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    • play clockThe Clock Manager
      Originally posted on February 05, 2012

      We pause today from our usual examination of Things That Matter (or at least sometimes seem to) and turn our focus to something that actually really does matter, something that matters profoundly, and to more people than we can probably imagine: football.

      Although our feeble, cannabis-influenced brain can’t properly formulate a satisfying answer to the question one asks whenever one sees a football game on television – who are these people, tens of thousands of them, spending big money to sit out in the cold to watch a spectacle that is enjoyed in comfort and as a drastically more comprehensive viewing experience when consumed at home on basic cable? – we can answer a few other questions.

      Wait. Is MichaelKonik.com an authority on the subject? Let’s put it this way: if not for football, there wouldn’t be a MichaelKonik.com, where we freely share super interesting essays (to those who are interested!) with anyone possessing an attention span longer than :32 seconds. Football, both the professional version (NFL) and the semi-professional version (NCAA) paid for the MichaelKonik.com home office, the design and development of the handsome Website, and all the other costs associated with screaming into a vacuum.... Read more-->

  • Previous Thoughts
    • marinesHeroic Murderers

      At the Super Bowl this Sunday, when most of America will gather to watch our national character accurately represented by a brutal, war-like game (football), controlled by a ruthless, cartel-like corporation (the NFL), selling us mostly disposable, harmful products (automobiles, alcohol, online gambling), you’re almost certain to see an expensive (and weirdly effective) propaganda campaign from the United States Military.

      Watch when former American Idol Kelly Clarkson, singing our National Anthem, an ode to steadfastness in the... Read more-->

    • ambrose bThe New Devil’s Dictionary (Abridged)

      With apologies (and mad props) to Ambrose Bierce, we offer a few selections from our upcoming blockbuster The New Devil's Dictionary: Tellin' it Like it Is, Ya'll!  We invite expressions of gratitude, outrage, derision, glee, dismay, and insight to be entered as comments below, or sent to via registered and insured mail to the executors of the Bierce estate.

      "Morality": What one group of people invokes when another group of people is having too much fun.

      "Soy... Read more-->

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    September 18: MICHAELKONIK.com (2.0) LAUNCHES

    The revamped MichaelKonik.com launched today. The site, designed and built by IESMMS, features the popular “Thought of the Day” essay, as well as new Visual Art galleries and a state-of-the-art Store stocked with autographed MK books and personal services.

    September 15: KONIK RADIO INTERVIEW POSTED ONLINE

    The sports betting site “Betting Line Moves” has posted a recent interview with Mr. Konik, who shares his insights on sports gambling outlined in his book “The Smart Money.”

    August 17: KONIK ESSAY FEATURED AT IRoM

    Mr. Konik’s current Thought of the Week, part two of his examination of how jazz is unwittingly killing itself, is featured at the International Review of Music, which has unveiled a new site category: Konik’s Commentary.

    July 26: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MUSIC REPRINTS KONIK THOUGHT

    The International Review of Music (IROM), curated by the longtime L.A Times jazz critic [...]


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