I have unfriended a couple of people on Facebook, acquaintances or former coworkers spouting Tea Party propaganda mostly. There were heated discussions at times on the site, but in both instances, I just quietly terminated the connection. No announcement, no formal comment, just a decision that they weren’t worth wasting my time and energy on. […]

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A big part of getting good seats at baseball games is the feel of being near the field, a better chance for a foul ball, and being on television. When I worked at Wrigley Field in the seats closest to the field, my grandmother used to look out for me in the stands. She said […]

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Other than the asinine rulings of the Supreme Court this week, the most depressing thing about life in this country was the $100 million earned by Michael Bay’s latest piece of cinematic excrement: “ Transformers: Age of Extinction.” Despite replacing current celebrity magazine bad boy Shea LaBeouf for Mark Wahlberg, I have already heard about […]

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Rich people aren’t like normal people. For one thing, of course, they can buy almost anything they want. The people around them don’t dare tell them no. As a result, they believe that the entire world can’t rebuke them in any way, and today’s oligarchs really believe that they are above all law and rules […]

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This week, rookie NFL jersey sales are centered on two players: Johnny “Football” Manziel Cleveland Browns jerseys, and St. Louis Rams Michael Sam jerseys. OF course, Manziel is the former Heisman Trophy winner whose draft stick fell until Cleveland drafted him with the 22nd pick in the first round. Small, not possessing the strongest arm, […]

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I never thought in all my life I would EVER type the words Jesus Christ, Andrew Lloyd Webber and John “Rotten” Lydon in the same sentence. That is, unless Lydon was arrested for pissing on Lloyd Webber, that is. However, someone got the idea to put on a traveling rock concert version of Lloyd Webber’s […]

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So, I watched the Oscars last night, and there’s enough coverage on the very long, boring show, Ellen DeGeneris’ bits and the like. I just wanted to formalize here my thoughts on the awards and the films. First, “Gravity” deserved all of the technical awards. It put the audience into space right next to Sandra […]

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