Archives for September 2019

Written by Guy Debord in 1971, this text was intended for pub­lication in Internationale Situationniste 13, which never appeared. It was first published in the French edition of the present collec­ tion in 2004. It may also be found in Guy Debord, Oeuvres (Paris: Gallimard, 2006, pp. l063-9). ‘POLLUTION’ IS IN FASHION TODAY, exactly in […]

“Goddamnit, Bigfoot!” fumes the Portland police chief. “How many goddamn times do I have to tell you that you can’t go around pulling off people’s arms, smashing goddamn cars, killing suspects – and goddamn civilians – and wrecking every goddamn thing in sight?” Having heard this spiel before, Bigfoot knows to keep his mouth shut. […]

It’s the expressions. Some stare vacantly with that deer-in-the-headlights look, some glower defiantly, others hold the steady downwards gaze of the already-defeated and always-defeated, the type of people who look like they could use a small victory in their lives and haven’t had one for many a moon. Surprisingly, many even smile, which might after […]

Editors’ note: In July we posted a blog about the growing number of older nomad workers who use their vehicles to find ways to survive in these grim times (https://hardcrackers.com/growing-old-post-recession-america/).  We’re now re-posting an article from CNN on a somewhat more unusual approach to solving the problem of too little money when you’re old.  We have no position […]

It’s another hot Tuesday so I stop at a bar after work. It’s only a few miles from where I grew up but I haven’t been in the place in at least twenty-five years. A George Jones classic blares from the jukebox and I order a Mexican beer and two tacos. The guy sitting to […]