By: Geoffrey Yonil Cairo did it, why can't we? I wonder if that was the thought process behind this new fad to make Facebook groups and events to boycott big oil this March? Obviously it's not that simple; it never is. Sarah Thompson, one of the fad starters, claimed…
By Gina Volpe Like vacations and naps, all good things must come to an end, and so went my love affair with Facebook. Much like a boyfriend who started out so promising, letting you in on his world filled with cool people who knew how to spell, but who…
By: EinsteinLite Recently my girlfriend and I watched a documentary about the Himalayas which centered on the amazing creatures of the Tibetan plateau. While getting an up-close view of the visage of the Himalayan fox, we were both struck by the symmetry, color coordination and regal features of this…
Anyone who has attended college, I hope has had the pleasure of witnessing the Bible Blasters that often occupy the campus’ free speech area. You may ask, “Bible Blasters?” I refer to them as Bible Blasters for the sole reason that one or 2 (usually) men occupy the free…
By: Thomas Ponsive Wired Magazine recently came out with an article called '1 Million Workers. 90 Million iPhones. 17 Suicides. Who's to Blame?' The article's title right from the get go makes you wonder, what's the correlation? The company that makes iPhones over in Shenzhen, China, Foxconn, has made…
By: Jim Hoover Republicans are united in pettiness and vindictiveness. If that isn’t enough, they lie with impunity; for a media that checks veracity has long fled the American scene. The neo-conservative paradigm they must follow requires certain generic qualities; that is, if they don’t want to be drummed out of the…
By: Gina Volpe New studies released show that one in five divorce petitions cites Facebook. Well, duh. Aside from the obvious conclusion that Facebook allows you to spot and then divorce the jerks who feature acoustic guitars in their default photos and post badly-written, inane status updates; communicating with…
By: Raelea C. Phillips Winter has two sides; a duality similar to that of the water sign, Pisces which begins in the final month of winter. While winter contains the dark melancholy of loss it also holds the promise of hope for a new season and new beginnings. We often…
How comfortable those seem to be while living their lives inside a shell of conformity. Traditions surround us everywhere we go, in everything we do, especially in what we wear, how we talk, and what television programs we decide to follow. Imagine yourself for a moment floating alone in…
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…