Justin Katz
What better time than while in the spotlight to experiment with technology. Here’s some ambiance audio from the Democrats’ party: MP3.
Gee, who’d have thought? Teenagers who watch a lot of television featuring flirting, necking, discussion of sex and sex scenes are much more likely than their peers to get pregnant or get a partner pregnant, according to the first study to directly link steamy programming to teen pregnancy. The study, which tracked more than 700…
URI economics professor Leonard Lardaro can’t believe the inaction in the statehouse: To my utter amazement, in spite of all these economic difficulties and the lessons to be learned from our past mistakes, our leaders apparently have yet to see any need to meet or do anything to deal with this crisis. I have even…
Keep this in mind when you’re in the voting booth, today, especially while considering bond issues: As of June 30, Rhode Island had a net tax-supported debt of $1.7 billion, up 5.8 percent from a year ago. That means the debt for every man, woman and child in Rhode Island is $1,766. That far exceeds…
OK. This one might only ring bells for anybody who worked in a record store in the early ’90s. When I heard Obama’s “righteous wind” comment, my first thought wasn’t Mao, but a certain song that would work well for the One. And no, it’s not the one that Shannen Coffin suggests, but “Break Like…
The imagery of the Obama phenomenon has reminded me of something in recent pop culture, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it until today: You’ll recall that Elaine was entranced by a man because she was subliminally remembering the glow and audio of an old commercial in which he was The Wiz. How…
