Look, I could just knock out 1,000 words on the latest Republican idiocy. I could tell you all about freshman congressman Kevin Yoder skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee on a “fact-finding mission” that sounded a hell of a lot more like a lobbyist-financed vacation to Israel. (The trip for 30 lawmakers, staff members, and [...]
Who is DJ Khaled, really? Over-25s in Miami may have a faint memory of when he actually used to DJ, cutting up hip-hop and dancehall and yelling in equal measures on semi-legal radio stations like Mixx 96. These days, though, he’s more of a mystery, a character (caricature?) who has a knack for showing up [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
