David Banner Responds to the MS' Best Awards 2006After three days of media buzz from Bet.com, MTVnews.com, Sohh.com and the free2flow.com websites, David Banner is speaking out about the 1st Mississippi's Best Awards that will take place on Saturday, October 28, 2006.
Goliath Blunders, Passes BuckThe city is headed to court with The Clarion-Ledger over public records, where the city faces likely defeat. The city's violations of the Public Records Act are numerous.
Former JFP Intern Starts New Orleans MagazineI am writing on behalf of Voix du Vieux / Voice of the Quarter, a New Orleans based monthly publication that serves as a forum for painters, photographers, poets, fiction writers and musicians. We started this project just over four …
Chad Vader, Day Shift ManagerIn the spirit of yesterday's YouTube video link (and in homage to an old alias of mine--Ironghost will remember), I bring you the saga of Chad Vader, Day Shift Manager. This is much funnier than it sounds...
Dead, RisingYou + Mall + Zombies. Chop till you drop, ya'll.
The Morning After…Once Again.In this Reuters article, Barr Pharmaceuticals tries once again to make Plan B (or "The Morning After Pill) available over the counter...
You're Going to HelenaI have some long-term ideas about a new direction for this blog. This isn't it, but some things are entirely too clever not to share.
Seen the Tesla Roadster, Yet?America's newest car company was founded in...Sillicon Valley. Tesla Motors is a new auto company founded by a group of dot-com millionaires who, well, basically wanted to build themselves an all-electric sportscar. So, they did. The Tesla Roadster claims to …
So, What Were They Expecting?Am I the only one who thinks it's weird for The Clarion-Ledger to start off its back-to-school stories with proclamations such as the following, leading the front page today:
Fear of a Brown Planet?Over at Reason mag, David Weigel is calling out immigration hawks ... for racism?