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Michael Jackson Is BACK!
Michael Jackson just announced plans to do a series of concert dates in London, and I doubt it’s for love of the music, but I’m not mad at him. If I could pop and lock my way out of the red, I’d do it in a heartbeat. The hard truth of this revelation is that…
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Michael Jackson has an Announcement
Evidently, pop-star Michael Jackson has an announcement to make on Thursday. Personally, I’m expecting he’ll reveal that he’s from another planet. The last time he wanted all of our attention, Jackson was pushing back against criminal allegations and ended up telling us more than we wanted to know. There’s some specualtion he could touring again,…
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Gov. Bobby Jindal: Uncle Taj Could Save the GOP
Despite his apparent dissection from reality and a genral bad showing, I predict Gov. Bobby Jindal will be the GOP’s Barack Obama, and not for nothing. Jindal is America’s Uncle Taj: an Indian Uncle Tom who is way more deferential, intentionally blanched and non-threatening than Obama could ever be: Jindal is uncool, unsure, overeducated, earnest…
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Top Chef Finale: Carla was Robbed
It’s probably hard to believe, but I’m addicted to Bravo’s reality shows. First roped into watching by my wonderful ex, I find myself turing away from sports events and video gaming to “watch what happens,” and last night wasn’t any different. Bravo crowned Hosea Rosenberg the winner in their show “Top Chef”…. but as gracious…
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15 Good Reasons to Drop Out
President Obama said last night that the days of the high school drop-out are over and recent numbers suggest he may be right, but whatever, man—- clearly he has not explored all the possibilities. Talking meatpies like Gerald Bracey over at HuffPo trumpet the virtues of short-term job training as an alternative to short-circuit dropping…
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Drawing Conclusions
Editorial cartoonists are like any other artists: they are charged with presenting an accurate depiction of the world, as they see it. Now, they are all shook up about offending folks in the age of Obama, and this is a problem. They need thier freedom. I’d rather see offensive editorial cartoons lead to dialog, not…
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Carlita Kilpatrick: Wife of The Year
I don’t know how former mayor Kwame “The Text-Sex Mack” Kilpatrick will recover from the scandal that rocked Detroit, but his wife Carlita, evidently, has his back. In her first interview since her husband got out the joint, Carlita pledges her undying loyalty to her husband, even while acknowledging his shortcomings. Wow. I remember clowning…
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The Post Apologizes for The Cartoon
The New York Post has issued the standard non-apology, and given that there was no tangible goal to all the outrage and protesting, this will probably be the end of things. I don’t think this will lead to a change in editorial policy—it is the Post, after all. Of course, The Post will do this…
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Al Sharpton: The Doo That Cries Wolf
The problem with Rev. Al Sharpton is that when he’s on, he’s RIGHT on, when off, he’s WAY off, and no one can tell the diference anymore. So he may very often be making a good point, but thinking people reflexively turn the station when they see his doo pixelate onscreen, for he is the…
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When She Hits Him
In all the recent conversations about domestic violence sparked by the news, I have only read a few things about what men should do if hit by a woman, and the responses disturb me. I’ve heard the playground law: if someone hits you, you hit them back. That is reckless advice, because in the real…
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