By – Craig Mazer
I wrote this whole thing on my Blackberry. I’ve been so fucking lame about writing and JC is such a slave driver that I was able to fuck off for weeks. My fans nearly rioted.
I’m at my friends Mike and Megan’s house, fat from some wicked seitan and rice. My vegan soul [...]

By – Craig Mazer
Who? If you already know, fuck you. You’re lucky to have already known about this badass. But until I saw a PBS documentary in early February, I’d never even heard of the cat.
And by cat, I mean Lion. This man could roar. I say “could” ’cause he’s dead. From cancer in 1984. [...]

By – Craig Mazer

Barack, you bonehead. Man, did you piss me off. I mean, I’ve been a vocal supporter, even to people who would rather dismiss you as a false idol or ‘maginary messiah. I’ve said, “Come on, give the guy a chance.”
Then you go and say something ignorant, immature and exactly what the legislative [...]

By – Craig Mazer
I just heard the Rev. Joseph Lowery drop rhymes to end his speech at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. (Holy shit, I can’t believe I just got to write that: President Barack Obama.) It was funny, clever and did anyone four years ago think for one fucking minute that a black [...]

– By Craig Mazer
I grew up getting presents and, until years later, never really thought much about how fucked up it is that gift expectations are instilled at such an early age. At some point I made a switch, a connection.
Now don’t get me wrong. I love the feeling of giving someone something that they [...]

Carjackers and petty thieves run rampant in the states, among other forms of amateur and professional criminals. But abroad, original gangsters still prowl the high seas. Joint Contrast contributor Craig Mazer uncovers pirates of the modern day…
  – Photo by J.C. –

Are you kidding me? There have been 109 attacks on boats off the Somali coast in [...]