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“Citizen Journalism”

Every day we read posts and articles online that fringe on — or cross-over the line of, being illegal by people playing “citizen journalists”. Ethics are something we think little of … Continue reading

June 3, 2014 · 8 Comments

Brand New Publication: The Intercept

The founder of eBay has teamed-up with truth-telling journalists; Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill, to create a new publication called, The Intercept, manned under the First Look Media  umbrella. Editors: Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Laura Poitras Senior … Continue reading

February 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

MAKING CONCESSIONS: Point Taken Pauline Campos

This past Saturday I made a post ranting on Huffington Post for their profile of Kelly Ripa’s abs whose headline told us ours were shameful in comparison. While most people … Continue reading

December 16, 2013 · Leave a comment

Throwing Darts

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but the darts you throw still hurt me. I am not a dart board. You are not a dart board either, yet daily … Continue reading

December 12, 2013 · 7 Comments

Twisted Tuesday’s Mix Tape: Holicraze

I have always liked holiday music, what I don’t like is the commercialism of the holidays themselves. It seems, the ones who aggressively remind us to “Keep Christ in Christmas” … Continue reading

December 3, 2013 · 15 Comments

Twisted Tuesday’s Mix-Tapes: Song’s That Tell a Story

Do you remember “mix tapes” from the 80’s & 90’s? What if you had to create one with a theme that someone else has chosen for you? For this weeks Twisted … Continue reading

November 12, 2013 · 29 Comments

Excuse Me, But You’re Writing History

Not everybody writes about news or current events, but those who do are writing history. Every post and page is its own legacy whether it has one reader or millions … Continue reading

October 24, 2013 · 6 Comments

Stop. Look. Listen…In Song Titles

What can I say? People are strange, but you’re not innocent of that same strangeness and charm. Don’t act like you don’t already know. Days go by and you still complain. There is no excuse to turn a blind … Continue reading

October 19, 2013 · 4 Comments

What is a Budtender?

Everyone knows what a BARtender is, so if you think a minute, BUDtender should be easy enough to figure out and if you thought BARtenders got an earful of woes … Continue reading

October 8, 2013 · 3 Comments

2027; a Letter From the Future PT 2

READ PART 1 HERE I haven’t been able to come up for 4-days. When I removed the covering and crawled out of my hole, my mouth was crusted, dry with … Continue reading

August 9, 2013 · 1 Comment