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Savage Nation shock jock Michael Savage may think autistic children are bratty or that the Koran is a “book of hate”, but there’s at least 8 million Americans who tune in everyday to show allegiance or passive outrage.  However, the U.K. thinks Savage is abominable.  In fact, Mister Savage Nation has recently been prohibited from…

A new John Lennon exhibit at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame Annex will be a welcome event for most of the music world.  John Lennon was more than just a Beattle; he was an artist, a peace activist and the husband of a Yoko Ono.  However, an exhibit that features a paper bag containing the…

I have a confession:  I have not seen the new Star Trek yet.  I’m not a Trekkie, but I absolutely love Sci-Fi.  The idea of life beyond Earth where new rules and new possibilities of humanity [or humanoid-anity] is the biggest turn on since the British Imports of the 80s invaded the ‘burbs of southern…

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and I’m celebrating. My primary mother, Joan Theresa Elder, lost her life to ovarian cancer in 1995.  Her end was tough, but her life was full, vibrant, challenged, and a wonderful template for anyone in pursuit of humanity. I simply want to acknowledge the seeds my mother planted in the garden…

President Obama will sign the National Prayer Day proclamation today, but he will not hold prayer in the White House.  Well, he may pray privately, but that’s his business. We all know this country is full of Christians and prayer means everything to them. We all know former presidents Bush and Reagon put the Christian…

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently asked if his state should legalize pot and tax its proceeds. His answer was sweet and simple: Let’s talk about it.  Apparently, recent polls suggests 56 percent of Californians give the thumbs-up for legal marijuana use and with a state literally about to fall into the ocean, economically, well,…

This may not be incredible news, but it’s certainly worthy news. Fox has ordered two seasons of The Cleveland Show.  Mike Henry’s brainchild is a spin-off of The Family Guy.  The Cleveland Show will follow the animated Cleveland Brown to Virginia where he settles down with a high school sweetheart and a collage of other…

I couldn’t sit with myself if I didn’t offer an official farewell to painter Ernie Barnes.  The prolific and talented painter passed away Monday.  I don’t know about you, but I grew up watching reruns of Good Times and gazing at the cover of Marvin Gaye’s I Want You as my parents listened and grooved…

Disney’s The Princess and the Frog won’t be released until December 11, but there’s already drama.  Princess Tiana, played by Dreamgirls’ Anika Noni Rose, is a young girl living in New Orleans’ French Quarter during the Jazz Age.  Of course, she has to kiss a frog on the lips in order to break the spell…

I agree with President Obama as well as NYC Mayor Bloomberg about the recent flyover in lower Manhattan.  That was one of the most idiotic and senseless government-approved decisions in quite some time.  A photo shoot of a Boeing 747 near the site of 9/11?  It doesn’t get any more heartless than that.  Louis Caldera,…