Entertainment Archive
Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” and the needed return of Music with Meaning
Apr 11, 2012 in Culture, Entertainment
In Bruce Springsteen’s latest album, Wrecking Ball, the prolific American folk-rock musician and singer/songwriter pays homage to a country led astray; evoking sentiments of true-yet-forgotten American sentiments that for many communities hits close to home.
Howard Stern brilliantly and hilariously slams anti-gay bigots Bachmann, Santorum
Feb 9, 2012 in Culture, Entertainment
Joined by co-host Robin Quivers, Howard Stern makes some truthful, blunt points concerning the social demonization faced by gay teens and adults alike while justifiably blasting the bigotry coming out of the Republican party and religious groups across the country.
John Lennon’s “Power to the People” official video
Dec 9, 2011 in Culture, Entertainment
As a true visionary far ahead of his time having lived through some of the most culturally-turbulent decades in modern American history, John Lennon – technically a “foreigner” – displayed true Americanism that surely resonates with today’s instances of social uprising in the streets of every major city across the country.
Discovery Channel pulls climate change programming because we’re all idiots anyway
Nov 17, 2011 in Entertainment, Science
America’s obsession with dumb dictates our means of entertainment; what we watch, read and in turn believe is indicative of who we are as a modern culture.
Iconic American artist, poet, singer and songwriter Bob Dylan turns 70
May 24, 2011 in Culture, Entertainment
Bob Dylan’s place among the roster of ground-breaking, influential artists is without debate. As he greets his 70th birthday, we fans are left to contemplate the fact that music – real music – is sadly fading from our ears.
Conservative watchdog thinks gays are taking over TV, blames ‘Glee’
Feb 9, 2011 in Culture, Entertainment
While Glee may in fact flash images of drunken, scantily-clad teen sex and slams against Sarah Palin, why should it be subjected to an onslaught of conservative criticism while other shows are not, simply because its subject matter dabbles in “gayness?”
Fox News ratings speak for themselves: so what are smart people watching?
Nov 11, 2010 in Entertainment, Politics
With so much hoopla over ratings, is the Fox News network really doing a service to the American people? Or is it perhaps benefiting from our own shortcomings when it comes to historical knowledge and political apathy?
Onward, Obama: My thoughts on the outcome of Election ‘08
Nov 5, 2008 in Business, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Politics, Religion, Science
The past few months have been a wildly frustrating assault on the capabilities of Americans to come to terms with the state of the country as a whole from within, as well as in the eyes of the world. And after so many months, after years of disbelief, what I saw and experienced last night was something I was not ready for.
