by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 26, 2017 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
The latest entry in the Star Wars franchise has closed out its second week of release, and some media outlets are engaging in gleeful schadenfreude over the precipitous drop in box office receipts from Week 1 to Week 2. Two weeks in, the overall numbers are strong,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 16, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
Many who champion government involvement in people’s lives and decisions purport to do so to protect the weak, the disadvantaged, the oppressed, the less “privileged,” and the more vulnerable members of society. That last category was illuminated by...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 22, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
Ever think that something is so crazy that it can never actually happen? Or, that when it does happen, it can never be topped? I used to, but the news proved me wrong so many times I stopped making such presumptions. Today’s bit of OFFS: A University of...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Sep 27, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
Riot, public insurrections, activism: the definitions are as debatably charged as the modern hyper-prisms people look at politics through in this day and age, so henceforth, I’m referring to these things as “events.” Before we parse event factors or merits...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 29, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
The American band Rage Against The Machine, categorized as “rap metal” or “alternative metal,” is notable for, among other things, an overt political agenda in their songwriting. Unlike many or even most musicians who dabble in politics by...
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