“Hell is other people.” – Jean-Paul Sartre People can be crass, thoughtless, and tactless. Perhaps they’re simply unaware of how their comments impact others. Maybe it’s passive-aggressive hostility, or maybe plain stupidity. The contributors at Alternative Control are feeling the need to share some of these everyday gems. How do you respond to these… Continue reading Just Say No to Bad Manners
Category: Rant
Spherical: Communicating through Rant
by Elizabeth E. George What we are about to do is attempt a communication. The only thing is that your response can only be vaguely anticipated, based on what I choose to render to you. It is at that point that you have the choice to do what you wish with what I have presented.… Continue reading Spherical: Communicating through Rant
Rachael Pixie Kruczynski’s Top… Stuff of 2012
Top Movie of 2012 – The Cabin in the Woods I don’t go see a lot of movies in the theatre. I am incredibly lazy about doing anything because I have a ridiculously demanding job, and thus, break up my time mostly among my boyfriend, my band, necessity shopping, and the ridiculous life of being… Continue reading Rachael Pixie Kruczynski’s Top… Stuff of 2012
2012: A Year in Review
2012 was a great year for Alternative Control. Here are some of the highlights! We grew our readership A LOT — 33,000 pageviews this year, up from about 5,000 in 2011. So thank YOU for visiting our site! The most popular article, however, was written in 2011: Nicole Monroe’s “A Naked Day at the Beach.” … Continue reading 2012: A Year in Review
The Cutest Deadly Sin: Sloth
This year for Christmas I want a sloth. Look at em! I want to gouge my eyes out when I see these loveable sons of bitches. Dominating the tropical rain forests of Central and South America, these creatures are not only frustratingly adorable, but they’re the slowest mammals on Earth. So slow indeed that algae… Continue reading The Cutest Deadly Sin: Sloth
I Like Them Hard and Old (It’s A Book Rant, Stupid!)
So, I’m officially playing the part of a Victorian housewife here, reviewing a set of books that came out at least 140 years ago. I’m also going to play the part of a tunic-wearing Ancient Greek politician, reviewing books that came out when the world was run by inanimate objects personified by other tunic-wearing individuals…with… Continue reading I Like Them Hard and Old (It’s A Book Rant, Stupid!)
ERMAHGERDDDDDDD, The Big Hiatus!
In a move that will leave a gaping hole in the entire Connecticut music scene, er, a tiny blip in the bar band circle of one Connecticut city, I’m taking a break from playing in bands. It might last six months, it might last until somebody really wants Pink Missile to play a show with… Continue reading ERMAHGERDDDDDDD, The Big Hiatus!