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Facking Fail

April 5, 2010 (Mon)

Just a while ago, a community outreach program in my resident city gathered a bunch of volunteers to paint over the graffiti in my neighborhood. The neighborhood was a better place for it, but I have to admit that I was little sad to say goodbye to the muralistic masterpiece behind my apartment building, which [...]

Six Flags? More like … Zero Flags. Burn. Right?

September 11, 2009 (Fri)

In response to my super lengthy complaint letter to Six Flags Magic Mountain, I received the following letter from the park’s Senior Guest Relations Supervisor: Dear Kevin, Thank you for taking the time to forward your comments about the Ride Lockers and our Loose Article Policy. Six Flags has identified several rides at each park [...]

Letter of Complaint to Six Flags Magic Mountain

August 20, 2009 (Thu)

Mr. B., My name is Kevin Zing, and I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. My girlfriend and I went to a lot of trouble on the weekend of August 15, 2009 to drive down to Valencia to visit Magic Mountain. A one-way car trip takes a little under five hours from where we [...]

A Rant About Fox’s 24 by Keith Zahn

April 3, 2009 (Fri)

I won’t bore you with the many reasons why I believe the Fox television series 24 has degenerated over the years from a compelling action drama based on an interesting premise into a cartoon-like, farcical melodrama that parodies itself. No show is perfect. The fact is, for all of its ridiculous faults, I’m still a [...]

Having a Bad Week

January 27, 2009 (Tue)

Put simply, I’ve been a little down lately. Life is disconcerting when the authority figures and the so-called “adults” in your life conduct themselves like petty, petulant children.

The Unpleasantness of Pleasantries

January 9, 2009 (Fri)

Frankly, I don’t care how you’re doing. I know the feeling is mutual. Why does every conversation have to begin with the inane ritual of each party asking the other how they are doing? It’s a question that we ask to establish some phony sense of rapport, but we all know it’s meaningless and basically [...]

Who Decides the Test of What Is Really Best?

December 25, 2008 (Thu)

All I really have to say this Christmas is this: Santa Claus is a dick. As you may already know, I believe that the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer strikes the wrong tone for the holidays, and it sends entirely the wrong message. The Rankin/Bass animated Christmas special based on that story doesn’t fare [...]