Can Poetry Matter?

September 13, 2010 in Montana

by lizard Dana Gioia caused quite a stir in the poetry world with an essay that originally appeared in Atlantic Monthly in 1991 called “Can Poetry Matter?” The basic stripped down premise goes something like this:  despite over 1,000 books of poetry being published every year, poetry goes largely unnoticed by mainstream culture…why? Before I [...]

A Thought Experiment, Or… How Far Does Your Philosophy Take You?

September 13, 2010 in Montana

By @CarFreeStpdty In a recent post of mine a frequent commenter and I went back and forth for a awhile about the legitimacy that cyclists have to the public’s roadways. His argument, a fairly common one, was that cyclists have no “moral standing” in wanting additional facilities because they are “freeloaders” sucking at the teet [...]

An Obviously (Un)True Story that Totally Did(n’t) Happen, Or: The Only Plausible Reason Sarah Palin Said Such Stupid S*%& About the Media

September 13, 2010 in 2012 Election, health insurance weasels, Healthcare, Humor, Missoulian, Montana, Obviously High, Sarah Palin

By Duganz I have a thing for wine. It’s not that I have good taste, because I cannot tell you the difference in grape by region or picking; I cannot describe wine by its “subtle hints of mint and apple.” No.  The thing I have for wine is that it gets me drunk. Thus I [...]