The Ship of Fools or Chronicle of Ordinary Madness
The Ship of Fools
Chronicle of Ordinary Madness
I am daily bombarded with emails from readers asking me to draw attention to this or that. We live on a planet that has become utterly insane—this is no secret to anyone—and in this catalog of horrors, I have no shortage of choices. There are websites that denounce these things as long as they can. When you visit them, you quickly reach saturation. The facts I report here are so grave that it took me time before I could plunge into this bloody mire. As I did so, I asked myself: "How can I make these messages get through? They are so monstrous." I considered the strategy of the "jam sandwich." So please don't be surprised to find amusing, even humorous, elements on these pages. It's meant to give you courage to plunge into what follows.
1 - After a light-hearted account of transatlantic crossings on enormous ocean liners, a dossier titled "Tazers for Women." January 11, 2008. Link
2 - The confessions of filmmaker Aaron Russo, six months before his death. Terminally ill, he knew he had only a short time left. Stunning and terrifying. January 12, 2008. Link