White power hip-hop? Seriously?!

Unfortunately it’s true. Some white pride kids are trying to infiltrate the hip-hop community. What’s scary is that I bet some Ron Paul fans from the suburbs – a predominately white middle class group of kids growing like wild flowers – would rally behind white power hip-hop music. What’s even more scary is that [...]

Hip-hop Republicans are Down With GOP. No, Seriously.

Hip- Hop and Republicans…., say what?  There’s something about that phrase that just doesn’t sound right… (click on the link)
Hip-hop Republicans are Down With GOP. No, Seriously.
Skimming campaign news items last week I came across a commentary on the theroot.com that made me giggle. It was called We Down With GOP and was [...]

Dominating the World one Gold Medal at a time

Here’s an interesting article, this guy breaks down the difference between different types of sports fans. And then he talks about what it means to be infatuated with only winning and not loving the sport unconditionally.
Check it out.
(originally posted on imagine.net)
Dominating the World one Gold Medal at a time

By Joel Ebert
7-25-2008
The obsession that some people [...]

Do We Really Want Change?

I’ve been wondering why we constantly make the same mistakes over and over again. Why it’s so hard for us to break old habits. At the same time, I’m also one of those people who doesn’t like to regret. How can I? I wouldn’t be who I am today without the decisions I’ve made along [...]

Obama, Satire, and Reverse Racism

By Sarah Viets
7-18-2008
This week, news anchors and politicians are attacking the New Yorker (a national political magazine) for printing a dicey image of Michelle and Barack Obama. The cover of the magazine is an image of Obama wearing traditional Islamic dress, Michelle looking pissed off with an Afro and carrying an AK-47, and the American [...]

Pop-Culture: The Monsters are Coming

Published by the Chicago Flame, February 18, 2008
(Inspired by Eric Ward)
Don’t forget, it’s a conspiracy! While our national leaders repeatedly speak of red and orange terrorist alerts, while they warn us of “illegal” invaders, our American leaders inspire fear.
Or do they?
Why am I so jittery? Do I subconsciously mistrust what’s unknowingly familiar? And [...]