HBO Game of Thrones Recap: The Mountain and The Viper
And we're back. Once again it's on! If you didn't know already this episode made it abundantly clear for the six millionth time that the show creators are just that, show creators, and are not solely...
View ArticleThe Real Life "Homeland": Did the US Negotiate with Terrorists?
If you've ever watched any movies featuring terrorists and the U.S. government, then you know like I do that Hollywood likes to showcase the U.S. government's policy on this issue: We Do Not Negotiate...
View ArticleVideo of President Obama Working Out in Poland - Security Breach or No Big Deal?
The video above is making waves and has many people wondering why the secret service allowed this to happen. President Obama was recorded during a recent workout routine at his hotel in...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Lone Survivor, Bad Blonde, Baggage Claim
Lone Survivordirected by Peter BergThere is a scene from the book Gates of Fire which captures what I think of as the elite warrior ethos which is displayed so magnificently in Lone Survivor. In the...
View ArticleHBO Game of Thrones Recap: The Watchers on The Wall
Some people say that conflict or war reveals who you really are. That's certainly the case in this episode as the Wildlings attack Castle Black from both north and south of the wall. Command is not...
View ArticleWe're the Millers: Racist Cop Killers and Cliven Bundy
As I mentioned previously about the Cliven Bundy situation the thing that most disturbed me was that the United States Government backed down to a few losers with rifles. This was a horribly bad idea...
View ArticleCongress Rocked: Majority Leader Eric Cantor OUT!
RICHMOND, Va. — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was defeated Tuesday by a little-known economics professor in Virginia's Republican primary, a stunning upset and major victory for the tea...
View ArticleIraq 2.0?
You ever feel like you're experiencing deja vu?Per Chicago Tribune:Islamist rebel fighters captured two more Iraqi towns overnight in a relentless sweep south towards the capital Baghdad in a campaign...
View ArticleMusic Reviews: Hot Chocolate, Funkadelic: Maggotbrain
Hot ChocolateHot Chocolate was a racially integrated though mostly black British band that walked in the interstices between light funk, pop, calypso, disco, rock, soul and reggae. So they had a...
View ArticleHBO Game of Thrones Season 4 Finale Recap: The Children
For the 5011th time I really do urge you, if you like this story, pleasedo read the books. The first three are really quite good, perhaps even excellent. There are many themes, subplots and dramatic...
View ArticleGENOCIDE: Contaminated Milk Being Sold in Black Communities
"How can diabetes be genetic in blacks when they didn't have it in Africa?"This was the question posed by a scientist whose research has led her to the theory that contaminated, radioactive milk is...
View ArticleUS Patent & Trademark Office Cancels Washington Redskins Trademark
One of the most important aspects to any profitable business is a term lawyers refer to as "intellectual property." Intellectual property includes things like patents which protect inventions,...
View ArticleKohl's Lawsuit: Deadbeat Client or Harassment; Brad Ausmus: Unfunny Joke
A long time ago before I was the sober responsible grownup that I am today I used to use credit irresponsibly and run up bills that were more than I could pay in one month. Doing this a few times and...
View ArticleJune 2014 Book Of The Month
It looks like this book could be an important companion piece to the book We will Shoot Back, which we earlier discussed. The author, Charles Cobb, is a former SNCC member and on the ground activist...
View ArticleBreaking News: The Central Park 5 to Settle with New York City for $40M
Central Park 5 to Settle for $40MBack in 1989 the City of New York committed a gross act of injustice, when they arrested the five teens above, coerced false confessions from them, tried them on false...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Non-Stop
Non-Stopdirected by Jaume Collet-SerraThe director previously directedLiam Neesonin Unknown. He also directed Orphan. Like both of those films Non-Stop has a big twist about 2/3rds of the way thru the...
View ArticleMusic Reviews: Ruth Copeland
Ruth CopelandRuth Copeland is a British singer/songwriter who for a time was married to an Invictus producer. Invictus, as you probably know, was the Detroit based record label that grew out of Motown...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: Clueless, Dead Broke and Not Well Off
When Mitt Romney was caught on tape speaking dismissively of the 47% of American citizens who did not pay income taxes and presumably would be immune to his appeals for their vote, it's safe to say...
View ArticleDave Chappelle Exceeds Expectations At Radio City Music Hall
Yesterday I felt as if I was witnessing a piece of history at Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan. After being on hiatus for a decade my favorite conscious comedian Dave Chappelle resurfaced for...
View Article***UPDATE*** Here We Go Again: The Supreme Court of the United States will...
*Breaking News* NO MORE PRESIDENTIAL RECESS APPOINTMENTSBy unanimous vote the United States Supreme Court sided with the United States Congress (who doesn't do their job), declaring that President's no...
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