(Exoneree) Freedom Isn’t Free

Cornelius Dupree Jr. served 30 years before DNA evidence overturned his conviction on Jan. 4th. In fact, the man paroled before the wheels of justice turned in his favor.

Original Story: NYTimes.com

Hearing men repeatedly proclaim their innocence in prison is one of the first endless streams of noise that you learn to drown out in order to get some sleep. Read more

Vintage Smear

“Everybody reads it, but they say the cook brought it into the house.” -Humphrey Bogart

Original story: I have an abundance of vintage magazines that I’ve picked up over the years, though I’m hardly a collector, an authority, an expert, or even a profiteer. In fact, I prefer “light hobbyist” because it allows me to enjoy old-timey weirdness over fixation and miscellany over totality. Read more

There’s No “Us” in “Me”

You and your comfort zone can go to Hell if you want to get on this plane!

Source of Gag Reflex: http://www.optoutday.com/ | Friday, Nov. 19, 2010

If Michael Jackson were to rise from the dead tomorrow – no wait, if Osama bin Laden announced he intends to surrender, but only to Eddie Murphy – the news would burn up the Net less than the white-hot topic of airport security screening. Read more

Ultraviolence Revisited

“It’s funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.” – Alexander DeLarge


Original Story: nydailynews.com | Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010

Does it really matter if AB 1179 – the California law criminalizing the sale and rental of certain video games to minors – is killed by the Supreme Court on First Amendment grounds? Read more