by Shimbo Patriot [pey-tree-uh t, -ot or, esp. British, pa-tree-uh t] noun 1. a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. 2. a person who regards himself or herself as a defender, especially of individual rights, against presumed interference by government. For too long now, the word “patriot” was synonymous with the image of… Read more →
by Ed Button It’s been a long weekend, and it’s shaping up to be a long week. In case you’ve been living under a rock, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in the Ferguson area of St. Louis County Saturday afternoon, kindling a fire of national outrage concerning the death of yet another unarmed person… Read more →
by Shimbo I just want to be able to stop crying long enough to write this, because I don’t want to wait to do this. I need to be able to get this out. It’s been about an hour or so since the world learned that Robin Williams passed away at the age of 63. That he died of an… Read more →
by Shimbo These days, it seems like we have to track everything. Whether it’s Nike Fuel, Jawbones, FitBits or whatever other type of piece of plastic whose primary objective is to show you how much you suck at exercise. Now the fitness craze has gone in a whole new (and slightly warped) direction with the introduction of the SexFit. “What… Read more →
If you were thinking about seeing the latest version of Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, don’t. If, somehow, you can’t take my word for it, let me take this opportunity to explain how you’re a dumbass if you do. To be fair, this reboot of the Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman creation had a tremendous amount of baggage tied to… Read more →
