Archive | April 22, 2011

Does our society only value manipulation?

By Lee Camp Follow me at Twitter.com/LeeCamp

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Pastor Terry Jones, a publicity seeking rogue, sits in court in Michigan

by Jane Briggs-Bunting Florida Pastor Terry Jones is in a Dearborn, Michigan court this morning (April 22) trying to persuade a jury of seven that his plans to hold a protest later today in front of the Islamic Center of America should be allowed, and he should not have to post a $40,000 peace bond. The Dearborn […]

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On Richard Pryor: It was something he said

The great medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer created timeless characters in his Canterbury Tales; archetypal personalities such as the Wife of Bath and the Miller endure to this day. Through them Chaucer could readily celebrate, criticize and satirize different aspects of the society of his time. Additionally, Chaucer, as a public servant and man of the […]

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30-Day Song Challenge, day 25: a song that makes me laugh (okay, several songs that make me laugh)

This is more like it. Sorta. The technical answer to the question is “everything that Electric Six has ever released.” Some of their songs are more hysterical than others, though. Like this, which I barely know how to describe, other than to say this is why you need to keep nutbags like Dick Valentine away […]

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