By: Jim Hoover Now that the great recession has drug down the great bulk of Americans, who is left to support the top 2% greed glut? The answer is Beijing. Republicans forced the continuation of the tax cuts for the rich on pliant Democrats, so now we can borrow…
The sign at the Tea Party rally “No Pubic Option” could be how the Republicans took up the war on family planning. Just a misspelled sign during a demonstration against health care reform? Honestly it could be a rallying cry for sexual abstinence as well, something our public funds…
By: Ray Rife – raysbbr@gmail.com Welcome to Ray’s “Boom-Boom” Room. I feel like I may be tooting my own horn in this instance, but helping someone to move is a true confirmation in friendship. Moving is terrible. So many people move differently. You can have the late packer who…
By: James Daniels Listen to any rock station on the radio and you may think Nirvana is alive and well. Their hits are still playing widely across most major radio stations. Likewise, you can still find their albums at any major retailer. Thus, to any Nirvana fan out there,…
By: Air Brin A recent incident in a high-end North Dallas Mall involving a Dallas Cowboy football player Dez Bryant and his sagging pants caught my attention since it has been all over the internet. Now, I am well aware that there will be no fashion shows this year…
By Jim Hoover Five faces tell the story – or stories, as it might be -- of Fox News Network. It tells a narrative of angst and spectacle that bends minds, heaves hearts, presses attitudes, and makes pupils wide. Bill O’Reilly, a Fox news icon, is depicted with a…
By: Amy Shakewell When the film maker Michael Moore first moved to Traverse City, Mich. there was a lot of ruckus made about his intention to improve T.C. Some were optimistic about his arrival, others not so much. We had letters to the editor of the local Record Eagle…
By: Ray Rife raysbbr@gmail.com Eldrick “Tiger” Woods. (Wait.) What was your initial reaction when you read that name? Disgust? Pity? Hatred? Respect? Awe? I’m sure for many people what they thought of Tiger Woods prior to Thanksgiving weekend 2009 has changed since then. Tiger was dominant on the golf…
By: Bobert Hibbill Put quite simply, the celebrity paradox is the phenomenon of the public projecting veneration onto these megalomaniac-ego personalities because of the public's sense of not feeling important. Many of the pundits and commentators that have talked about the paradox have stated the sycophantic tendencies in much…