Sam McPheeters
Sam McPheeters was born in Lorain, Ohio in 1969. He is the former lead singer of Born Against, Men's Recovery Project, and Wrangler Brutes, and the founder of Vermiform Records. His columns, essays, profiles, and short stories have appeared in The American Prospect, Chicago Reader, OC Weekly, Punk Planet, The Stranger, Vice, and The Village Voice. He lives in Pomona, CA, with his wife.
Articles by Sam McPheeters
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The Brutality Report - Wikipedia
Why does everyone think Wikipedia is such a big fucking deal? Samuel Johnson wrote the first English dictionary in nine years, by candlelight, in an 18th century world riddled with wolves and syphilis. Full story
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The Brutality Report - Stupid People What Don't Know They're Stupid
Stupid people are more complex than we give them credit for because the less they know, the less they don't know what they don't know. Full story
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Brutality Report - Waiting for a 9.2
Like all good torture devices, the more you think about it, the worse your dread. It's a great way to spend some insomnia time. Full story
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Three Chapters from The Loom of Ruin
It's with great pride that we present to you three chapters from Sam McPheeters' first novel about a gas-station owner named Trang Yang, who has a fondness for violence. Full story
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The Brutality Report - Goddamned Fucking Shit that Doesn't Fucking Work Right
Why can't all machines just work all the time? Why do so many stupid, stupid fucking things always have to not work? Seriously--WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON? Full story
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The Brutality Report - Freakouts
A freakout is when you drastically misjudge reality and then you drastically lose your shit. You wanted to do one thing but you did something else and it was bad. Full story
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The Brutality Report - Cat Hair
Being covered in white cat hair is problematic. In public, I am constantly picking at my clothing, a gesture both fussy and slobbish. It's the worst of both Felix Unger and Oscar Madison. Full story
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The Brutality Report - Laundromats
Mats of laundering invite dark times. Full story
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The Brutality Report - Force Majeure
Force majeure is a standard feature of contract law, freeing both parties from legal obligations in the event of acts of God (volcano, asteroid, zombies) or man (strikes, riots, robots). Full story
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The Brutality Report - Green Day
Where does Green Day rank when held up against coral bleaching, computer viruses, dysentery, and organ harvesting? Full story
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