Since It’s Primary Night in Many States…
Let’s take a moment to remember one of the greatest politicians of all time, and contemplate what may yet come in the future:
Understanding What’s Really Wrong with Our Country and Our World
A lie is a kind of trade between the speaker and the listener.
We must always ask ourselves what someone is getting for our belief, and if it’s actually worth what we are getting in return.
This Little Piggy
This little piggy does go wee all the way home in this Geico ad…
You’ll Hear a Lot of Cool Stuff Tonight But…
… This Will Become Your Theme Music.
Rockin’ Bones
A song with a bunch of zombies as back up singers… need I say more?
Hollywood Babylon
One of my favorite bands of all time, New Jersey’s The Misfits and their tribute to Kenneth Anger: “Hollywood Babylon.”
The Merits and Pitfalls of Name-Calling
I’m not one for name calling especially in conversations about politics. I think it’s distracting and ultimately degenerates any conversation to a battle of “Yes you are, No I’m not.”
Wire -Mannequin
So here’s to bad influences, bikes under 500cc, malt liquor, Carolina MC boots, Poe Park, CBGB, menthols (hey we were kids), Levi’s, used cars, pool halls and all the joints that were open 24 hours a day. Here’s to remembering good music.
Which Is a News Outlet? -NPR or FOX “News?”
The choice is National Public Radio, Bloomberg News….. and FOX “NEWS.”
The Gentleman from New York Is Recognized…
Congressman Weiner sometimes leaves me speechless, as in this oratory…
The Titans Among Us
BP’s blown-out gulf well catastrophe may finally be “closed off,” allowing the wildlife, the people of the American coastal regions and by extension the world a chance to catch their breath as of this morning. Already scientists and engineers are making decisions on whether to reopen the well.
We are almost 3 months into this disaster, and not a single day after it its momentary (and possibly temporary) arrest and bp is already pushing for a chance to do more damage?
Where Do Creativity and Talent Come From?
While there are examples of people who have exhibited freakish artistic abilities, like the famous example of Mozart, -let’s be honest, without his father driving him, he would have grown up to do parlour tricks for the court and been something more akin to his era’s “Gallagher” or “Carrot Top.” His laziness and lack of drive in early life was as legendary as his ability to play counterpoint to himself on two separate pianos while blindfolded. Hard work made him into the Mozart that created the work we remember.
What I Didn’t Find in Detroit
A week ago, I flew out of New York City’s LaGuardia airport to the city of Detroit, Michigan. I was headed to Detroit to speak at the yearly Allied Media Conference, at the invitation of AMP networks. It was not my first time in the city, and it wasn’t even my first time since the recession began in earnest in late 2008. Barely a year since my last trip there, and the place looks markedly different, tragically worse of wear in various hard-to-ignore measures.
Man Jerks Off Horse and 100,000 People Have Nothing Better to Do…
In January, one of American Dad’s more asinine gags drew the attention of a group of people in America who always seem to be watching, making lists and redlining what they don’t find acceptable. The FCC, an unelected regulatory body of appointees that defines and enforces “decency” for our republic received more than 100,000 indecency complaints about this episode according to Variety. The FCC is now moving to fine Murdoch’s Fox $25,000 for not responding to its inquiry regarding the show’s January 3, 2010 episode, in which Stan Smith jerks off a racehorse, off camera. These 100,000 letters/emails/calls were the result of the Parents Television Council urging members to file complaints about the episode.