In 1986, Huey Lewis and the News contended that it was “hip to be square.” They were wrong. But I have a similarly paradoxical maxim for the ’00s: it’s nice to be mean. And I’m right. Of course, I don’t think that the kind of “mean” that...
In October 2004, “shock jock” Howard Stern announced he’d be leaving 92.3 K-Rock when his contract expired for greener pastures. His destination: Sirius satellite radio. His motives? Following the Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction” incident at the Super...
After three years of war and occupation in Iraq, many Americans across the political spectrum are having a difficult time finding a constructive position. According to media reports, one would think there is only a choice between two sides: you either support the U.S. occupation and the...
Jean-Bertrand Aristide: Once seen as the savior of Haiti. On February 7 and January 25, Haitians and Palestinians (respectively) went to the polls. Haiti has been an independent republic since 1804, and is one of the founding members of the United Nations. Palestine is a territory...
“It’s really surreal,” cartoonist Matt Wuerker observed. “It’s like something out of a Kurt Vonnegut novel.” And it is. In September, Fleming Rose, the editor of the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Poston, invited cartoonists to “draw Mohammed as you...
