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Rent is too Damn High Party FTW

Last week I stumbled on one of most revolutionary political parties in New York.  It is called the Rent is too Damn High Party.  One look at the web page, and I was sold.  Jimmy McMillian (pictured above), a self

Healthcare – Let’s Fix This Thing…

Fight for Equality…

We all deserve equality, why is this even a fight?  And yet, I find myself gearing up for a trip down to Washington DC to fight for my rights.  It has taken me quite awhile to even dream of being

Vote Today!

Oh Hello Internet. If you live in NY and are a Democrat might I take this chance to remind you that today is a Runoff Primary? Record low turnout (which means no lines!) so you can just pop buy your

Its Gotta be Sad When Nobody Wants You to Run

Oh Governor Paterson… what a sad state of affairs.

Minotaur Tortures Prisoners at Gitmo – Hilarious!

Thank you Mr. Onion for making me laugh for so many years. This fake news is priceless. (Disclaimer: Theodore Barrett, the Former White House Press Secretary is my dear cousin Jay Potter. So my opinion is completely biased.) But you

Mainstream Media Bought Off By Medical-Pharmaceutical Complex

The number one problem facing medical reform is that the mainstream news media has been bought by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries. Two days ago I was watching supposedly unbiased State of the Union with John King on CNN. I

Jeffrey Wright Speaks

Actor Jeffrey Wright (one of my faves) has written a beautiful piece for CNN.com regarding the recent arrest of Prof. Henry Louis Gates and President Obama’s response to said incident.  Wright, himself, was involved in a dust-up with local police

Obama Weighs in on ‘Skip’Gate, Press Loses Their S***

President Obama held a press conference Wednesday night to shed some light on his healthcare plan.  In the final question from the press, he was asked for his take on the arrest of Prof. Henry Louis Gates, and of course…

France to Burkas: No.

  The French National Assembly is launching an inquiry into whether the wearing of burkas by Muslim women in France poses a threat to the ‘secular nature of the French constitution’.  A day earlier, President Nicolas Sarkozy declared the garment

Top Ten

Five Year Flashback: Top Ten Songs I Was Listening To – May 2007 Edition

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May 2007 was the first time since I started making mixes in January 2004 that the core set of songs did not fit on a single CD. It was also the first time I started adding in comments before the

Top Ten Coolest TV Characters from the ’90s

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1. Daria Being the cynical, anti-social painter was never so cool. P.S. Quinn and the fashion club like totally sucked.   Memorable Quote: “People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiment that differentiates me from a doormat or a

Five Year Flashback: Top Ten Songs I Was Listening To – February 2007 Edition

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My February 2007 mix originally clocked in at 21 songs in total, and you are getting the top ten. Some items of note: 1. This mix was the first time many mainstay artists appeared on the list, including Amy Winehouse

Top Ten Ways to Know if You Are a Blair Waldorf or Serena Van Der Woodsen

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Hello Upper East Siders. Some of you may walk the streets as if you own the town like Blair, but beware: Your actions may prove you to be more of a Serena.  Are you ready to take the ultimate test?

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