Gluby

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Education
Location Eugene, Oregon, United States
Introduction Yeah, it's me. What of it.
Interests History, Political and economic theory, Sociology, Critical analysis of pop culture and religion, Figuring out the big things, Complex games of all types
Favorite Movies The Battle of Algiers, The Bicycle Thief, The Motorcycle Diaries, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Death of a Salesman, Syriana, Gaza Strip, The English Patient, Pleasantville, Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, Oliver Stone films, Full Metal Jacket, Starship Troopers (biting satire; watch it again and you'll see), Secretary, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, V for Vendetta, Brazil, The Kentucky Fried Movie, They Live, American Beauty
Favorite Books Eric Hobsbawm's history monographs, Big Trouble (J. Anthony Lukas), What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America (Thomas Frank), In Praise of Idleness (Bertrand Russell), History as Mystery (Michael Parenti), The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome (Michael Parenti), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams), Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris), Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)