CISPA: Employers Can Demand Your Facebook Password
Though it hasn’t garnered the media attention that SOPA did, a new act currently working through Congress has the potential to affect the daily lives of Facebook users and even casual, online browsers. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), is primarily intended to prevent cyber terrorism. According to a recent PC Mag article, […]
A Letter to the Boston Bomber
The events of September 11, 2001 forever removed the phrase, “It can’t happen here” from the American lexicon. But as Americans, I hope we will never meekly accept that it does happen here. As Americans try to pick up the pieces from this latest attack on our great nation, the tragic twin bombings that occurred […]
Cold War Warrior ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, affectionately dubbed the Iron Lady for her crusade against encroaching communism during the Cold War, has died at age 87 from a stroke. “It was with great sadness that I learned of Lady Thatcher’s death. We have lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister, and a great Briton,” […]
Nicki Minaj remixes Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Tonight I’m Getting Over You”
The breakup ballad is set to release sometime next week. Carly Rae Jepsen refuses to settle for one-hit wonder status. Since February 2012, Jepsen has released three singles from her sophomore album, Kiss, and reached huge commercial success with her hit “Call Me Maybe.” As summer draws nearer, Jepsen may have another shot at topping […]
Redskins Star QB RGIII Blasts ‘Tyranny of Political Correctness’
Washington, D.C., Councilmember David Grosso has announced his plans to introduce a resolution that calls on the Washington Redskins to change their team’s moniker, posturing that the name is “racist and derogatory,” and that “it’s time to make a change.” Grosso’s resolution suggests “Redtails” as the team’s new nickname, saying that it would honor the […]
Today’s Headlines
The Kermit Gosnell Trial: Exposing the Reality of Abortion
The trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell ended on Monday, with the infamous abortion doctor convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter. The doctor’s abortion clinic, described by a Philadelphia prosecutor as a “house of horrors,” is no more, but the truth revealed in his trial remains. The doctor is […]
It Shouldn’t Come to This
Mental stability is something that I’ve always taken for granted. I’ve been blessed to heretofore have always been able to claim control of my mental faculties, so I’ve always been quick to dismiss claims of mental instability as “just an excuse.” That’s no longer the case. Whenever there’s a big national tragedy, especially those involving […]
Sex Cymbals
Today’s offering is called “Sex Cymbals,” a topic and title that is predicated upon the homonymic relationship between “symbols,” the things that are used to physically-yet-quietly represent something, and “cymbals,” the very loud instruments generally used to garner attention. For instance, Marilyn Monroe would have been a regular “sex symbol” back in the 40′s and […]
Listen Close! Josiah Leming Hits the Road for Headlining Tour
About a month ago, independent artist Josiah Leming hit the road with fellow singer-songwriter One Love for his first headlining tour, the Listen Close Tour, which will take him across North America. April 10 was the Atlanta stop, and naturally, I was in attendance for both the show and for VIP. And y’all, I think […]
Blooming Development in Africa
In recent years Sub-Saharan Africa has demonstrated an impressive level of economic growth. While the rest of world is suffering due to the economic crisis, analysts estimate that African economies are improving and have so far seen growth of around five per cent in the year 2011 and 4.5 per cent in 2012. This year […]
![Ke$ha ditches the glitter in favor of an all-gold look on the cover art for her new single “Crazy Kids.”
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Ke$ha releases “Crazy Kids,” recruits will.i.am for the remix
The reigning Queen of Auto-Tune took a break from her crazy, beautiful life and collaborated with the unfortunate King of Auto-Tune, will.i.am, on her latest single. Ke$ha took to Twitter to reveal “Crazy Kids” as her new single, tweeting “get. ready. ANIMALS!!!” alongside the single’s cover art April 18, 2013. “Crazy Kids” is the third […]
![No longer at the mercy of the Authority, Bill Compton has emerged as a vampire God.
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First Look: Pretty Little Liars, Teen Wolf & More
Feeling stuck in the “in-between” season? No worries! I’ve got you covered with the latest on a few of the most-anticipated summer premieres. ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars will return for its fourth season June 11. Titled “A is for A-L-I-V-E,” the première will pick up just moments after the Liars open the trunk of […]
![Times have changed since Brand New Eyes, and Tennessee pop-punkers Paramore are back with a new sound.
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Preview Paramore’s new self-titled album
After the band unveiled their new album one vinyl side at a time this week, fans can now stream “Paramore” in its entirety prior to its April 9 release. The band debuted the first four tracks of Paramore in a video on Paramore.net Monday night, and spread the unveiling of the remaining three-quarters of the […]
Get The Lead Out: Less Lead Equals Less Violent Crime
What if a terrible childhood, drug abuse, poverty, or criminal behavior is a result of chemical exposure? As absurd as it sounds, many scientists believe that violence in modern society is heavily connected to exposure to lead. In ancient Rome, lead was used gratuitously in everything from lipstick, to hair dye, to wine sweetener. Some […]
UN Passes Sweeping Gun Control Measure
On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly signed off on a landmark treaty to regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade, despite warnings from U.S. gun rights advocates that the pact could be threatening to the U.S. gun market. However, the vote capped a more than decade-long campaign by activists and some governments to regulate the […]
Don’t be THAT guy!
Today’s lesson is on the dangers of being “THAT” guy (or girl – no misogyny here!). We all know what I mean. In every office, store, bathroom, Plasma Center, friend group, family, or orgy, there’s one naive soul who violates basic tenets of common decency with absolutely NO hint of irony or awareness. It’d be […]
Jonas Brothers Shake Their ‘Pom Poms’ For Latest Single
After spending a couple years to focus on other commitments, Nick, Kevin, and Joe Jonas have reunited to work on their fifth studio album, which is set to release some time this year. The past few weeks, however, the boys have been focusing on their latest single ‘Pom Poms’, which drops April 2. The past […]
![Selena Gomez on the set of her new music video on March 4, 2013. The pop star has revealed that her upcoming album will drop in April, so we could be
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“Spring Breakers” star Selena Gomez’s breakup anthem “Rule The World” leaks
The dance track is all about the pop star’s breakup with teen heart-throb Justin Bieber. It’s no surprise that former Disney princess Selena Gomez took a page from BFF Taylor Swift’s book and wrote one saucy breakup anthem. Titled “Rule The World,” the dance pop track dishes on her relationship with Justin Bieber. Many got […]
Steubenville High School Rape Cover Up
Consider This A Call to Action: It’s no secret the lengths that some morally decrepit characters in our society will go to just to downplay rape and ensure that rape victims are blamed for what happens to them and that rape is even joked about. It’s also no secret the way high school athletes are […]
Frank Ocean is Bisexual
Right now, every website is discussing Frank Ocean’s coming out as a bisexual man and what a win this is for the LGBTQ community and how difficult this must’ve been for him to decide to do, and they’re right. However, I think people are comparing to this to the average scary decision for people in […]
