Some Context ’Tis the season for my annual roast of Elf on the Shelf. If you missed my first installment, you can find it here. While I am skeptical of the existence of a War on Christmas, I will happily wage war on Elf on the Shelf. The Elf on the Shelf…

Tonight we held a remembrance service for my Mom, Helene McHendry (January 20, 1951-October 7, 2020). I wanted to share the eulogy I delivered at the service. So many things about mom’s death have felt impossible, but none more so than trying to capture her spirit, and light, and love…

Risk appears to be something we can objectively find, but humans are terrible at understanding and responding to risk. When tied to poor leadership and refusals to accept shared sacrifice, our poor understanding of risk intensifies the scope of the pandemic in the United States. Young Adults & COVID-19 As COVID-19 cases continue to…

Recently on Twitter, I had mentioned that I am teaching a class called Resisting the Politics of Everyday Life this Spring. A lot of people replied asking to see a syllabus. I am sharing parts of the syllabus here (excluding the usual policy language). Feel free to check it out…

The Elf on the Shelf™ is a product of CCA & B, LLC and it is important to us that you know that you are always in control of your privacy. We want to make sure you know that even though you have an Elf watching your every action and…

Today her time came, and there is a hole in our hearts and our family.

This is a version of a Twitter thread I shared about puppy mills which you can find here: <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>1/32 A friend from High School saw my <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/fuckpuppymills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#fuckpuppymills</a> hashtag and, fearing their new pup came from a mill, asked me to define puppy mills.</p>&mdash; Guy McHendry…

A Course Guide — Photo : Cover of Gencarella and Pezzullo Readings on Rhetoric and Performance. Photo via McHendry “Thus, the performing body presents itself as a shock wave of affect, the expression-event that makes affect a visible and palpable materiality.” -Elena Del Rio I am offering this piece as a course guide for…

Photo via Vine.com One of Vine’s biggest stars was charged with raping another of Vine’s biggest stars. The accused vowed on Vine to have his story heard. In the comments section of that Vine a back-and-forth ensued about what rape and rape culture is. Backstory: TMZ reported yesterday that Vine…