Ignorance ain't bliss...

Living in Perfect Harmony (Gorillaz - Plastic Beach)

2010-03-11T23:04:00.017-05:00

This week has been one filled with a whole lot of excitement for a sizable portion of the music world as Gorillaz' much anticipated third studio album Plastic Beach was released (listen to the tracks on Plastic Beach's Last.fm page, sans Stylo). It has been almost five years since Gorillaz' last album Demon Days, a

Pepsi Presents: New Zanzibar...courtesy of the Supreme Court

2010-01-22T11:25:00.017-05:00

The number of people who have any idea what the title of this article refers to is undoubtedly less than the total membership of Team Leno (I'm with COCO). It is a quote from an episode of The Simpsons where the family travels to Africa. While arriving on the plane, the flight attendant announces

They Don't Want Music

2009-10-21T22:59:00.012-04:00

Recently a friend sent me a link to Party & Bullshit in the USA, the Miley Cyrus / Notorious B.I.G mash-up song, proclaiming that it was “incredible.” I'll let you decide for yourself whether or not the song deserves to be held in such high regard; personally I think Biggie is rolling around in his grave waiting for someone to say his name three times so that he can temporarily come back to life

"You better hope Blue Cross doesn't consider ugly a pre-existing condition!"

2009-09-06T13:44:00.013-04:00

We are about to enter a very important week in the health care debate. On Wednesday President Barack Obama will deliver a health care speech to a joint session of Congress in an attempt to change the tone of the discussion. So far things haven't been going so well for the Democratic party. Not only is there no single bill that

Lost In Hollywood

2009-07-28T21:54:00.011-04:00

It's only July and we can already tell what the most important topic of 2009 will be; health care. I didn't say most popular because things that are popular have to have a certain degree of entertainment value to them. The issue of health care is the most important topic of the year because a great deal of America's future hinges on how we deal with it in the coming months. A lot of important

All The Little Birdies Go Tweet, Tweet, Tweet

2009-05-14T04:04:00.000-04:00

Yea, I Twitter. "Big whoop, wanna fight about it?" (Family Guy reference, I couldn't resist) But seriously, I do use Twitter to follow people that I find interesting. I follow ?uestlove (Drummer of the Roots, my favorite band) to find out how work on the group's new album is coming along, or what funny things happen behind stage at the Jimmy Fallon Show (I also follow Jimmy Fallon because he's

Old Man vs. O'bomb'a

2008-10-09T11:44:00.001-04:00

The past few days of the 2008 Election have seen a lot of talk about associations, grandiose assumptions, and terrorists. The McCain/Palin campaign have kept to their word and launched a continuous barrage of character attacks at Barack Obama, particularly over his light relationship with William Ayers. While throwing this red meat at their rallies, the two Republican candidates have incited some

Why Obama Has Already Won the Election...I Hope

2008-10-06T20:00:00.000-04:00

Today is Monday, October 6th and we are 29 days away from Election Day. After watching a concoction of news shows and looking at as many internet articles as I could, I've come to one conclusion about this political race: the only consistency has been the numbers. After all the rhetoric, spin, prodding,

Through the Looking Glass

2008-07-10T16:40:00.000-04:00

Hello, hello. First update in 2 weeks as last week was the July 4th weekend and I was all over the place without a chance to sit down and write something decent. I still can't believe it's already July... Anyways, I was without a phone for a few days this week and boy did I feel the pain. No texting, instant messaging, sending e-mails, checking scores, reading news articles, looking up answers

Castle in the Sky

2008-06-26T12:09:00.000-04:00

A few nights ago I was watching Jurassic Park, and was struck by the many similarities between the lessons in the movie, and the lessons we learn from urban and suburban planning. In Jurassic Park, scientists built a beautiful park with all of the precautions and amenities they could think of. One of the repeating lines in the movie is, "spared no expense." Yet, in the end, even with all of their

Judgment Day: One Hell of a Party

2008-06-19T18:12:00.000-04:00

I'm not sure just how many of you are familiar with the Terminator movie series, but a big company named Cyberdyne is taken over by robots too smart for humans, and said robots eventually destroy the world in a nuclear holocaust that would make Hitler shake in his boots. I was pretty sure that this scenario (however possible it may be) was pure fiction...until today. Familiarize yourself with the

NIMBY = Not In My Backyard

2008-06-12T13:16:00.000-04:00

So I'm taking this summer course titled "Cities, Suburbs, & Community" which (2 weeks in) has been quite interesting. It's basically an urban planning course that talks about how modern architecture and zoning policies do not foster community, but stifle it. In order for a community to prosper, the residents of that community must invest themselves in it, otherwise there will be no real progress;