By Paul J. Burgess On June 23rd 1912, in Maida Vale, London, a boy was born who would go on to become a world legend. He was a man without whom you may not be reading this piece by means of computer technology. Without whom the United Kingdom would…
By: Daniel Mitchoff While watching Waiting for "Superman" one thing becomes blatantly clear: David Guggenheim spent a lot more money on the movie than the research that went into the movie. Yeah, the basic premise of a failing school system with the United States is repeatedly emphasized within modern…
By: Justin Finneston The news is aflutter with Obama's recent issue of an executive order that effectively warrants the detainment of enemies of the United States deemed "terrorists" indefinitely. Constitutionally, the executive order is in the gray area. Historically, though, it's not unprecedented. Most commentators seem to have forgotten…
By: Thomas Drendil STOP Teenage Suicide is a group of heartfelt, genuine and understanding people banding together on facebook offering community and hope to those feeling lost, alone and/or confused about their purpose and direction in life. Supported by Kevin O'Neil at Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook; 'STOP Teenage Suicide'…
By: Jack Synten Since James Kirchick's 2008 discovery of Ron Paul old (though not that old) newsletters from the nineties, Paul has been back-tracking quite a bit. His newsletters expose Paul's tendencies towards the conspiratorial, as he espouses ideas that a "race war" is soon to begin, the IRS…
Virginia and West Virginia police have a reputation not only for being sticklers on the law but for being incredible assholes. Be careful driving through these two states because they very rarely will have any mercy on you. How it is that some of these people (cops) ever get…
By: Victoria Westen Many glorify the legacy of Steve Jobs to iconic levels of worship, and much of it is justified. He was one of a few polymaths that innovated the fields of not only personal computers, but phones, music, publishing, video games, animation, and many more with an…
According to a written Biography, Midnight Oil are a legendary rock band from Australia with a career spanning three decades. They have a devoted fan base who refer to the band as 'The Oils'. Renowned for their unequalled live performances, the band released 14 albums and 2 EPs of…
By: Victoria Manuel From video at the bottom: "In 2010, 468 US troops committed suicide which surpassed the 462 US troops that were killed in combat that year. The number of troops committing suicide has been on the rise and many blame it on soldiers feeling detached from reality.…
By: Daniel Griffith Profit-driven market strategies have been used for the past century or so to dictate human behavior into compactable, superficial roles to sell a product so that we as a society will buy said products to look 'normal' so that we might fit in and be accepted…