AltWeeklies Wire
2012: Apocalypse Soon?new
For the first time in nearly fifteen years the End of the World draws near. December 21, 2012, is coming in hard with multiple threats, and conflicting theories being actively debated on any and all forums that offer media time to the fringe and the fantastic.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-20-2008 |
Culture
'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
Truth Only Follows Lies in Latest Wikipedia Skirmishishesnew
Now that tracing is possible, all those seeking to use Wikipedia for propaganda are busily creating "sock puppets" -- phony characters to fool Virgil Griffith's scanner, and disguise the origins of deception and confusion.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
09-07-2007 |
Tech
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
Carved in Stonenew
Radio has watered down the legacy of classic rock.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
10-06-2006 |
Media
Tags: radio
The Devil's Advocatesnew
The arrival of 6/6/06 gave the faithful and the curious an excuse to party like a beast across Los Angeles and beyond.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-16-2006 |
Culture
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
