Living with a mental disorder is probably the hardest thing I have ever faced in my lifetime. Dealing with the ups and downs of my emotional state has been problematic to say the least. Explaining to friends and family that not everything I say or do is exactly what I mean. Explaining that my feelings […]
Editorials
Gun Culture and Gun Violence in the US – How Can We Change Both for a Better Future?
So, let me get that soapbox of mine once more and let us talk about gun control. Oh, I know that this is a very touchy subject here in the United States, but it is something that has been brewing for some time. Long before the tragedy of last week in Las Vegas, long before […]
Like It or Not, They Have a Right to Protest During the National Anthem
Okay, time to bust out my soapbox one more time… So, we just went through another weekend of NFL football and, not surprisingly, there were numerous players who once again decided to either take a knee, stay in the tunnel, or interlock their arms with other teammates during the playing of the National Anthem. And […]
Prison School Dub Leads to More Controversy for Anime Fans
Just to be clear on something before you start reading this article, I am not a #Gamergate supporter or apologist. Quite frankly, I abhor what the whole #Gamergate supporters stand for and have publicly stated on my Facebook and Twitter pages that if you support the whole #Gamergate issue that you please unfriend or unfollow […]
R.I.P. Hugh Hefner, 1926 – 2017
What can I say about the life of Hugh Hefner other than he is to be considered one of the most influential and controversial figures of the Western Sexual Liberation movement of the last century. His founding of the men’s magazine Playboy, which prominently featured nude pictorials of women as their main content and selling […]
gXp Public Service Article: Suicide, Mental Health and You
I’ve talked about the subject of suicide before, back in my Pop Cults days when DC Comics ran that ill-advised competition to have artists depict the character of Harley Quinn in various states and one image they used as an example was of a jovial-looking Harley about ready to commit suicide in various ways. I […]
The Super NES Classic Snafu and How to Prepare For the Next Time it Happens
I’m going to get straight to the point. Nintendo does a horrible job when it comes to managing the amount of product it sells at launch. The Nintendo Switch launched in March and it’s still difficult to find one. Before that, it was almost impossible to find an NES Classic. Before that, it was the […]
Alisa Norris, Charlottesville, and Why I Can’t Support Her Anymore
((Editor’s note: I had originally planned for this article editorial to go up earlier this week, but plans changed when my father suffered a heart attack on Sunday. So my apologies for the tardiness of the piece.)) Alisa Norris, (née Farrington) known to the community at large as AlisaKiss, famed cosplayer and adult model, was […]