By: Eddie Vince It was Albert Camus that postulated that we must look at Sisyphus, the Ancient Greek myth of a king punished by the gods to roll the same boulder up a hill for eternity, and picture him as happy. Camus looked into the face of the absurdity…
By Kenny Smith In an intriguing piece written for the New York Times, journalist David Segal traces out some of the early consequences of President Obama’s October 2009 announcement that federal law enforcement will no longer prosecute users and suppliers of medical marijuana, provided they are in compliance with…
By: Malachi Cane In March 2011, the people of Syria took to the streets to protest after a group of students who displayed anti-government messages were brutally tortured by their government. In response to the protest, Syrian’s government responded with martial law, killing anybody that would dare talk against…
By: Daniel Minox Tank Girl is the 1995 film adaptation of the British comic book of the same name. It's a science fiction story set in 2033 in a future desecrated by a comet that destroyed the surface of the Earth and made it look like any generic mid-Western…
"Tom's Diner" is an a Capella pop song written in 1981by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. The "Tom's Diner" of the song is Tom's Restaurant in New York City, which was later fictionalized as Monk's Cafe in Seinfeld. The song is written as a…
Foreword by Kevin 'Kel' O'Neil (Founder of WHOF) Dorothy Ducummon lives in Tumwater, WA. USA. with her partner Jennifer, and their two teenage daughters. She enjoys waterfall hiking, camping and fishing. She was a reserve police officer for 3 years, and now works as a detention officer. Her goal is to have…
By Maureen Dempsey, RNC-OB This past Friday morning, on the Huffington Post, the first story to catch my eye was this: “David Albo, Virginia Lawmaker, Says Wife Wouldn’t Have Sex Because Of Transvaginal Ultrasound Bill.” As I clicked on the headline, I thought, this is going to be good. And the gentleman…
By: Malachi Cane First and foremost, let me explain that I am in no way shape or form a spokesperson or representative of Anonymous. Ironically, this article’s thesis is exactly that: no one is the spokesperson of Anonymous, because for that to be true, Anonymous would have to be…
By Sally Malanga, Founder Launching in 1992, Ecco Bella is proving that business can be green, good for people, animals and the planet. I started Ecco Bella out of protest to the testing on animals for cosmetic products, and thanks to you, every day I keep my "activist eyes"…
By: Eddie Vince New scientific evidence suggests that vegetables are sentient beings that have similar feelings and senses that other animals have. While it's not entirely sure whether or not they're aware of their consciousness like humans, vegetables are now beginning to be recognized as life forms not unlike…