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Really, New York Post?

By Saxon Baird - Nov 20th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

The Dow drops below the 8,000 mark, New York City Police are currently in a clash with the federal government over surveillance rules, Madonna and…

Perspective

By Saxon Baird - Nov 5th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

Like many of us, I was in awe of the symbolic and historical significance of Barack Obama’s election as our 44th president last night. However,…

Working Through Oregon’s Racism

By Saxon Baird - Sep 26th, 2008 at 10:16 am

A life-size effigy of Barack Obama was found hanging from a tree Tuesday morning on the Oregon campus of George Fox University. The cardboard cut-out…

Is Suicide Post-Modern?

By Saxon Baird - Sep 15th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Hearing of American literature’s post-modern guru David Foster Wallace’s death by hanging, I couldn’t help but contrast his choice to take his own life with…

School Bus Advertising

By Saxon Baird - Sep 15th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

Michigan school children may soon be regularly exposed to advertisements on their school buses according to Advertising Age:
A number of the state’s cash-strapped school…

Michael Phelps loves Young Jeezy

By Saxon Baird - Aug 27th, 2008 at 11:48 am

According to an article in The New York Times last week, Michael Phelps cites southern rapper Young Jeezy as one of his top eight influences:…

The Olympic Village: Like a Regular Ol’ Brothel

By Saxon Baird - Aug 22nd, 2008 at 2:45 pm

Put together a bunch of people in their early- and mid-twenties who are fit, share similar goals and passions in a controlled area and what…

Favela Painting

By Saxon Baird - Aug 21st, 2008 at 4:11 pm

Dutch artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn have started a project titled “Favela Painting” where they work with local youth to create murals in the…

Rielle Hunter: Game Show Contestant

By Saxon Baird - Aug 20th, 2008 at 5:39 pm

Rielle Hunter: hippy, documentarian, seductress of high-profile politician John Edwards, and… game show contestant? An anonymous source just tipped us off that Rielle Hunter once…

BREAKING: Lieberman to Speak at GOP Convention

By Saxon Baird - Aug 20th, 2008 at 10:59 am

The Huffington Post just reported that a Republican official speaking on anonymity has reported that Democrat -turned-Independent-turned-??? Joe Lieberman of Connecticut will speak at the…

Rick Warren: An Evangelical that Progressives Can (Maybe) Be Okay With

By Saxon Baird - Aug 19th, 2008 at 4:53 pm

Over the last two weeks a number of publications have taken up the task at examining the anomaly that is evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who…

The Olympics: All About the Benjamins?

By Saxon Baird - Aug 18th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

Michael Phelps just put on what was arguably the most spectacular exhibition of athleticism in Olympic history. Newspapers across the country have hailed him as…

Mark Spitz: Loser of Records, Winner of Style

By Saxon Baird - Aug 14th, 2008 at 10:52 am

The Guardian reports that Mark Spitz, the nine-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer and, for the time being, the record-holder for most gold medals won in…

Dane Cook is Mad

By Saxon Baird - Aug 13th, 2008 at 1:28 pm

Apparently comedian Dane Cook is angry that the new poster for his upcoming film, My Best Friend’s Girl does not depict his true alpha-male nature.…

Politically Active in a Bunny Suit

By Saxon Baird - Aug 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm

Matt Singer from the political activist group Forward Montana has some new ideas about how to get Americans involved in important issues and out to…