, 2011
Amber's Question
The question 'What's your favorite word?' launches a contemplative journey toward the answer
Michael Ventura, Aug. 25, 2011
An Extraordinary Silence
Oddly, American progressives don't protest Obama's war in Pakistan
Michael Ventura, Aug. 11, 2011
A Show of Hands
There has never been a war like this
Michael Ventura, July 28, 2011
The Sixth War
America is engaged in hostilities on six fronts
Michael Ventura, July 14, 2011
About 18 a Day
About 18 U.S. veterans commit suicide on an average day
Michael Ventura, June 30, 2011
Reading Diplomatic Code
There's a shift toward the promotion of Turkey as a stabilizing force in the Middle East
