Wilco’s seventh studio album, Wilco (the album), is a well-paced, well-produced, and well-composed record. Continue Reading

Answer me this: Why do we care about non-human characters who exhibit racial stereotypes? The latest uproar involves two Autobots — the good guys — in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. These twin robots allow Transformers to traffic in pretty obvious black stereotypes: illiteracy, gold teeth and even an obsession over the status of one’s “rims.” [...] Continue Reading

We first introduced BetterThanTheVan.com to our readers back in July 2008. Since then, BTTV has grown a loyal fan/band online community. However, in order to continue providing a quality service for it’s users, BTTV will be adding some neat features to the website. Since web design and development isn’t cheap, BTTV is running a campaign [...] Continue Reading

Well, it’s official. Cable has won summer. Breakout hits are all over the place. Royal Pains is the most surprising of all, a sparsely promoted show that hit the escapist’s sweet spot: money and babes with some hospital drama thrown in for good measure. It’s so hot its ratings are actually growing week-to-week, which never happens anymore. USA [...] Continue Reading

Katzenjammer from Oslo, Norway consists of 4 ladies, 29 instruments, and a seemingly infinite amount of energy and mojo. Songs like “Demon Kitty Rag” conjure up the image of a mustached villain tying a helpless gal to the train tracks, which is probably a fitting song to mention as most of Katzenjammer’s songs remind [...] Continue Reading

Recently, a special youngster named Mike Cannon performed at my friend’s Graduation From College party. I’ve known Mike through my collegiate years, and honestly never thought he would amount to much of anything, because who should ever get paid to make penis jokes? As he got sloppier through the evening, he offended most of the [...] Continue Reading

A better approach towards agriculture or the first steps towards a agrocorp monopoly of the food industry? Continue Reading

We’ve got some Bonnaroo coverage coming your way, but to hold you over we thought we’d share this strange video of some hippie lady with a fu manchu dancing in the Tennessee heat at B’roo. Check out the guy in the back at around 40 seconds. Video after the jump! Continue Reading

click photo for video It’s been a minute since we’ve gotten political on here be it the result of campaign fatigue or blissful (and temporary) indifference, so let’s ease back into it.  After all, Palin is quite easy–no, I’m not calling her slut; calm down you Palinites.  I’m just saying she’s an easy target for political [...] Continue Reading

The World Digital Library launched April 21st, 2009 and its aim is to provide digital copies of a variety of primary sources housed in libraries and museums around the world.  While the collection is still growing, the future for this online gathering of history shows plenty of promise as many of the founding partners are [...] Continue Reading

A review of an excellent book about blacks and their struggle for equality. Continue Reading

Yet again, another instance of a dickhead with too much power for his pea brain to responsibly handle.  Is anyone else sick of hearing about this sort of thing? I mean, I guess the positive of this increase in police bullying is that they aren’t just targeting minorities as seen by the recent tasing of [...] Continue Reading

Chris Hansen is the man because he busts child predators on national television. He is also the man because he hangs out with the Last Vegas “Pimp Investigation Team” busting pimps. This Monday (June 15 @10p 9p C) Dateline NBC will premiere Chris Hansen’s latest hidden camera investigation: Vegas Undercover. Hansen and his team spent a [...] Continue Reading

Acquire A Cappella from UC Santa Cruz singing an a cappella cover of the Lonely Island’s “I’m On A Boat”. Take note of the flippy-floppies thrown at the camera midway through. (via @askthatdudepete) Continue Reading

*Note: The only reason I’m posting this is because it increases my chances of this letter actually getting to the team.  If you read this and are sympathetic to my cause please send it to ESPN, NFL Network, and any other media outlet that could help my message reach the Dolphins.  Thanks in advance.  I [...] Continue Reading