SEK can talk about current films that make billions of dollars all he wants to; readers of LGM know that the movies that really matter are the ones I like. And thus allow me to recommend Alex Cox's essay on the superb Lonely Are The...
Author: Erik Loomis
The definition of bravery is a worker who organizes a union or speaks out about bad conditions in the workplace. That's because companies come down like a ton of bricks.
In discussing Hyatt Hotels heir Penny Pritzker's support of Obama while UNITE-HERE has called for a boycott because of the terrible way the chain treats its housekeepers, it's worth pointing.
Ancient graffiti more or less proves that humor hasn't changed much in thousands of years. Now we just have to discover the Roman Jerry Seinfeld.
Evidently, the recently deceased Sherman Hemsley cut an album with Jon Anderson of Yes. Although this makes little sense on multiple levels, there are many accounts that state it to.
Given the nature of American politics in the post-Citizens United era, it's hard to blame Obama for going all out for fundraising, especially since Romney is toasting him in the.
If the Romney campaign wants to run on an open platform of white supremacy (oh I'm sorry "Anglo-Saxon heritage"), I say that's the greatest thing since, well, ever. Nothing screams candidate of 21st century America like open white supremacy. I guess if Romney's goal is...
Last night, I followed an interesting conversation between Corey Robin and Michael Cohen on Twitter. Two people I respect a lot though they differ ideologically in places. The subject: whether.
Because liberal fascists have taken over our beauty pageants, conservatives have decided to start their own Miss Conservative Pageant. Never mind that many liberals are more or less disgusted by.
Sally Ride indeed blasted through the space ceiling for women. Her death is a sad day. It's made even sadder by the fact that despite her pioneering past, she couldn't crack another ceiling--the one allowing same-sex partners to receive the same death benefits from the...
UNITE-HERE has launched a campaign to boycott Hyatt Hotels. The primary reason is the very bad working conditions to which it subjects its housekeeping staff. Here's 10 reasons why: 1..
The American justice system--where rapists who shared the pictures of the woman they raped with friends can get off with a slap on the wrist and the outraged young woman.