One way to think of this is, a middle school principal should not be making blood-spattered slasher films. Another way is, it's kind of amazing that every middle school principal doesn't go home and make blood-spattered slasher films.
Then, The Rise of Bummer T.V. When you go through the lineup of television shows lately, it's pretty much all a big downer. Even "Parenthood" is like the television version of NPR's Story Corps. Makes you cry every time. What's this about? Are we a sadder watching audience because of these shows, or did we want them in the first place?
And if you didn't know, since we have a president who has African roots, then we're most certainly officially in Post-Racial America. Right? ...Right? Maybe not so much. Speaking of President Obama: Some Blacks See Secret Service as Flawed Shield for the President. How are we talking about race nowadays, or, not talking about race?
Here's a few other ideas:
- Controversial anti-Islam adverts to run on New York buses
- New measles outbreaks across the country due to anti-vaccers?
- DIY funerals in LA
- The U.S. Prison system is shrinking? Or are the numbers just moving to private prisons?
- Yes means Yes? Or No means No?
- Colorado school board editing out the good stuff in history books
- The marital code-switch
- The online justice system
- People Use ‘I’ and ‘Me’ Less As They Get Older, Says a New Facebook Study
- NFL now says Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah shouldn't have been penalized for Muslim prayer after interception
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