Crassterpiece Theatre: The Ring

This week we’re celebrating what would have been Alfred Hitchcock’s 113th birthday by revisiting his first original screenplay and first film for British International Pictures. Often referred to by Hitch himself as the second true “Hitchcock” film it was the only one for which the Master of Suspense took or was given full writing credits and it stood as one of the most realistic portrayals of the boxing world for decades to come. Continue reading →

The Red & Black, Social Media, and How a Group of Student Journalists Won Their Paper Back

Rarely does anyone fight the good fight and win; the good fight is, by its very nature, a losing one. This week at the University of Georgia, though, a group of students stood up for their rights as journalists, and it appears that their refusal to roll over in the face of censorship may pay off. So how, exactly, did the staff of the Red & Black, UGA’s independent student paper, go from walking out of their offices and starting a Twitter account to being written up in the New York Times in barely more than 24 hours?

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Pennsylvania Man Denied Heart Transplant Because He Has Autism

Paul Corby is a 23 year old man who has Left Ventricular Noncompaction which is a heart condition that makes the organ less able to pump blood throughout his body. His ejection fraction of his heart is reportedly 20%, which is far lower than it should be. His disease generally leads to heart failure and strokes. He has suffered from three mini-strokes to date. He is on nineteen medications to keep his disease at bay, but it won’t cure it.  Continue reading →

The Daily Sausage – Friday Edition

Elkhart is a silly place, Ezra Klein almost hits the mark, Rage Against Paul Ryan, the dog-whistles are air-raid sirens now, Obama offers a tax truce, Paul Ryan did not request federal subsidies for those companies, unseriousness abounds, and more generational warfare. Continue reading →