Upfront-er.
Kind-of-Weekly Posts by Adam Polaski
In the Upfront section, Buzzsaw dissects one broad theme each month, exploring its relevance throughout history, in modern society and tracking where any important shifts or changes have occurred. We’re a take-no-shit section dedicated to getting to the root of real social and political issues and committed to deconstructing the month’s theme from fresh, new, narrative perspectives.
Upfront-er does all of that and more, except online, where articles are click-able and your attention span is shorter. Check back weekly to read what we forgot to cover about the previous month’s theme and revel in my wit and insight.
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Recent Posts
11/23/09: “Make-Believe for Grown-Ups.“
Fantasy Football has been sweeping the nation since 1962. I’ve been living under the roof of some of the biggest Fantasy nuts for the past 19 years. This trend is 28 years older than me. Explore how Fantasy Sports makes crazy sports fans even crazier, why they love it and what a typical Sunday consists of. No church here, folks. Just a laptop, scribbles and scrawls of notes about injuries and star talent, and the epitome of an obsession.
10/16/09: “Greek Brothers: Like Zeus and Hades, but Friendlier.“
You’ve seen Animal House. Or maybe you haven’t and simply want to nod your head and pretend that you totally understand these key pop culture references that you encounter at least a few times a year, like me. Either way, you may have never thought about it this way, but Greek organizations like fraternities and sororities are more like families than you may expect. Here’s why: an adequately brief look at surrogate big brothers, communal living and scary skeletons in the closets of those old, party-weathered frat houses.
