I never thought I would say this, but Rick Perry might have a point. In his new campaign ad, dressed in a thoroughly ‘Merican looking hunting jacket against the backdrop of what looks like a golf course, Perry proudly proclaims, “I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian, but…

Recent weeks have brought some amazing news out of Washington. And by “amazing,” I mean the stupidity and incompetence of our elected leaders is enough to boggle the mind. These guys couldn’t lead us out of a paper bag, let alone lead the free world.

Let’s start with the so-called…

Country Music’s Ultimate Outlaw

Hank Williams (1923-1953) died in the back seat of his Cadillac on his way to a gig in Canton, Ohio. Hank Williams, Jr. was three. By the time he was eight, his mother pushed him out on stages singing his daddy’s songs. Ultimately, he rebelled…

In a shocking turn of events, the NBA and the NBPA (National Basketball Player’s Association) have finally reached an agreement. After a mind-boggling five-month lockout that resulted in tons of layoffs throughout the country, basketball is back! Practice facilities opened the doors for their players on Thursday and the free…

New Year’s Eve

Warner Brothers Pictures

Rated PG-13 for profanity and sexual references.

New Yorkers Search For Love In Serendipitous Romantic Comedy

It is unavoidable that this picture would be compared to the similarly-structured Valentine’s Day and Love Actually, given how both of those romantic comedies also revolve around…

We All Scream Over Stephen King’s Bag Of Bones

Sunday, 9 p.m. (A&E)

The miniseries Stephen King’s Bag of Bones wastes no time scaring you to death. With horror movies, I can usually keep my wits about me at least through the credit sequence, but not this time, thanks…

I met Gina Brooks, a.k.a. Rock And Roll Gina, about a decade ago. I was still at WSOU at the time, and I’d started a specialty show called Blurred Visions [now on Mondays from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m., Ed.] to play stoner rock and doom metal, and she was…

Bored, Drunk & Hiding In Mexico While The World Spins

Mid-afternoon in Salsita’s Café, a garishly authentic dive near the historic town square of San Jose, Mexico. The glorious quiet is accented with an aroma of fresh salsa fresca and bean spices wafting from its kitchen, inspiring a wave…

More students have been arrested in the in the Great Neck High School SAT/ACT cheating scandal, bringing the count up to at least 20 students caught paying someone off to take the tests for them. The amounts paid to the assumedly sharper, more equipped test taker(s) have been reported…

The latest Republican polls show the ‘80s retread Newt Gingrich leading the way. For some reason the Republicans just don’t want to reconcile themselves to the fact that their most electable candidate is Mitt Romney, and the most competent is Jon Huntsman. They keep looking for someone else. With…