February 2011
4 posts
Lawrence Wright on the Church of Scientology →
You’ve probably heard plenty about Lawrence Wright’s fantastic article about Scientology in last week’s New Yorker; I’d like double that recommendation. I’ve been fascinated by Scientology for years now, not because “Holy shit, those people are crazy!”, but because of the organization’s sheer tenacity and ability to control people. Scientology is a...
“I was very lucky to see guys who were in their mid-30s who had done everything...”
– Patton Oswalt, interviewed on A Special Thing in 2005. That fried rice story has stuck with me for years.
Warn Your Grandparents
A few weeks ago, a man pretending to be me called my grandmother and, claiming that I was involved in a car accident in Canada. He then gave the phone to a “lawyer”, who asked her to wire money to help me. She’s fine, but she was conned out of a not-insignificant amount of money. She’s a sharp woman, and not easily fooled, but they pushed all the right buttons and preyed on...