Elizabeth Warren and Student Loan Reform
On Wednesday Senator (D-Mass) Elizabeth Warren introduced her bill, The Student Loan Fairness Act. As a result of astronomically rising college tuition costs and rising interest rates, Warren’s bill would seek to lower Federal Student Loans from 6.8% to 0.75%. The 0.75% is currently the interest rate the government gives to banks. Without question, I can say I would thoroughly support an action of this caliber. I work in a...
Washington Bullets
I remember the day when the Bullets became the Wizards. I had been otherwise unaware that a change was coming in the nation’s capital, so when I heard the news, my mind went through a series of questions trying to rationalize it. Was this an expansion team? Are they moving? Does DC have a long and proud history of magicians passing through its borders? The answer to all of these questions was “no”, which, to me, was perplexing. At the...
My New Vice
Admittedly I’m late to the party on this company, but Vice has a new show that has caught my attention. I was always aware of Vice as I’ve seen their “office” more times than I can count on my many walks around Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but never read their publications. I heard about the new show via my regularly viewing of Real Time with Bill Maher. The shows already had 4 episodes (it takes me awhile to add a new show to my...
Were You There?
Last week, a Reddit user posted a picture of a fourth-grade “science” quiz entitled “Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Gospel”, which subsequently made its way around the internet. It’s likely you’ve already seen it at this point; if not, the title does a lot of the explaining on its own. Its creationist-heavy content managed to spark another round of fiery bickering amongst the trolls that populate web message boards and comments sections,...
Instant Coffee: Chris Broussard, Shut the F*ck Up
So Mr. Broussard takes what should be a monumental day and shoves his foot so far in his mouth and vomits all over it. This guy is a moron on so many levels that its borderline amusing. Here’s the thing, you’ve royally fucked ESPN cause they were already oddly late to the table to even report this. And I can already hear the clamoring of people saying this falls under the Bill of Rights and his freedom of speech. Let us...
The Last Meal. Why?
Today I read a very interesting article on VICE about a series of photos taken by artist/photography Harry Hargreaves depict Death Row inmates’ last meals. The article is very interesting. Harry offers his suggestions on maybe why some famous Death Row immates order what they order. Seriously though guys, read it. As I finished it however I felt a heavy sense of unease. I am firmly against the death penalty. I think it is...