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'Now I'll Be Famous'new

Big dreams and heinous acts at an Omaha mall.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  12-14-2007  |  Commentary

That '60s-'70s-'80s Shownew

Will the nostalgia industry package the bad times?
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  10-19-2007  |  Commentary

Is That A Pistol in Your Pocket?new

The motives behind suicide, not slaughter, is where the attention to the Virginia Tech gunman should point.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  05-04-2007  |  Commentary

Anna Nicole Smith & the Rise of the Mindless Attention-Grabnew

Smith's sorry stations of celebrity was summed up by a totally coincidental, three-part media arc that gratuitously occurred over the last couple of weeks.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  02-23-2007  |  Commentary

The All-Seeing Eyenew

In the hanging of Saddam Hussein, propaganda was betrayed by the ubiquitous miniature recording device, something that will happen with increasing regularity from here on out.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  01-12-2007  |  Commentary

Peddling Patriotismnew

National pride is a marketing tool for "America!" the catalog.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  06-02-2006  |  Commentary

Freedom Isn't Insult-Freenew

Even those of us who already think fundamentalism is capable of anything find it hard to accept the Islamic fury over those Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  02-17-2006  |  Commentary

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