Editorials

A gXp 2018 Resolution

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 […]

Culture 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 […]

Culture Editorials

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 […]

Culture Editorials

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 […]

Culture Editorials

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 […]

Editorials Gaming

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 […]