iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Entries by Jay Michaelson from 10/2012

An Elegy for Brooklyn, in the Shadow of Barclays

| Posted 10.02.2012 | New York
Read More: Barclays Bank, Brooklyn Nets, Forest City Ratner, Barclays Center, Park Slope, Atlantic Yards Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Bruce Ratner, Jay-Z, Atlantic Yards, Barclay's, Barclays, New York News

Like most Brooklynites, I didn't break out the champagne when Jay-Z officially opened the Barclays Center arena. Quite the contrary: This odious monstrosity represents the death of a vibrant, diverse culture at the hands of a corporate monolith.

Read Whole Story

Why Big Bird Matters

| Posted 10.11.2012 | Politics
Read More: Big Bird, Romney Big Bird, Big Bird Debate, Obama Romney Debate, Mitt Romney 2012, Romney Obama Debate, Politics News

Many of my liberal friends have groused about this situation. They want to go back to talking about dull, numerical, substantive issues like the wealth gap or the Romney tax cut. They're wrong. This symbol is a winner for Democrats, both in particular and in general.

Read Whole Story

Still Undecided? Take This 15-Question Quiz

| Posted 10.29.2012 | Politics
Read More: Politics, Undecided Voters Guide, Undecided Voters, Undecided Voter Questions, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Survey, Swing Voters, Barack Obama, Undecided Voter Quiz, Politics News

Still undecided? If all else fails, this short quiz will see how your views match up with those of the two presidential candidates.

Read Whole Story

Straight Talk About Gay Marriage: 4 Points for Undecided Voters to Consider

| Posted 10.31.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Minnesota Gay Marriage, Marriage, Washington Gay Marriage, Bible Homosexuality, Traditional Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Maine Gay Marriage, Homosexuality and Religion, Maryland Gay Marriage, Minnesota Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Gay Voices News

One thing we've learned is that a lot of Minnesotans (and Marylanders, Washingtonians and Mainers) are sincere in supporting equal rights for gays and lesbians and simultaneously sincere in their misgivings about same-sex marriage. Yes, there are a lot of people sincerely in the middle.

Read Whole Story