michaeldevault, Author at Zeitgeist -

Dispatches and Marginalia from Michael DeVault

By almost any measure, 2013 has been a remarkable year for me. Looking back, it’s hard not to pick the image at right as

As a huge supporter of the Colonial Cause, I was hopeful that htis attempt at post-apocalyptic sci-fi opera would fill the hole that BSG

While I’m a fan of many sports, and my following of these sports is quite tidal, there are three bloodsports in my life that

(Author’s Note: After posting this to Facebook, Twitter and the world, I was informed by two physicists that this is, while a fair application

Country singer Mindy McCready is dead at 37 after she was released just weeks ago from an involuntary substance abuse rehab facility to attend

Four years ago, AIG begged for and received a $125 BILLION bailout from the citizens of the United States. They paid that money back–with

(AUTHOR’S NOTE: This started out as a note to all my Christian friends. But the message is something bigger and I think it bears

One of the most frequent questions writers are asked is about their “writing space,” that special place to which they retreat to spend hours

I’m not a grammar Nazi. I don’t wander around with a copy of Strunk & White‘s Elements of Style in my satchel, waiting to pounce

Or: Why we need frontiers to succeed as a species. One of my favorite television shows is AMC’s Mad Men. For the three people