LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL: Editorial cartoons are designed to make sharp, immediate points, and they depend on caricature and exaggeration to make those points in weighing in on the news of the day. And make no mistake: The Democratic race is not only among the top stories of the day, it’s a story for the ages as the two front-runners vault over old barriers of gender and race in their history-making quests for the White House. If you’re an editorial cartoonist, are there any special guidelines or sensitivities when it comes to drawing Clinton and Obama? How do you use exaggeration and […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
FRESH AIR If there’s one thing the presidential primary candidates agree upon, it’s that the American health-care system could use some treatment — if not a complete overhaul. Political scientist Jonathan Oberlander diagnoses the problems with the current system and examines the remedies offered by each candidate. Oberlander teaches social medicine and health policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He’s the author of The Political Life of Medicare. RADIO TIMES Hour 1 What would take for a conservative comeback? We talk with DAVID FRUM author of Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again. In it he analyzes […]
THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS: Pepper
Some will die in hot pursuit In fiery auto crashes Some will die in hot pursuit While sifting through my ashes Some will fall in love with life And drink it from a fountain That is pouring like an avalanche Coming down the mountain –GIBBY HAYNES, 1996
MAYOR: 911 To Become Less Of A Joke
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) — Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced plans to add additional medics and ambulances on the streets Monday. The national average for medics to arrive at the scene of a medical emergency is approximately nine minutes. A recent study found Philadelphia meets the average response time only about 60 percent of the time. During a Monday morning news conference, Mayor Nutter said he will approve $4 million in the city’s budget in order to pay for new EMS units and dozens of additional paramedics. “This is a significant programmatic investment and one of many initiatives aimed towards improving […]
Radiohead Announces U.S. Tour Dates, Philly MIA
May 5 – Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, Florida May 6 – Ford Amphitheatre – Tampa, Florida May 8 – Lakewood Amphitheatre – Atlanta, Georgia May 9 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Charlotte, North Carolina May 11 – Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge – Bristow, Virginia May 14 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – St Louis, Missouri May 17 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, Texas May 18 – Superpages.com Center – Dallas, Texas
BILLARY: Fear & Loathing On The Campaign Trail
NEW YORK TIMES: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers are increasingly concerned that, after her victories in the Feb. 5 primaries, she could be on a precipitous losing streak in nomination contests this month that could endanger her competitiveness in the upcoming votes in Ohio and Texas on March 4, several aides said on Monday. Her losses last weekend in Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana and Maine have thrown the Clinton campaign into a state of anxiety not seen since her drubbing in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3, with major donors and supporters saying for the first time that they are […]
NEWS CLUES: It’s Like Adderall For Your Eyeballs
Ex-Simpson Agent To Write How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder Tell-All Mike Gilbert, who served as O.J. Simpson’s sports agent for a reported 18 years, is writing a book for Regnery Publishing called How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder. According to a brief announcement published this afternoon on industry Web site Publisher’s Lunch, the book will “detail O.J.’s late-night confession” and offer new evidence showing that Simpson did kill his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her boyfriend Ron Goldman. The book also promises “information on Gilbert’s crucial role in obtaining the not guilty verdict and why he […]
OBAMA: On His Mama
EDITOR’S NOTE: Back when I was freelancing my way through the ’90s, health insurance was a luxury that, like 40 million other Americans, I simply could not afford. “I voted for Clinton — twice,” I would always say to the receptionist at the doctor’s office whenever they asked who my insurer was. “I thought that was my insurance.” RUSH LIMBAUGH: “But the reason for raising money for Hillary is because that apparently my party is relying on fear and loathing of Hillary to get the nomination, to unite Republicans, who are, some of them, off the reservation. The Republicans do […]
THE EARLY WORD: Surf’s Up!
All week long we will be waxing nostalgic about our gloriously misspent psychedelic youth while attempting to explain how and why — from about 1984-1987 — a band called the Butthole Surfers were the ONLY band that mattered. I know, I know — but it’s true! And just to prove our point, we will be giving away tickets for Friday’s show at the Troc. Why? Because we love you!
CHICKENSHIT: ‘Fowl Prank’ Shuts Down High School
BY SAM WOOD & ROBERT MORAN OF THE INQUIRER A fowl prank has closed a Philadelphia high school, canceling classes today for 3,600 students. About 50 to 75 “full-blown live chickens” were discovered roaming the halls of Northeast Philadelphia High School this morning as faculty arrived before dawn. “They’ve created quite a mess,” said Fernando Gallard, spokesman for the school district. “It’s going to take us at least a day to clean up.” The cackling hens and roosters were let into the school on Cottman Avenue over the weekend. Video surveillance shows that multiple culprits gained entry into the school […]
KILLADELPHIA: 2 More Dead Since U Went 2 Bed
DAILY NEWS: In 12 hours, from Saturday evening to yesterday morning, two people were killed and four others wounded following numerous shootings and a hit-and-run. One of the deaths has been declared a homicide. The other, in which Ismael Valentin, 27, of the city’s Mayfair section, was shot numerous times at the 7400 Apartments on Roosevelt Boulevard near Bleigh Avenue in the city’s Rhawnhurst section, remains under investigation, homicide Sgt. Ron McClane said. The shooting occurred at 4:48 p.m. Saturday inside a stairwell, but Valentin managed to stumble outside the apartment complex, where he died a short time later, police […]
REALITY CHECK: Did You Ever Notice How…
The more things change, the more things stay the same? Just wondering.
BACK IN BLACK: Amy Winehouse Cleans Up Nice
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — British pop singer Amy Winehouse, whose rapid descent from promising newcomer to emaciated junkie played out in the full glare of the public eye last year, took home five Grammy Awards on Sunday. But jazz veteran Herbie Hancock was the shock winner of the coveted album of the year award, preventing Winehouse from enjoying a historic clean sweep. Winehouse, 24, did win the key awards for record and song of the year for her hit tune “Rehab,” as well as best new artist. Her haul was rounded out by the female pop vocal solo performance for […]