English teacher Scott Compton, in the context of what his attorney Darryl Smalls describes as a “lesson in symbolism,” reportedly stomped on an American flag during three honors classes at Chapin High School in mid-December. According to Smalls, Compton was “trying to show (that) America is greater than its national emblem.” There are folks in […]
My contribution to the October issue of fête will be a self-deprecating (sort of) graphic novel-style layout and a three-part video rant. Just random crap that’s gotten under my skin of late. There’s ample seating under said skin for everybody, by the way, so bring a friend. No reservations required. The last thing that my […]
What’s the big deal about organ trafficking, anyway? And I don’t mean herding frightened children into slaughterhouses to harvest their organs. It’s wrong to frighten children. I mean the Brazilian woman who’s decided that she’d rather live out her days in marginal poverty with one kidney than in abject poverty with two. Or hell, the […]
