The message in this film is anything but Christian, so this can be fun for the whole family. The fork’s passivity in the face of life and his indifference to the quality of his own actions, up to and including murder via conductivity, are the inevitable culmination of Existential philosophy. For if it’s true that nothing matters, why … [continue]
Buzkashi
Popular throughout central Asia, this progenitor of modern Polo is played with an indeterminate number of players on horseback who vie for control of a dead goat. Upon snatching said goat carcass from the ground the player must then escape from the pack of other players and make his way toward the goal line. Goals are recorded … [continue]
HTTP, WWW - In a study released to a public that should know better, researchers at the Institute for Lower Learning found that despite all of Internet Explorer’s historic failures as a reliable web browsing device, web users maintain an “unreasonable, fierce loyalty to the shitty program.” Team leader Dr. Net Tra Gedy, was rather disheartened by the studies findings: … [continue]
Last weekend in a spasm of creativity I wrote the script for what would have been a short skit. My intention was to shoot it the next day staring myself and whoever else I could talk into acting in it with me. It was short, topical, and it sucked. I, of course, was the proud papa of … [continue]
AMHERST, Ma - “Receiving Me?” Simply utter the phrase and scathing thoughts come shivering down your spine; there is no denying its forcefulness; the sheer aggressiveness of words, arguments, and attacks regularly deployed within these hallowed virtual pages is terrifying to all. Men have died, women have been impregnated, children have lost control of their bowels– some of this behavior … [continue]
BEIJING, China - Although it is generally agreed that the Olympics were created to serve as a platform for political activism and global animosity, representatives from The International Olympic Committee (IOC) are bucking the system, claiming that this year’s Olympics in Beijing will feature “athletic competition”. Members of the IOC plan to bring about this radical change by “inviting … [continue]
This morning I awoke to fluffy white clouds dotting an otherwise pristine blue sky. Thinking of all the day had to offer, I turned over and promptly fell back to sleep. An hour or so later I awoke and begrudgingly shed my cocoon.
My refrigerator, normally stocked to capacity with fresh fruits and veggies, was barren. I knew … [continue]
Silicon Valley, CA - There are a few new features here at Receiving Me? that, according to a scientific analysis that you should pretend we did, warrant mentioning. From now until the great day of reckoning, Receiving Me? will be highlighting the top comment contributors to our periodical. (Front page, bottom left corner.) For those of you actually paying attention, … [continue]
SARAH SPIVAK
Sarah Spivak drove a small electrical cart along a worn dirt road. To her left was a field of tall grass and wild flowers, to her right a forest of young oak and beech. The day was warm bordering on hot, and there was not a cloud in the sky, nor was there a sun in the … [continue]
FERME DE CAMUS, France - This week the American dollar fell to a $1.54 against the euro, a record low. Unstable currency exchange is just one of the hurdles that business must leap in search of profits. For some wholesalers and manufacturers the tumbling dollar has created a windfall, others have found their profits gutted, and everyone has one eye … [continue]
