Shane Kite, Author at Gob Wire

Shane Kite February 27, 2018

The Never-Ending Contrarianism of Peter Thiel: Forget The Political Pap, His Move to L.A. is Strategic, Just Like His Support of Trump

Shane Kite February 27, 2018

Peter Thiel is going Hollywood. Sort of. He’s moving to L.A. But he’ll be looking down on it – Sunset Strip specifically – (figuratively, as well?) from his Hawaiian-styled manse perched up…

Shane Kite February 18, 2018

What Boredom Begets: Forget Curling, “Mass Start” Speed Skating Wins Our Gold for Weirdest Olympic Sport

Shane Kite February 18, 2018

Most with a satirical take on the Winter Olympics find an easy target in curling – that shuffleboard-on-ice gambit mixing elements of vigorous housecleaning with schoolyard physics first popularized by Caledonian monks…

Shane Kite February 17, 2018

Modern Art: We Have Some Questions

Shane Kite February 17, 2018

Modern Art Question Time: So much of modern art is in this silly imbecilic confused state and sloppy kaleidoscope of nevertheless, similitude, and cleverness for cleverness’ sake to mirror the culture and…

Shane Kite February 16, 2018

Special Counsel Mueller Indicts 13 Russian Nationals for Meddling in 2016 Presidential Elections

Shane Kite February 16, 2018

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals for interfering in the 2016 Presidential elections. The defendants had the strategic goal of sowing discord in the U.S. political system, and by…

Shane Kite February 15, 2018

If You’re Wondering Whether Kim Jong-un is a Jeff Beck Fan, His Charm Offensive is Working

Shane Kite February 15, 2018

Our human species is helplessly drawn to mystery, the unknown, the exotic. We’re geared to gawk at any light shed, no matter how narrow or dim, into any black box where darkness…