Once, many years ago, in a land far away between two oceans, with fruited plains, amber waves of grain, and potholes on its highways, there lived a young man named Sam. Now, Sam was a bright young man who wanted to work and save money so he could go to school and become an electrician. But the only job open in his small community was at the gas station. So, for two years, Sam pumped gas, washed windshields, checked...
Arts & Entertainment
Superbow(e)l
It is weirdly tautological for animations created to sell a product to ENDORSE that product as celebrities created by the advertising FOR that product.
An Open Letter to Current TV
If you want to play news, wear a suit and tie, and if you're in jeans, fine, but do it behind a desk. Contrary to popular delusion, you don't need to have a news staff prancing about aerobically to deliver credible, reliable, important news.
Time Wounds All Heels
HBO is airing Miller’s 2003 “The Raw Feed” comedy special, in which he sneers at anybody who doesn’t “KNOW” that Saddam Hussein was in cahoots with Osama bin Laden, who questions that there are weapons of mass destruction, and pooh-poohs the notion that not having an exit plan is any problem.
In The Land of Violation And Healing
A few days ago, I watched an interview with Angela Jolie about her new movie – first directed movie – In the Land of Blood and Honey. I was so deeply moved to witness her talking about wanting to open a discourse about the rape of women used as a weapon of war. It’s a much welcomed yet long overdue open conversation. I truly hope it helps bring the problem into awareness of our world and to heal the...
Iconic Singer Etta James Dead at 73
Blues, Jazz, R& B legend Etta James has passed away. She was 73. According to her longtime manager and friend, Lupe De Leon, Etta James “died from complications from leukemia with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side.” Etta James was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010. She also suffered from hepatitis C and dementia. James passed away at a hospital in Riverside, California. She would have turned 74 next Wednesday. Her manager Lupe De Leon said, “This is a...
Toilet Humor
That plop you just heard in the Conservative Cesspool was Rick Perry, dropping out of the race. He was goin’ for four aces but only ended up with a busted flush. Or, perhaps he’s just “seceding.” Courage. Sphere: Related Content
Bruce Springsteen’s New Single: We Take Care Of Our Own (Video with Lyrics)
Bruce Springsteen’s new single “We Take Care Of Our Own,” off his upcoming CD, Wrecking Ball was released today. ABC News notes, “judging from the names of the other tracks listed on the singers website — “This Depression,” “Easy Money,” and “Death to My Hometown” — Springsteen is once again wading in political waters and returning his focus to working-class issues.” “We Take Care Of Our Own” is a hard hitting rocker, in true Springsteen / E Street Band style....
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