know your enemy
i heard this on the radio this morning, a recap of an earlier broadcast, please give a listen...
sometimes what lies just under the familiar can shock you, like finding out your neighbors are coneheads, or there is an interdimensional time portal in the back room of your beauty parlor.
yes, these are apocalyptic times, i'm reminded of medieval morality plays, or the satyricon (fellini, not petronius)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1148498
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2002/aug/hellhouse/