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Oak Ridge Boys to perform at SXSW

Debbie Michaud — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:09:07 +0000

Country/gospel quartet heads to Austin to school indie kids on how to really wear beards.

New York Comic Con ‘09: Three days, $7 sandwiches and several thousand costumes

Garrett Martin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:32:04 +0000

Am I so insecure that a chubby girl in an undersized Supergirl suit could make me think less of an art form I genuinely love?

Legendary novelty rapper records ode to Michelle Obama

Andisheh Nouraee — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:20:24 +0000

L'Trimm rapper likes the cars and the first ladies that go boom.

John McCain BarackRoll’d

Andisheh Nouraee — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:33:07 +0000

Australian blogger Hugh Atkin recently found the following un-aired footage of Sen. John McCain during the Republican National Convention: Bookmark It

A common voice

Amber Robinson — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:39:49 +0000

My heart lets out a tiny squeal of joy when I read Women Against Sarah Palin, a blog where women can vent their despair, defiance and outrage at the selection of the Alaskan governor for Republican VP candidate. Check out the 100,000 and counting responses of women across America. One succinct example: Palin is pro-coathanger. I am [...]

Atlanta Critical Mass was rough, but it wasn’t this rough

Thomas Wheatley — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:08:48 +0000

The Atlanta Critical Mass ride last month received a lot of attention because city police shadowed the slow-rolling gathering and ticketed cyclists out of the blue. That sucks, yes, but turn your eyes for the moment toward New York City, where police and Massers have never really had a peaceful go of things. A video recorded [...]

Calling BS on PBR

Andisheh Nouraee — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:03:21 +0000

In less than a decade, Pabst Blue Ribbon has gone from dying, old brand, to hipster dive bar icon. In addition to being cheap, PBR is popular because the brand connotes an anti-corporate , anti-establishment ethos. To its fans, PBR is the cool antithesis of Budweiser. Bud spent $1.35 billion last year begging Americans to drink its [...]

McCain running mate prize pool

Andisheh Nouraee — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:23:37 +0000

Sen. John McCain is about to announce his running mate, according to the Washington Post. I’ll mail $5 cash to the first person who correctly guesses the identity of McCain’s running mate AND the city from which McCain makes the announcement. Make your guess in the comments section below. Bookmark It

Memphis police imitate Chinese Communists

Andisheh Nouraee — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:22:07 +0000

Memphis police director Larry Godwin has sued to uncover the names of anonymous contributors to a blog harshly critical of the Memphis Police Department. The lawsuit asks AOL to produce all information related to the identity of an e-mail address linked to MPD Enforcer 2.0, a blog popular with police officers that has been extremely critical [...]

Emo is Russian for baggy pants

Andisheh Nouraee — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:54:03 +0000

American lawmakers waste our time and money on banning baggy pants. Russian lawmakers waste their country’s time and money on this b.s.: Russian lawmakers last month gave broad approval to a broad “concept for the spiritual and moral education of children,” including plans for curfews, bans on “emo and goth” fashions in schools and censorship of text [...]