July 14, 2008 - 9:30 am
, By Andrew - Hunter College
The political world has its panties in a bunch this morning over the cover illustration of this week’s (July 21st) cover of the New Yorker. This illustration by Barry Blitt, called “The Politics of Fear,” combines every smear tactic so far used against presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.
The Obama campaign has already called it “tasteless and offensive,” reports the Huffington Post. And nobody else really knows what to think of it.
Is it ok because it’s the New Yorker? Should we freak out about this like we freak out about everything else, or try to explain it, so we seem more sophisticated? This seems to be the internal battle of the media, but screw them. How do you feel about it?
The New Yorker cover: social satire or a vicious political hit?
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June 26, 2008 - 12:30 pm
, By Jeff - Iona College
The experts who have helped establish a global reliance on oil and wasted billions of dollars trying to turn corn into gas, have now turned their attention to nature’s biggest natural power generators. Volcanoes and hot springs could supply up to 25-percent of America’s power needs–and as fuel prices soar, Alaskan officials announced the exploration of the state’s volcanoes.
Companies are being invited to lease the rights to explore geothermal resources beneath Mount Spurr, a snowcapped 11,070-foot volcano that most recently erupted in 1992, showering much of Anchorage with volcanic ash. The state Division of Oil and Gas hopes the lease sale, due to go ahead in August, will be the first of many. It is also considering allowing exploration of the 4,134-foot Augustine Volcano, 171 miles southwest of Anchorage. Read More »
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November 16, 2007 - 2:20 pm
, By Josh - UMASS, Lowell
Whether taking a flight home for the holidays or embarking on a cross-country road trip, traveling with electronics is essential to your happiness, unless you enjoy being bored out of your mind and are allergic to fun. If that’s the case…I can’t help you. Nobody can.
The following gadgets will assist you greatly on your grand adventure:
Nintendo DS
I love the multi-purpose Sony PSP as much as the next guy (what does that phrase even mean?), but I find myself returning to the simple charms of the Nintendo DS far more often. The stylus-based gameplay is tailor-made for wasting time during those long stretches on the road/in the air. Couple that with a long battery life and it’s a no-brainer (unless you have Brain Age 2). Read More »
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September 19, 2007 - 11:00 am
, By Josh - UMASS, Lowell
The approval rate of President George Bush and Congress has plummeted - again.
As of this morning, a Reuters/Zogby poll indicated that only a paltry 29 percent of Americans give Dubya the thumbs-up while a baffling 11 percent approve of the job Congress is doing. Both numbers are a record-low for each, leaving nothing short of complete doubt over the powers handling America’s policies. The country fears a recession within the next year - not good.
Stirring the pot even further was the release of a few more important percentages: only 27 percent of likely voters think that our policies are up to par while the vast majority (over 60 percent) is worried about the fate of our country at this time. Read More »
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