Where Are the Riots?
By Saxon Baird - Jan 12th, 2009 at 5:01 pmYou’ve probably heard by now, but in Oakland, 22-year-old Oscar Grant of Hayward, California was shot and killed by a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)…
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Music NOT to Look Forward To in 2009
By Saxon Baird - Dec 17th, 2008 at 5:00 pmHoobastank
Making list of releases to come out the following year is stupid. Think about it: the biggest new band of 2009 is someone you…
Call in Gay Tomorrow
By Saxon Baird - Dec 9th, 2008 at 4:01 pmComedian and trainer Sean Hetherington has launched a web site encouraging those in the LGBT community and allies to call in “gay” to work tomorrow,…
Bjorn Borg Wants You to Love
By Saxon Baird - Dec 4th, 2008 at 1:58 pmA new ad released by Bjorn Borg reveals that the Swedish-born former tennis great is dedicated to providing “Love for All”:
The ad is a…
Really, New York Post?
By Saxon Baird - Nov 20th, 2008 at 12:27 pmThe 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 pmLike 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 amA 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 pmHearing 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 pmMichigan 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 amAccording 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 pmPut 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 pmDutch 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 pmRielle 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 amThe 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 pmOver the last two weeks a number of publications have taken up the task at examining the anomaly that is evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who…
