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Racist vs. “Racist”
Following up on my post from a week or so ago about how the mainstream press has been struggling to cover the news in post-Trump America, I have a question. I was just reading an article on the NBC News website about Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, the co-chair of Donald Trump’s campaign in New York, […]
Posted in Other, Uncategorized Also tagged buffalo, Carl Paladino, Donald Trump, future of journalism, humor, journalism, Michelle Obama, normalization, racism 15 Comments
Why’s the internet turning on Jake Croman?
I’m fascinated by the evolution of frontier justice in the digital age. Whenever there’s a story of someone being turned on by the internet, I’m completely captivated. Regardless of whether or not it’s deserved, I just can’t turn away. It’s one thing to watch a story spread like Janet Jackson’s nipple across the internet, but […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 209 Pearl, accusations of racism, anti-Semitic, Artur Zawada, Bernie Sanders, Bob Dylan, class, class resentment, class warfare, economic development, entitled cunts, faggots, frat boys, gentrification, Hillary Clinton, Jake Croman, Jean Henry, minimum wage, Tau Kappa Epsilon, threats to the middle class, Uber, University of Michigan, wealth inequality 192 Comments
The Patti Smith Group’s Ivan Král on the origins of punk, Anne Brown on her platform for the Michigan House, and restaurant owner Bee Roll on her bumpy, awesome year… on episode 39 of the Saturday Six Pack
I’ve fallen behind in my write-ups of past episodes. I’m sorry about that. I thought, since we were off the air these last two weeks, I’d get caught up, but other things kept getting in the way. [Speaking of which, I may have something relatively big to announce in a few week’s time.] Last night, […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged ABKCO, Allen Klein, Alma Wheeler Smith, Anne Brown, Apple Corps, Arista Records, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Betty Green, birth weight, Blank Generation, Blondie, CBGB, Clive Davis, Czechoslovakia, Danny Fields, David Rutledge, Debbie Harry, Dee Dee Ramone, Herman’s Hermits, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, injustice, Ivan Kral, Jim Cherewick, Luger, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan's 54th district, New York City, North Washington Street, oral history, Patti Smith, Pete Larson, Pete Lason, public health, public policy, punk, punk rock, punks, Ramones, Rick Snyder, Rolling Stones, Steffan Graf, The Beatles, The Patti Smith Group, Water Street, William Milliken, Ypsi Real, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilantian of the Year 20 Comments
If Washtenaw Avenue were a taint, would that make Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti the anus?
I’d like to preface my comments by saying that I like the Ann Arbor News. I may, on occasion, disagree with their corporate
Posted in Ann Arbor, Rants, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged analogies, Ann Arbor News, breast implants, breasts, Brooklyn, future of journalism, Melissa Gilbert, New York City, taint, the sad state of journalism, Washtenaw Avenue, Washtenaw County's Affordable Housing Needs Assessment 19 Comments
