Toward the Hidden Sea

A Year’s Worth of Awesome Life-Affirming Facebook Status Updates from an Illiterate Alcoholic Who Bullied Me Back in Junior High
Turns out Justin Benton isn't doing so bad after all.

A Brief Interval about Nothing

A Review of Ocean Surf: The Ultimate in Relaxation
Justin Benton reviews the classic 1995 relaxation sounds release Ocean Surf.

Dr. Sbaitso & Me

Kingdom Come?

Slayed Ham
Justin Benton offers a piece of collage non-fiction using the sentences of one of The Nervous Breakdown’s most popular and most commented-on contributors, Slade Ham.

Puckered Up
Resident curmudgeon Justin Benton takes a good, hard look at assholes.

And You May Find Yourself

Failure Is Not an Option

Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy and I Don’t Want to Grow Up
Justin Benton has the twenty-nine-year-old blues.

How to Disappear Completely
Justin Benton examines the disturbing world of Facebook deactivation and decides to give it a shot.

The Subtle Spirituality of Trans-Siberian Orchestra
It's a one ticket to heaven and back, as Justin Benton examines the cultural significance of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Who Killed the Rollerblade?

A Thousand Words: Woodland Road

Remembering Patrick Swayze

(The Review): An Imaginary Review of Wilco’s New Album Wilco (The Album)
You're clearly sad that Wilco doesn't rock anymore. But when did they ever?