As the film industry finished celebrating the 85th Academy Awards, the controversy surrounding the event had not died down. After a two-year stretch of only nominating white people for acting awards – 94 percent of this year’s nominees were white – many are fed up with the lack of roles for minority roles in Hollywood, […] Read more
It was at precisely 8:37 p.m. that the party started crack’a’lackin in Fred Youngsford’s dormitory. Witnesses described it as the best party you could expect from a freshman living in Knoll, who is known to go off the handle every so often by skipping Bible study. “It was just absolutely phenomenal,” party attendee Kate Williams […] Read more
The Cancer Moonshot Task Force might have made a breakthrough. This past week, a groggy, bloodshot Biden spoke at the Task Force’s executive meeting and gave those in attendance a very vague idea about how to move forward. “You know man, these scientists have already done a ton of research,” Biden said. “Maybe it’s time […] Read more
Finally, a solution to the pothole epidemic has arrived. City officials announced this week that after receiving numerous grievances about the tire-destroying mini canyons via telephone calls, emails and online comment sections, they would actually do something about it. The plan? Fill ‘em with all the complaints. “We’re very thankful for all the griping and […] Read more
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor has been criticized for his remarks on a recent seminar that dealt with human trafficking. After Patricia Goldman’s captivating speech on the severity of human slavery, UNL professor Barry Watkins led the audience in a round of applause. But it didn’t last for long. Watkins praised Goldman’s talk and remarked […] Read more
Lincoln resident Tony Thompson has found his nightly post-work ritual of kicking back and watching TV a little lacking as of late. “There isn’t anything interesting on TV,” Thompson told The DailyER. “It’s all just old porn reruns now.” This recent lack of quality non-porn content on TV has got Thompson down. While he previously […] Read more
After Jeb Bush’s disappointing announcement of his campaign’s suspension, Donald Trump has been searching desperately to find a new punching bag. It seems Governor Pete Ricketts is just what Trump was looking for, following the intercept of a private e-mail from Trump to the governor. The email reads: TO: Pete Rickets babywarbucks1964@aol.com Cc: Jeb Bush […] Read more
Lincoln, California Surf’s up, baby! Lincoln, New York UPSTATE Abraham Lincoln He was the 16th president, had a cool hat and ended slavery. Easy choice. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” The fact that it took us till 2012 to learn that Abraham Lincoln was a vampire hunter totally dignified this for the #4 slot. Lincoln Parish, […] Read more
The Nebraska State Legislature is currently a barrage of loose Benjamins and poker chips as all bets are on for a bill that could legalize gambling in the Cornhusker State. Representatives frantically tossed wads of dough and colorful gestures at each other on Thursday as the Capitol building was awash with unintelligible yelling, only punctuated […] Read more
In a move that many would associate with utter bullshit, the Democratic National Committee decided to assign delegates and superdelegates in an undemocratic way for both the Iowa and New Hampshire contests. Superdelegates are party representatives who are allowed to throw their support behind any candidate of their choosing regardless of popular vote, a move […] Read more
