Why Are We Still Obsessed With “American Idol”?
Categories: Pop Culture
It’s still around, we’re still eerily drawn to Steven Tyler’s semi-inappropriate comments towards teenage girls and Randy’s “dawgs” while J.Lo sits there and tries to look hot enough to resurrect her career. But why??
Home is Where the Hamburger Is
Categories: Pop Culture
Maybe the burger is an American icon because it’s the most prevalent source of familiarity available to us, but somehow a sandwich has become part of our national identity.
America: Still Great, But Not The Best
Categories: Current Events
How great do you think America is? Are we still the greatest country in the world? Gen Y may be humbling the traditionally pompous nature of Americans when it comes to nationalism.
From Playboy to the Burqa Ban: The Freedom for Muslim Women
Categories: Current Events
There is no right or wrong way to express one’s own individuality. Deciding for Muslim women is how not to save them.
The Two Roads of the Drug War
Categories: Current Events
Amidst everything that has gone on in the past few months, the drug war has been slightly overshadowed by other important issues. However, it remains relevant and ongoing in the background.
America’s Sweethearts: Millennial Edition
Categories: Pop Culture
These women prove there’s still a need for a charisma and talent that goes beyond the instant gratification of the internet culture.
Bristol Palin’s Mommy Memoir (With Political Aspirations)
Categories: Current Events
Thoughts on Bristol Palin’s rumored memoirs, as well as her future political aspirations, and why both are ridiculous.
Dressgate 2011: Should We Care What Mrs. Obama Wears?
Categories: Pop Culture
The latest scandal in Washington doesn’t involve drugs or bribery or even politics. Dressgate 2011 was all about the First Lady and fashion.
I am politician, and so can you
Categories: Current Events
As the most educated generation in American History, many Millenials find this new trend troubling, and we’re not buying this silliness. We remember sitting back in class and learning that it is education, not willful ignorance, which guarantees the longevity of a democracy.
Would you want to try out the pain ray?
Categories: Current Events
American prisoners are being used in an experimental run with an invisible pain ray? And it’s happening against their will? Seems like a sci-fi movie plot, right? Only, it isn’t.
