The Veldt gets political
“The only revolution in which the goal is a desegregated lunch counter, a desegregated theater, a desegregated park, and a desegregated public toilet; you can sit down next to white folks on the toilet. That’s …
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Hey Vice! Don’t Blame X for Millennial Narcissism.
Hey Theis, interesting piece you wrote for Vice a couple weeks back—the one about Generation X fucking up Millennials good. As a member of Generation X, I like that you called us your big brothers …
#citycouncil
I attended a city council meeting for the first time the other day. I’m involved in various community organizations and they were voting on something (very simple) regarding something i’m involved in.. kind of embarrassed …
CVS To Stop Selling Cigarettes. So What?
The way that CVS was praised today you would think they had announced a company-funded initiative guaranteeing the end of homelessness, or maybe something slightly smaller and more achievable like paying their employees a living …
The Melancholy of “Fifth” State of the Union Addresses
With what seems like 99% of the nation in the throes of yet another arctic blast, and the resulting ice and snow blasting a sizable chunk of that 99%, it’s only fitting that 100% of …
Wendy Davis Didn’t Lie
So this is how it works: The GOP is a bitter bunch, with a serious and well-deserved inferiority complex. They like to go tit-for-tat. So, back in 2008, when the McCain campaign was releasing attack …
Weed Roundup!
In our last Weed Roundup we gave you tips on where to go to find the news you needed to know about the implementation of recreational pot sales in Colorado. This go around, we have …
The Next Crazy Idea From The Right That Just Might Work
A disturbing read by Salon’s Paul Rosenberg today in which he he describes the ideas presented in a conference call he was able to eavesdrop on that was led by rising conservative idea-man Charles Kacprowicz. …
A Star is Born
As the Chris Christie “Bridgegate” coverage becomes more heated and more inescapable, and local Democrat senators begin talking about impeachment; as the full gamut of MSNBC hosts gleefully celebrate the impending demise of the GOP’s …
Chasing the Dragon: An Ode to Atlantic City
Today, after 34 years, The Atlantic Club, the former Golden Nugget/Bally’s Grand/Hilton, closes its doors. In 1980, the then Golden Nugget became Atlantic City’s sixth casino to open after the 1976 legalization of gambling. Within …
The Christie Conspiracy Theory
On Wednesday, I wrote about the now inescapable Chris Christie bridge story. It had been simmering for a couple of months, but hit full boil status when texts and emails were released implicating top Christie …
Christie’s Bridge
Back in early December, Rachel Maddow began to hammer on New Jersey’s governor and potential 2016 Presidential candidate Chris Christie for a burgeoning scandal in his home state. Basically, in September, New York and New …
Weed Roundup!
I considered covering the first day of legalized recreational pot sales. Having been up all night celebrating the dawn of a new year, though, and looking out my window to see snow billowing and ice …