Category Archives: Top Story
Academy Awards 2012 Thoughts and Predictions
While the Academy Awards are certainly more prestigious than their Golden Globes counterparts, they are nonetheless much more boring. I will be hosting Quizzo at Coyle’s Cafe in Roxborough tonight, and therefore will be unable to post or tweet during … Continue reading
SuperDPS 2012 Grammy Predictions (and Results)
As I try to do for every major awards show, letting a few slip through my fingers, I thought I’d make my educated guesses at who might come out with some big wins. After the passing of Whitney Houston the … Continue reading
Where Does Occupy Go From Here?
By now most media-indulgent Americans have witnessed the nonchalant pepper spraying of protesting students at the University of California Davis campus. And, if you are anything like most level-headed citizens, you were appropriately appalled. Much like the Penn State atrocities, … Continue reading
The Devil and Mr. Cain (of the Moment)
from JSonline. This is the full version of the interview that contained the 5 minute Herman Cain brain-shart that you will inevitably see somewhere on the internet/TV if you haven’t seen it already. Essentially, it’s another Republican “Oops” moment where … Continue reading
Occupy: the War Zone (for the Moment)
from 12160info. I want to throw all my support behind the Occupy movement, but it’s getting harder and harder. While I can’t condone the way they’re treated by law enforcement and right-wing pundits, the movement is distancing itself further and … Continue reading
Racism at Occupy Philly?
I’m not one to devalue and entire movement based on conjecture and hearsay, so let’s take a look at both sides. Today I received a message from Complex Brown, an African American (in the purest sense of the term) blog … Continue reading
Filed under Events, Special Guest Blogger, Top Story
Occupy Philly Day 4: #OccupyNeighborhoodofMakeBelieve
As the camping, campaigning, protests and bongo-drumming rages on, we are seeing an emergence of mock-protests, growing to Meme-level. These include things like #OccupyHogwarts, #OccupyMosEisley, and #OccupySesameStreet. So, in this spirit, I decided to make my own…and as of now … Continue reading
Occupy Philadelphia Pushes Forward: Day 2
It’s the second day of what’s being called “Occupy Philly,” a 99-percenter movement spawned from the spirit of “Occupy Wall Street.” For those of you who haven’t been following the events, they are essentially a rallying cry across the country … Continue reading
Filed under Educational, Events, Hot News, Top Story
Amy Schumer Pwns (of the moment)
from IFUCKYOUANDYOURSISTA. I guess we all watched the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen. I didn’t know so many people watched this shit, but I guess that’s why they keep doing more. The Internets are atwitter (no pun intended) with … Continue reading
Filed under Television, Top Story
When the Republicans Come Marching In
The third Republican Presidential debate kicked off this weekend in Iowa. Now that the candidates are starting to realize that the nomination is literally up for grabs, the ladder match has officially begun. The gloves are off and the Republican … Continue reading
Filed under Educational, News, Top Story
