On Killing Zombies and Creating Change

The vile, merciless horde descends.

I’ve done a lot of zombie killing over the course of a few days.
And there’s something about killing zombies that reminds you of life’s fragile beauty, its brevity, and the costs of letting all of your damn ideas go to waste on the mind’s self-critical cutting room floor. “It could be [...]

Too Big to Fail: Highlights from Shaquille O’Neal’s Cultural Contributions

I caught an episode of Shaq Vs.—Shaquille O’Neal’s latest contribution to America’s cultural collage—a couple of weeks ago as I flipped through channels to find mindless background accompaniment for my evening meal. Shaq Vs. fit the bill perfectly, for it is nothing more than a shameless personality vehicle that comfortably seats Shaq and a series of celebrity athletes who half-heartedly compete against O’Neal in their own professional sport. The best thing about this show is that it typifies the kind of self-indulgent projects Shaquille O’Neal has put his name on over the years and proves my personal theory: The man is incapable of producing anything that bankrupts his advertising potential. Lord knows he’s tried!