Don Hall 9/10/20 Don Hall 9/10/20

Systemic Homophobia: A Comparison

He just threw out things he had determined were homophobic without anything but his saying so as evidence. It was like he had a dartboard of society, tossed a dart, and whatever it landed on was that day’s new homophobic thing.

Don Hall 9/8/20 Don Hall 9/8/20

Setting Yourself Up for Crushing Disappointment

High expectations are a mistake.

Don Hall 9/7/20 Don Hall 9/7/20

I Believe… [Living in a Bugs Bunny World]

…that when journalistic objectivity, property ownership, and craft jam are all indicators of white supremacy, we’ve now entered into a Chuck Jones cartoon as a society.

Don Hall 9/5/20 Don Hall 9/5/20

Who Cares What I Think About...Anything?

I realize, coming from me, that the following statement will likely cause neck injuries from the Bugs Bunny face shaking incredulity, but you don’t have to have a strong opinion about everything.

Don Hall 9/1/20 Don Hall 9/1/20

Correcting the Orwellian Doublespeak for Zoomers

If Orwell had seen this new reality, 1984 would’ve been unreadable because while Big Brother proposed that ‘War is Peace’ Angry Brother would be saying “No. War isn’t Peace. Peace is Power.”

Don Hall 8/31/20 Don Hall 8/31/20

I Believe… [Enabling the Trump]

I believe… that the only person who benefits from protests devolving into riots and looting while being excused as somehow acceptable is Donald Trump.

Don Hall 8/29/20 Don Hall 8/29/20

See Through the Fear Mongering

In most cases neither pitch is likely but if the choice is presented as life or death, good versus evil, black and white nonsense the least curious and most gullible will leap to one side or the other.

Don Hall 8/25/20 Don Hall 8/25/20

When It Comes to Trauma, Belief Really Is a Sledgehammer

If it’s as simple as reframing your relationship to trauma to turn it into a gain rather than a subtraction, why would anyone choose otherwise?

Don Hall 8/24/20 Don Hall 8/24/20

I Believe… [Bad Knick Knack Branding]

I believe… that if you hope to sell your souvenirs and Old West figurines in Virginia City perhaps posting your TRUMP 2020 signs are a bad business move.

Don Hall 8/23/20 Don Hall 8/23/20

Election 2020: A Referendum on the Country’s Soul (Hulk Hogan Said So)

Certainly, his speech was laden with a sense of stake and dread. Unusually, a former president openly criticized and dismissed the current office-holder but that wasn’t the religion he espoused. He asked for, he demanded, fealty to the concept of Democracy.

Don Hall 8/22/20 Don Hall 8/22/20

Why Vegas Will Survive COVID-19

Las Vegas is an entire city located in an entire state founded on hope. Hope for a better life, hope for a lucky day, hope for a taste of glamour.

Don Hall 8/20/20 Don Hall 8/20/20

The New Catch-22

The new Catch-22 is that with social media, I am trained to hate my fellow humans. Without it, I feel like the world is passing me by. Keep the accounts, hate people. Lose the accounts, miss them.

Don Hall 8/17/20 Don Hall 8/17/20

I Believe… [If You’re Gonna Loot… Er… Secure Reparations…]

I believe… that, had I been in Chicago during the Reparation Looting, I’d have looted the shit out of Garrett’s Popcorn and Whole Foods. I mean, a Nike High-Top ain’t feeding my kids, right?

Don Hall 8/15/20 Don Hall 8/15/20

The Quandary of the Left — Is Looting Without Protest Justifiable?

If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s gonna want a glass of milk.

There’s gotta be a better way.

Don Hall 8/13/20 Don Hall 8/13/20

I Didn’t Like Tipper Gore, Either

I know—calling any strident bunch of moralists “Puritans” is a bit like comparing any authoritarian politician to Adolf Hitler but if the shoe fits...

Don Hall 8/10/20 Don Hall 8/10/20

I Believe… [Vapid Pursuits Leave Us With No Heroes]

…that in a period when our heroes are labeled heroic because they are wealthy, famous, or both it’s no wonder we live in a perpetual state of despair.

Don Hall 8/3/20 Don Hall 8/3/20

I Believe… [The Difference Between a Classy or Trashy Neck Tattoo]

I believe… that instead of banning neck and face tattoos from their casino and hotel, The D Las Vegas should instead ban trashy neck and face tattoos. You know, encourage Suicide Girls to come gamble but discourage White Power Cletus from swinging by.