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Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Congress's approval rating is worse than President Bush's: 2 of 19
Indeed Congress' approval rating as an institution is lower than President Bush's, but this is not new or an anomaly; this is a fact, not an argument. President Bush's approval rating is at all time lows and that is the story - not vis-a-vis Congress. GW Bush now has outpaced his father post-Gulf War in presidential approval... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Curtis, by 50 Cent: 3 of 15
50 Cent Curtis Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Grade: B+ Admittedly, most contemporary rap, hip-hop, etc., befuddles me to an extent that the appeal passes right on by. But for whatever reason I find the artists of the Shady/Aftermath extended family quite compelling. And such is the case with 50 Cent. With the crazy publicized s... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology How concerned are Americans about US foreign affairs?: 5 of 24
Generally, Americans do not pay attention to or are concerned with US foreign affairs. This has been proven over and over again by media and political communication scholars. One way out for this lack of attention is to can argue that the US is so huge with so many events taking place, it is hard enough to know what's going ... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness, by Coheed and Cambria: 1 of 4
Coheed and Cambria Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. I: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness Equal Vision Records/Columbia Records Grade: A-/A Very few people, including the members of Coheed and Cambria, probably could have predicted or expected the band's meteoric rise since 2003 issuance of their second album In Keep... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Mitt Romney's foreign affairs positions: 1 of 4
The problem with assessing Mitt Romney's foreign affairs positions is that he's never held a national-level office. As governor of Massachusetts, Romney had some interaction with foreign affairs, but mostly through economic matters like trade. As such, there is not a true record to reference when Romney lays out his foreign ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Easy ways your family can "go green": 80 of 319
Easy Ways Your Family Can "Go Green": There are a variety of extremely simply ways for a family to green. The main differences in what a family can do vary by location, money, and desire. Electricity Use: The most obvious way to limit electricity use is to turn off lights when you leave the room. Only keep on lights in the h... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: , I'm Wide Awake It's Morning, by Bright Eyes: 1 of 3
Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning//Digital Ash in a Digital Urn Saddle Creek Records Grade: A//B+ Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes have been on an upward track of brilliance for sometime now; to the point that you wish people would stop heralding Oberst as the greatest songwriter of his generation. Not that he doesn't des... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Basketball Deciding whether Greg Oden or Kevin Durant will make the better pro basketball player: 4 of 11
This is a similar debate to the initial interest in LeBron James vs. Carmelo Anthony. Both are all-stars, but only one (James) is a superstar. Both Greg Oden and Kevin Durant will be all-stars, but in predicting who will be a better pro player overall it is still a toss-up. The advantage that Oden had in college was that he ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Reflections on Michael Vick's alleged involvement with dog fighting: 27 of 74
Michael Vick was indicted on 7/17/07 by a federal grand jury for sponsoring a dogfighting operation in Virginia. Through Bad Newz Kennels, pitpulls lived, trained, and fought at an estate owned by Vick in Surry County, VA. A variety of grizzly details exist about Vick and associates killing losing dogs. NFL Commissioner Roge... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: City of Evil, by Avenged Sevenfold: 2 of 5
Avenged Sevenfold City of Evil Warner Bros./Hopeless Records Grade: B- Even though I received the memo that Avenged Sevenfold was taking a different route on their latest record City of Evil, in retrospect I totally missed it. After their blistering and awesome two full-lengths on Hopeless Sounding the Seventh Trumpet and Wa... More..