The petrochemical lobby has the bucks, the high-priced ad agencies, lawyers, and legislators in their pockets. We have the truth and our creativity.
For those of you like me, today marks a day full of anticipation not seen since December: Wreck-It Ralph finally makes its way to DVD.
From the best political bits on late night to a few unintentionally hilarious moments from the politicians themselves, 2012 was a great year to laugh at politics in America.
For the past eight years the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society led by Captain Paul Watson has prosecuted anti-whaling campaigns near Antarctica and disrupted the annual Japanese whaling hunt. I spoke to Paul Watson via Skype on board the SSS Steve Irwin.
President Obama and Mitt Romney have only met face to face a few times over the last year. Besides the three debates, they appeared hours apart at the...
I'm not here to defend the Teletubbies, though, because, to be frank, they scare the living crap out of me. If they should be banned in Ukraine or anywhere else, I would absolutely applaud such a decision. SpongeBob, on the other hand, is a different story.
She designs and picks out all the colors and materials for her shoe collection and even visits the factories in Italy where they are manufactured. The result are shoes that are relatable and woman-friendly -- shoes that you can actually walk in.
To me it's more than a mere cartoon -- it's something that has brought me joy for 23 years now. It's even helped me better understand myself.
Here are eight things you might not know about Wall Street and the trader culture. Is Wall St. out of touch with the plight of middle-class America? Y...
One of my favorite shows is Parks and Recreation. I recently had the chance to sit down, drink iced tea and talk with staff writer, Aisha Muharrar, who is both insanely talented and a much more patient iced tea drinker than me.
Unlike Christians, Santorum and his fellow Roman Catholics participate in a barbaric ritual dating back two millennia, in which followers then line up to eat Jesus meat and drink his holy blood in a cannibalistic reverie not often seen outside Cinemax.
The key to enjoying "The Simpsons" now is to treat it like an old friend. Welcome it into your home and let it take you back to a simpler time -- before the craziness of the internet and the influx of racy, button-pushing shows. If you overanalyze, kiss your joy goodbye. You will hate the show and every single thing that happens. Because, if you get right down to it, the 500th episode has the exact same jokes you heard in the very first seasons.
For more than half a century, TV hipsters have had a profound effect on American culture. These characters taught many of us the importance of oddball tastes, wardrobe thrifting and (perhaps more importantly) the ever-lasting power of snark.
Is all TV good? Of course not! A lot of TV is crap. But denigrating ALL TV as evil is like burning all books because Snooki is now a best-selling author. That doesn't ruin my opinion of the written word or compel me to post comments like "STOP READING AND START KNITTING."
According to Marketa Irglova, her latest album is a direct result of her making a conscious decision to make music.