Thank you, Lawrence. Thank you for being blue in a sea of red. Thank you for being gay-friendly. Thank you for being different than everything I grew up with in Kansas and wanted to escape. But thank you for still being part of Kansas, anyway, and teaching me to learn ...
Almost five years ago now, I started this blog with one of the [all-time worst entries in the history of Cup O' Joel,][1] a misguided attempt to bring a sassy look at the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission.My editor at the time, Mike Shields, took one look at it and rolled ...
[(AP) Gennifer Flowers Mulls Vote for Clinton:][1]**(LAS VEGAS) - The one-time other woman in Hillary Rodham Clinton's life says she's considering casting her vote for the former first lady. "I can't help but want to support my own gender, and she's as experienced as any of the others - except ...
I love this song. I "heart" -- heh -- this video.My favorite part: The howl of desire. Amazing.
BullSmitty, a Cup O' Joel reader - and who isn't? - sends along the following:"Joel, regarding your call for all things favorite in Lawrence I have one for you. The link after this message is to the KUNatHistoryMuseum YouTube homepage and the video titled "KU Natural History Museum: Highlights" is ...
Finished two books over the weekend:["Too Far From Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space" by Chris Jones:][1] This book expands Jones' award-winning Esquire article about the three men who were stranded on the International Space Station when Columbia wrecked in 2003. There's a lot of good reporting ...
[From NYT: 'Radio's Newest Strategy: Play a Hit, Again and Again':][1]**For the millions of Americans who listened to Top 40 radio last week, it was almost impossible to miss "Apologize," the string-tinged elegy performed by the modern rock band OneRepublic and remixed by the eclectic producer Timbaland.****WIOQ-FM, a pop station ...
Today's media controversy is brought to you by the Washington Post, which today published this: ["Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him."][1]Key paragraph:_Despite his denials, rumors and e-mails circulating on the Internet continue to allege that Obama (D-Ill.) is a Muslim, a "Muslim plant" in a conspiracy ...
[Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of Quiet Riot, is dead:][1]The riot is quieted...[Slate on Quiet Riot's ... legacy:][2] "Quiet Riot distilled the pop-metal formula, toning down the darkness and nihilism of progenitors like Black Sabbath while preserving the decibel levels, adding poodle hair, spandex, gratuitous guitar histrionics, lots of salaciousness, and, ...
An update on my [Facebook experience:][1]Today, I made Howard Kurtz my friend. I've never met him in my life, nor am I likely to. What's more, the extent of our lifetime communication is likely to be this: I made a friend request. Five minutes later, he accepted.He became one of ...
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