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Toward A More Colorful Queer Future

Over the last few years mainstream gay advocacy groups have focused their efforts on one issue, a panacea to seemingly solve all forms of inequality that gays are faced with: marriage rights. With the passage of Proposition 8 this summer in California, ...

From GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, Racialicious,  24 Nov 2009

How to Kick 11 Fearful Financial Situations in the Face

This post is part of the one day blog event “The Spectrum of Personal Finance.” In this event, comic book nerd Brian of My Next Buck, will discuss 8 different emotions (taken from the Green Lantern comic series) and relate them to personal finance. ...

From GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, Blueprint for Financial Prosperity,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: FDIC,  Harvard University

How Dave Ramsey Helped Me Pay Off My Debt

Somewhat intrigued, I picked up a copy of the book and read it in about 24 hours. The writing style was engaging and the book really spoke to me. It caused me to sit down and take a long, hard look at where I was financially, a decade plus out of ...

From GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, Blueprint for Financial Prosperity,  23 Nov 2009

Changes for Special C in 2010

He sent along word of some changes in the band lineup for next year, as well as a number of other bits of news as Special C prepares to celebrate 2010 as their 35th Anniversary picking and singing bluegrass music. Mandolin player/singer/songwriter ...

From GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, The Bluegrass Blog,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Buck Owens

George Lopez “Races” Late Night

Comedian George Lopez debuted “Lopez Tonight” on Monday, November 9.  A veteran of the stand-up stage, Lopez’s foray into late night does little to mess with the familiar format honed by Johnny Carson and tweaked by Leno and Letterman: it includes a ...

From GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, Racialicious,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Lopez,  Richard Pryor,  Johnny Carson,  Bill Cosby,  Arsenio Hall

Politics is Like Trying to Screw a Cat in the Ass (Part 3)

Máximo González collages out-of-circulation currency.  The best of these is his Animal Freezing Machine, 2006.  A giant machine like a prehistoric sea scorpion scoops up hapless wildlife and transforms them into ice cream.  It's environmentalist about ...

From ART TALK GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, ChicagoNow,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Did CNN say “ya basta” to Lou Dobbs?

After several months of a focused internet and social media campaign pressuring CNN to fire Lou Dobbs, the xenophobic pundit announced tonight he is leaving CNN effectively immediately. BastaDobbs.org–the virtual Latino coalition which led the campaign ...

From GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, Racialicious,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Lou Dobbs

Politics is Like Trying to Screw a Cat in the Ass (Part 2)

Much better is the current show of politically-oriented work at Packer-Schopf Gallery, Allegiance by Jerry Bleem.  I reviewed the show following its opening reception, and last weekend attended a coffee reception (you can read my snack report here) ...

From ART TALK GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, ChicagoNow,  18 Nov 2009

Unreported

by Guest Contributor Fiqah, originally published at Possum Stew [NOTE: This post was originally penned back in September. The police officer in question is obviously no longer a threat to my safety. However, because a lot of what I discuss in this post ...

From GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, Racialicious,  18 Nov 2009

Politics is Like Trying to Screw a Cat in the Ass (Part 1)

- Charles Bukowski, The Most Beautiful Woman in Town & Other Stories, 1983 Give a young artist license to attempt a piece of political art, and odds are dollars to donuts you'll end up getting a dove crucified on an oil drum syringe, crying petroleum ...

From ART TALK GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, ChicagoNow,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Charles Bukowski,  McDonald's,  Richard Serra

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