Category Archives: News

Satan’s Bananas

Have you ever asked yourself, “What if Satan made bananas?” Sure, it might seem silly at first, like imagining that there are two opposing invisible entities responsible for all the good and evil in the world. But bananas would be … Continue reading

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How Do Ya Like Me Now?

Leave it to conservatives to play politics at such a time in America. A day after a successful mission to kill or capture Osama bin Laden, Bush Administration flunkies, Republican politicians, and the unabashedly biased boneheads at Fox News have … Continue reading

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Morgan Spurlock and the Greatest Story Never Told

A friend of mine sent me the above video of Morgan Spurlock’s TED Talk. For those of you unfamiliar with TED, it’s an exceptional forum where you’ll typically find intelligent people offering moments of enlightenment. This isn’t the shallow ideological blathering … Continue reading

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Chasing the Olympic Dream in the East Village

The Olympic Dream Is Alive And Well In The East Village I spotted this little gem on First Avenue in the East Village the other day. If I had my drinking gear with me, I would have stopped in for … Continue reading

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Facebook, The Social Network, & Why You Should Think Twice

I saw The Social Network, a movie about the founding of Facebook. Though halfway through I had to slip out into the lobby to check my ticket, making sure I didn’t wander into a screening of Douchebag by mistake (and the Oscar goes to…). … Continue reading

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FAIR GAME: A Look Back at Plamegate & Bush’s Road to Iraq

I went to see Fair Game, the Hollywood portrayal of the Bush administration’s scandalous exposure of a “soldier in the field,” a relatively successful effort to draw attention away from their misleading the American public into a war with Iraq, … Continue reading

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5 Things Everyone Should Know About Alzheimer’s

1) It is an incurable, degenerative, and terminal brain disease that slowly destroys memory and cognition. The earliest symptom is typically the inability to acquire new memories. As the disease progresses, long-term memory begins to disappear, confusion and irritability become common, language … Continue reading

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Winning & Losing: That’s What Elections Are All About, Right?

Or are elections, like the World Series, just another excuse for us to get drunk and shout at the TV? I enjoyed my voting experience. Though I would have preferred if they had vuvuzelas being blown in the polling site. … Continue reading

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Vote Wisely

Tuesday is Election Day. Perhaps we should rename it Vote Day, in hopes that more people will take the hint. I’m still undecided on several of the candidates. For example, I’ve got to cast a vote for the 14th district of the … Continue reading

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Halliburton to Blame for BP Oil Well Catastrophe?

Sometimes I wish I believed in conspiracy theories. This one is a gem. It turns out that one of the reasons for the BP gulf oil spill, the largest offshore oil spill in US history, was faulty cement used to seal … Continue reading

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