Ripping the Headlines Today, 1/12/15
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is … Read more
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Lost Journal: New Year’s Resolutions for 2000
Journal entry: January 1, 2000 (age 30) We’ve finally closed the book on the 20th century. This year’s resolutions are more important than usual, because they have to … Read more
‘The Onion’ and Six Other Fake News Websites to Close
“World insanity is beyond our writers’ imaginations,” says Onion fake news editor. CHICAGO — “The Onion” managing editor, Russell Sprouts, announced today that the well-known fake news outlet … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Resolutions for 1990
Journal entry: January 1, 1990 (age 20) Hmm, 1990. There’s only 10 years left in the Millennium, so I need to make some big strides to prepare my … Read more
College Bowl Games Become Corporate Money Games
Rather than reflecting a sense of place and local pride, the new bowl games are money hustles Growing up in Texas, I learned that God and guns were … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Eve Party for Thirty ’80s Teens
Journal entry: December 31, 1982 (age 13) – ’80s Teens As I sat glued to the boombox in the corner of his basement, John Giroux’s third annual New … Read more
Tony Blair Calls for the Restoration of Pope Benedict XVI
Announces international “Bring Back Pope Benny” campaign, backed by the Kochs LONDON — Former British Prime Minister and converted Catholic Tony Blair called upon the Vatican today to … Read more
Insight: Justin Renteria
An interview with Justin Renteria My connection with New York City’s still influential Village Voice stems from several things. We lived in Greenwich Village for some 14 years, … Read more
Populist Proposals Win in 2014
Populist ideas win big, but not Democrats There’s no denying that Democrats took a drubbing at the polls in 2014. Running cautious campaigns and shying away from Obamacare, … Read more
Smart Home Threatens Owners with Eviction
They are in big demand, but this ‘smart home’ is a little full of itself Smart homes have been around for a couple of decades now. Special wiring … Read more
