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Illegal Health Care

There is something that I have been wanting to write about lately, but before I do I need to be honest about a few things about me. Coincidentally, this seems like an appropriate time to come clean because this appears…
Coffee Shop Philosophies

Do you remember when Prince changed his name to that gender-neutral symbol that no one could pronounce so we just called him The Artist Formerly Known as Prince? And, do you remember that after the name change his music…
Top Tracks, Etc.

According to Last.fm, these were my ten most listened to tracks over the past week: Lost Ones - Lauryn HillHey Fuck You - Beastie BoysZero - Yeah Yeah YeahsDammit - blink-182Waiting for My Ruca - SublimeLittle Favours -…
Top Tracks, Etc.

According to Last.fm, these were my ten most listened to tracks over the past week: Nobody's Home - Avril LavigneFeel Good Drag - AnberlinFriday Night - Lily AllenTangled - Maroon 5Slowly Surely - Jill ScottAmerican Idio…
Transcending the White House with Purple Rain

For people who grew up in the 1980s, pop music revolved around three iconic men: Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna (although Madonna is technically a woman). Most people would agree that Michael Jackson is, overall,…
This is manilajo n e s

I was told by a friend of mine that I should be a "writer." I don’t know if this was an honest suggestion or not because she told me this in an Instant Message conversation, and I find it hard to gauge someone’s sinceri…
Call Me Geezus

I’m well aware of the fact that I’m kind of lazy. I’m pretty content with spending the majority of my waking hours reading a book, watching the television, or staring at my laptop. I don’t really enjoy “going out,” “do…
Universe & U

A couple of weeks ago I was watching Alicia Keys perform on television during the Super Bowl Pregame Show. She performed to an enthusiastic crowd on the field at the University of Phoenix Stadium. She sat at her piano…
Katenashianity

Have you ever wondered what the soundtrack for a 1980s-ish, science-fiction, teenage romantic sex comedy would sound like? The producers would likely tap Keane to produce the music for the soundtrack, as their signature…
SINGING WITH REGRET

There is a coffee house on the first floor of my apartment building called Romancing the Bean. If there was such a thing as an uber-cool coffee house, then I suppose this would be it. The place is decorated like a pret…