It's time to give a little love forCourtney Love's longtime band,Hole. The group were grunge icons in the '90s, evolving their sound to something a little more glammy by the end of the decade. But which of their albums is the best? That's what we want to know during this week's...
It's hard to believe it's been 30 years, but the hard rock and metal world was at a major tipping point back in 1994. Grunge may have been thriving, but signs of wear were starting to show. The genre also suffered the death of its most iconic star withKurt Cobain's passing. Meanwh...
Euphoriais about Sylvia Plath, set in the last year or so of her life. It begins when her daughter is one year old and she is pregnant with her son. It ends a few months before her death. Before I get into my review, I want to comment on something. When I began reading this nov...
In Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, what is the meaning of the word propaganda? What are characteristics of Modernist literature, fiction in particular? What does my brother mean when he says he's too ensconced in his studies to look for a girlfriend? My grandpa complained about a bunch of p...
West Virginia recently passed a law outlawing abortion because the fetus may develop a disability, meaning that anyone who has abnormal genetic testing results would be forced to carry that pregnancy to term. The state is going to make abortion providers ask women if they are having an abortion...
whom she’s tried hard to forget. It’s not in Eliza’s nature to trust . . . but maybe it’s time for that to change. Perfect for fans of Emily Giffin, Katherine Center, and Jennifer Weiner, Dear Eliza explores the meaning of family, the complexities of grief, and the beauty...
They are ill-informed and well meaning people; taken in by the ruse. But the demonization of Jews is now endemic. After all what westerner wants to believe the utter betrayal done by the Islamists- while they hide in luxurious safety in “neutral” countries- to intentionally call down the...
By James Kwak (Warning: Very elementary post ahead. Most of you probably know all this already.) Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Leader, quoted in Bloomberg: “We have seen the consequences of giving Washington a blank check. My message to the preside
In response to Hamsher’s outrageous anti-labor attacks, I wrote to one of these listserv groups on which both Hamsher and I were members: “Jane Hamsher the last person I would ever want to have as my shop steward”. (A shop steward, for those of yo...
I tend to keep out of any gossip or politics and I think that this is the best way to deal with it. I also think that the organization's management can take actions that prevent gossip in the workplace. The last firm I used to work at had a no-gossip policy. Anyone caught in the...