Patrick Schabe is an editor, writer, graphic designer, freelance copyeditor, and digital content manager, depending on the time of day. He has also worked in a gas station, at a smoothie bar, as a low-level accountant, taught college courses online, and cleaned offices, so he considers his current employment a success.
Under his unassumed identity, Patrick holds a BA in English -- Creative Writing from Metropolitan State College of Denver and a Master of Social Science with an emphasis in Popular Culture Studies from the University of Colorado. He's currently at work on a first novel and a non-fiction piece on cultural theory.
Patrick lives in Littleton, Colorado, with his wife, Jessica, who makes everything worthwhile.
Books
[13.Nov.07] :. In the 20-plus years since cyberpunk threw down a gauntlet to science fiction and stormed the cultural gates, its vision has been praised, criticized, absorbed, and integrated into the mainstream. Does post-cyberpunk have something new to offer?
Recent features
Now Hear This!
[15.Nov.06] :. Hot IQs have claimed a spot atop Denver's indie pile, helping add to the city's resurgent local music scene. And while they definitely have their sights set on the national stage, this band of music geeks-cum-musicians is more than happy to stump for their Mile High hometown.
Now Hear This!
Popping Off
[15.Feb.00] :. : In my last two columns, I have come dangerously close to setting a trend in which I consistently attack the 'hick' culture. Not wanting to make enemies among people I don't hate, this time I'm turning the microscope on a general suburban blight of conspicuous consumption: the SUV.
Recent columns
Popping Off
[1.Jan.00] :. : I owe a great debt to Bill Watterson for bringing a seven-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger into my life. Calvin and Hobbes may be the best comic strip ever drawn, and even if that's debatable to the world at large, it holds true for me.
Recent columns
Multimedia
[21.Apr.08] :. Don't confuse this with karaoke, or even with being a great singer, but for easy laughs, this is an out-and-out party game.
Recent Multimedia reviews
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[21.Sep.06] :. The Whigs
Give 'Em All a Big Fat Lip
ATO Records
Download "Technology" (MP3, 192kbps)
PopMatters Review: Give 'Em All a Big Fat Lip
Although Athens, Georgia club favorites The Whigs have built...
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