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 - 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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The Brutality Report - Opportunity Cost
What does opportunity cost mean for you? Well, first off, you could've been a veterinarian. So you blew that one. Full story
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The Brutality Report - Nagging the Childless
If you're a parent I've never met and you talk to me about your children, shame the fuck on you. I have called Child Protective Services on you people repeatedly. Full story
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The Brutality Report - The Career of Sofia Coppola
At first glance, the public life of Sofia Coppola looks like a straightforward G.W. Bush Scenario--a clear-cut case of nepotism gone wild, on steroids, and then additionally on crack. Full story
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The Brutality Report – Flung Condom
A few weeks ago, I peeled a used condom off the road in front of my house. I have come up with four plausible explanations as to how it got there. Full story
The Mare
A New Story by Mary Gaitskill 
Toppling a Delicate World
Being Gay and South Asian In America 
There's No Sex in Prison Showers
We Usually Wore Our Underwear 
Try Not to Destroy Your Life
The First Time I Took Molly 
A Teacher and Her Student
Marilynne Robinson on Staying Out of Trouble 
"Whitey" Isn't Very Popular in Boston
Interviews with Some of His Old Friends 
