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Sinister vibes haunt marsh country of coastal Louisiana
In marsh country just a few miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, Chenier Perdue Road winds, in part, through rural Cameron Parish, Louisiana....
On World AIDS Day, longtime HIV carrier considers progress
LOS ANGELES — On this World AIDS Day, I will enter my 40th year of living with HIV. I have seen a lot over those...
Most polls merely good for getting clicks (and little else)
The wife of Noah Webster, he of dictionary fame, once came home to find her husband in bed with the maid. “Noah,” said Mrs....
Betrayal: Intersections of white supremacy & feminism
A day and a half after the election, to say that I was still dazed would be an understatement. I was in a state...
‘Worse‘ than you think: Betsy DeVos and the far-right
Yes, the Donald Trump nominee for the U.S. Secretary of Education is the same Betsy DeVos who cheered the defeat of SQ 779 and helped fund...
Make America Buy Crap Again: Trump’s $149 ornament
If your Christmas tree is lacking its requisite "tacky" this winter, POTUS-elect Donald Trump has you covered with the $149 ornament he is hocking online.
While any...
The Sundaze before Bedlam: Ode to Top Daug
He was the Top Daug
I'd like to think that somewhere out in the world, Top Daug is still roaming around being the hypest mascot ever...
Small Business Saturday helps the little guy
Among things I'm loathe to do, you can typically include "hype an event sponsored by a credit card company." That said, the concept of...
Black Friday: A manipulated means to a profitable end
It's that time of year again when TV news stations fill holiday A-blocks with a dozen stories on Black Friday, the day where America's frightening obsession...
Love us or loathe us, ‘thanks for reading’ all the same
Back in journalism school, our school newspaper's editorial adviser used to preach something along the lines of, "If half the people are mad at...