Like it or not, bordern-hawk Republican Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu’s recent coming out of the closet is a hugely positive event for the gay equality movement. Initially, it looked like this would be another hilarious story of an anti-gay Republican turning out to be secretly super-gay, thereby humiliating himself and the religious conservatives to whom...
I got home this evening after a long day of mock trial tournamenting, and a friend informed me around 8pm that Whitney Houston had died of an apparent overdose. After some quick googling it was confirmed fairly quickly that this rumor was in fact true. I sat back for a moment, and just thought:...
Seemingly overnight, Gotye’s single “Somebody That I Used to Know” rocketed out of internet obscurity onto the mainstream radar. I heard it first on DaveFM, then watched as my Facebook newsfeed proceeded to explode with repost after repost. I checked this morning and the Youtube video for it has over 63 million views....
Ugh, the Bachelor. Let’s just begin, shall we? On this episode, the ladies travel to the third world nation of Panama. At first, I got all excited when I heard they were going to “Panama City,” but then I realized that this was not the home of the world famous Spinnakers. (I’d gander that...
Yesterday I stumbled across this transcript of a brief NPR piece called “Planning Ahead Can Make A Difference In The End” by writer Aaron Freeman: “You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to your grieving family about the conservation of energy, so they will understand that...
Noted child molester and pyramid-scheme operator Eddie Long knows that the only parishioners still attending his church are among the most vulnerable, insecure, uneducated, and superstitious residents of Dekalb County, Georgia. Most of these congregants only continue to attend New Birth because they’ve put a bunch of money into one of Long’s pyramid schemes,...
Many new lawyers, particularly those who went straight through from high school to college to law school, have difficulty transitioning from the application-based model of academic admissions to the anarchic, laissez faire world of the job market. This got me thinking about law firm recruiting practices, which, for very large firms, often involves partners...
I saw three great shows this week. Last Wednesday I caught Twin Sister at the Earl, and they put on a great, energetic set. From Brooklyn, they have kind of a shimmering / dancey-type vibe with hints of chill-wave sound reminiscent of Washed Out –lots of keyboards and synths and reverb-laden guitar hooks. Think...
I’m not gonna lie, today was a tough day in my professional life. (Yes, believe it or not, writing for biscuette is not my primary occupation.) So imagine my profound dread when I came home and remembered the self-lacerating ritual I’ve taken on of watching and reviewing each episode of the most vapid, mind-erasing,...
Atlanta traffic can try even the most zen of souls at certain times of the day, and while I usually manage to keep a cool head (especially when compared to my rage-bout-prone Yankee transplant friends), the past few months I have found myself getting increasingly worked up while in the car. My daily commute...
