Ornette Coleman, one of the greatest jazz musicians to ever live and quite possibly the greatest jazz musician living in 2015, has died at the age of 85. I guess I'd now give that greatest living jazz musician title to either Cecil Taylor or William...
Author: Erik Loomis
I find it fascinating that as the lower end fast food chains find their sales slipping, a solution is to create the most ridiculous and/or disgusting food possible. Such is.
Sadly, the New York Times Disunion series has come to an end. I was hoping it would continue into Reconstruction, as the union was not exactly reunited immediately when the.
It's becoming increasingly clear that fast track for the Trans-Pacific Partnership is going to pass and it's going to include the Trade Adjustment Assistance as a sop to American workers. That Nancy Pelosi is working hard to round up Democratic votes in the House to...
A scene from the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, which started when whites stoned a young black man to death for swimming in white-only waters in Lake Michigan Historian Victoria.
I was on This is Hell! with Chuck Mertz on Saturday discussing Out of Sight. You can listen to it here. The interview was a solid 40 minutes which gave.
Above: How Jim Risch transports his Rocky Mountain oysters What do Republican senators eat for lunch? Have you been dying to know this question? Well, lucky for you, the New York Times is on it! Does Dan Coats like pie? Oh yes! Does Jim Risch...
Boy, I wonder where these health care subsidies come from? Republican Jesus no doubt. https://twitter.com/SenJohnThune/status/607990379619696640
Of course Ron Fournier would weigh in on the New York Times "the proper way for Democrats to win the presidency is to appeal to conservative white voters in Arkansas.
Above: The greatest television character in the medium's history I have a conundrum. I need a new TV show to watch. Now, I'm pretty behind on the TV revolution. Because of my commitment to film, I tend to go through TV shows slowly. Basically, I've...
Really glad to see California move toward a $13 hour minimum wage tied to inflation. It's not nearly high enough, especially for a state as expensive as California. The minimum.
Above: A clearly relevant threat to 21st century higher education administrators. The administration war on faculty has reached a new low at Oakton Community College in Illinois. Oakton Community College.