This morning I got up with the sun like I always do. I don’t have a rooster like I did as a child in Norfolk, but it’s become an ingrained habit to wake up three hours before it’s strictly necessary so I can sit and stare at the wall for a while. It’s my thinking […] Read more
The MTV Video Music Awards have always featured some intriguing fashion choices, but last week’s 2010 VMAs produced what can arguably be called the most controversial statement in recent memory – the Jeffery Dahmer tribute dress worn by pop icon Lady Gaga. Above: Lady Gaga displays some of her meat cuts at the 2010 VMAs […] Read more
I Can’t Believe 311 Has Sold More Albums Than Me By Conor Oberst Story by Jacob Fricke | Published Sep 21, 2010 “Cassadaga” is the greatest album ever recorded. If you disagree with me, you’re part of the problem and I hate you. Above: Conor Oberst Photo illustration by Courtesy Photo. … You mean I […] Read more
In America, wherever there is a demand to be met, often times a tactful and money-minded individual will take action to fill the economic void. Josh Peterson, an ambitious young business major here at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln noticed an extreme shortage of sleeves present on the T-shirts of many men and women participating in […] Read more
A new report released this week is saying that the economy is not doing well right now. The author of the report, blogger and video game enthusiast Joe Nich, said the report draws its conclusions from the Department of Labor, which has all of its statistics right on its website. “I was looking up Mariska […] Read more
In 2005 Susan Boyard, President of Operations for SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, gathered members of the press together on an open stretch of land in eastern Pakistan. Photo illustration by Jacob Fricke. “We are pleased to announce the official establishment of our newest SeaWorld franchise, right here in sunny Karachi. We expect that residents of […] Read more
This week, the construction of the Middle East’s very first Evangelical Lutheran Church/daycare center was finally complete. Above: A welcome erection. Photo illustration by Dylan Bliss. “We’re still looking for someone to play the keyboard in the praise band, but things are really starting to shape up over here,” says Senior Pastor Hank Petersen. Upon […] Read more
Though the houses of Congress will not reconvene for another two weeks, Democratic leaders have already set one item on their respective agendas. And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is determined to give the issue major face time. “We have made it very clear over the years that gifts are not to be accepted in […] Read more
Aug. 29, 2005 will forever be remembered as the day that Hurricane Katrina unleashed its wrath on the Gulf Coast. With more than 1,800 people killed and $81 billion in property damage, Katrina is the most catastrophic natural disaster in recent memory. And as the years have passed, Katrina’s moniker has been ascribed to other […] Read more
Darrel Jamison has long harbored a secret. Even his family and closest friends don’t know. “I’m a straight man,” Jamison said, “but I’ve always had a burning desire to be gay.” Soon, men and women like Jamison will no longer have to carry this burden. Nebraska Pride, an organization dedicated to LGBTQ causes, announced yesterday […] Read more
