June 20th is World Refugee Day. The Olympics, titled by some The Genocide Olympics, finds sponsor Coca Cola conspicuously silent. Coca Cola’s has been involved, their approach encompasses: immediate relief to those on the ground; investments to address water, one of the conflict’s underlying causes; and efforts to bring local …
Cuz Date Rape is Such a Yuck Yuck
I’ve never been so happy to be out of the loop of pop culture and into other things. I’m relieved I’ve never felt the need to hypothecate my humanity by entertaining myself with idiotic garbage, or finding the stuff rolled out by Gawker Media the least bit interesting, or entertaining. …
Happy Memorial Day
Oh how do you do, young Willy McBride Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside And rest for a while in the warm summer sun I’ve been walking all day, and I’m nearly done And I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen When you …
Interesting Irony
Phyllis Schlafly, darling of the Ladies Home Journal crowd, best known for her advocacy of the role of full-time homemaking, and her ten year battle against the Equal Rights Amendment, is receiving an honorary degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Along side her, among others, including the famous sexist …
Am I Not Human
Once a month, on the 27th, a campaign to remind us we are not alone. A campaign, small at this time but sure to grow, in which a simple question is asked. AM I NOT HUMAN We can sit by an rationalize on how the Olympic games are about athletes, …
