Yesterday, I witnessed one of the most iconic images of the protests I’ve seen so far, as the massive ABC news ticker in Times Square scrolled the headline “Occupy Wall Street Movement Goes Worldwide” while throngs of protesters moved beneath it, the giant billboards and screens above bombarding them with a constant stream of the very corporate consumerism that they had gathered against. As I took it all in, I heard a fellow protester proclaiming, “here she is, the Whore of Babylon, her legs spread wide for all the world to see.” Continue reading
Good Morning.
I have some good news. Would you like to be more in touch, more emphatic and sympathetic to the human condition? You can! While the path is not what you would have chosen, the chances are good you’re going to end up there anyways. Come on inside and allow me to be your guide on this journey (dot dot dot)
Shhh! Can you hear it? That low growling moan off in the distance? Either the neighbor’s cat is in heat (again), or there’s a second wave of zombies headed right for your living room. Yes, zombies. After a long hiatus, the second season of The Walking Dead premieres tonight at 9 p.m. on AMC. And, since zombiism is a real threat facing modern society, I suggest you watch and learn. Continue reading
As I get older I can look back on my mostly misspent youth and point to certain incidents or episodes, these are the things that irrevocably changed my life whether for better or for worse. Picking the single most influential of these would be impossible, because when you start getting older the number of these events becomes too numerous to pick just one. Was it your first kiss? A book? A movie? Doing something for the first time? Let’s explore shall well. Please keep in mind I might be from a different generation that you and some of you might have a hard time imagining how something like some of these things could change your life, but we were young, dumb and didn’t have the internet. Continue reading
Here is a simple and cheap dish guaranteed to fill you up! This recipe lends itself well to any alterations, substitutions, or additions you would like to make. Makes four servings. Continue reading
Good morning Crasstalk. Hope today brings you the revolution you desire. Continue reading
Crasstalk’s on the scene at OWS as it moves to Times Square capturing images so that you don’t have to. Slide show after the jump. Continue reading
Hey kids, you know how the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to cut funding for many procedures performed by Planned Parenthood?
Well, they topped themselves yesterday. Now they’ve passed H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act, which prohibits women from using their own money to purchase private health insurance that would cover an abortion if it were medically necessary. The bill would also allow hospitals to refuse, on moral grounds, to treat a woman who was seeking an abortion, even in emergency or life-threatening situations.
Keep on voting for those Republican representatives, people, because they’re obviously doing your will, right? Continue reading
It’s one thing to have some jack-a-noob yammering away while you watch the very important movie Contagion at the multiplex, and another thing entirely if said person is yammering away at fighter jet decibels on his cell phone while Gwyneth Paltrow is dying. This is something that could possibly go beyond jerkdom and land you squarely onto the endangered species list. Everyone’s ear holes are very serious business.