07 Jan 2010, Posted by Kate Dandizette in pop culture, society, 0 Comments

An Interview With Fan History

BY KATE DANDIZETTE: An interview with the people preserving web fandom for the ages

12 Jan 2009, Posted by Leland Cheuk in pop culture, society, 0 Comments

U.S. Economy Imports Laughs At An Alarming Rate

Finding cultural bright spots in this long winter of economic collapse

18 Dec 2008, Posted by Is Greater Than Contributors in life, media, pop culture, society, 1 Comments

Is Greater Than Year-End Equations: 2008 Edition

Our contributors cut through the doublespeak of the year with succinct year-ending equations

09 Dec 2008, Posted by G.M. Levinson in pop culture, 1 Comments

Have You Seen Sons of Anarchy?

On the most soul-crushing program on broadcast TV

03 Jun 2008, Posted by Leland Cheuk in politics, pop culture, 0 Comments

Enthusiasm and Optimism Unabashed…Well, Almost

One year ago, I made my last post on my now-defunct personal blog. The last post was sports-related – I was lamenting my beloved and favorite sports franchise, the Boston Celtics, who had just finished 24-58 and traded for an $18 million 31 year-old shooting guard Ray Allen in a desperate attempt to become relevant in Beantown a.k.a Championship City. I posted this photo of GM Danny Ainge and Head Coach Doc Rivers after they failed to get the first pick in the draft, looking generally befuddled, like a pair of incompetent detectives from The Wire. I don’t mind mentioning that the state of the Celtics last year was not unlike the state of my blog – generally ignored and more work than it was worth.

Today, the Celtics are Eastern Conference Champions, a few days away from playing the LA Lakers for all the marbles. There’s a life lesson in this, I believe. As I sit and post to IsGreaterThan for the first time in several weeks in my tiny role as a contributing blogger to this eclectic, cerebral and all-around fabulous journal exploring the intersections of culture, politics and art, I realize that we can all be too hopeless in these times of recessions that no one can confirm but everyone can feel, endless wars, the continuing decline of the American empire, the simultaneous bad karma of a 1 billion people according to karmic Ph.D. Sharon Stone, and the non-existence of global warming (Myanmar, China, Philippines? I see no evidence of global warming either!). Quagmires can turn into paradises in short order. You may not expect it, you’ll never know when, but like the Boston Celtics and LA Lakers, meeting in the NBA Finals for the first time in 22 years, good things can happen.

There are many things I’m looking forward to in the next few months. Here are a few:

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17 Apr 2008, Posted by Leland Cheuk in pop culture, 1 Comments

THE TAO OF TV: MTV’s Rock the Cradle and the Return of the Office

Embracing the trashy yet worthwhile

31 Mar 2008, Posted by G.M. Levinson in pop culture, tech, 0 Comments

Origins of our Communication: William Bastone

The man behind The Smoking Gun recounts his first experiences online

18 Mar 2008, Posted by Leland Cheuk in pop culture, 2 Comments

WEEK IN REVIEW: Reality’s Checked Out

After a week like this–adventurous presidents, bullish bailouts and National Guard power ballads–maybe a reality check is what America’s yearning for

14 Mar 2008, Posted by G.M. Levinson in pop culture, tech, 0 Comments

Origins of Our Communication: Rob Schrab

The man behind Channel 101 speaks about becoming Internet famous

21 Dec 2007, Posted by Is Greater Than 2007 Recap Crew in life, pop culture, 3 Comments

Is Greater Than’s 2007 Year-End Recap (in Equations)

Our contributors, acquaintances and associates present the year that was in succinct equation form.