Mon., Feb. 2, 2009
According to this Fox Sports Article on MSN, these are the Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials of 2009. Bud Light: Office Meeting Doritos: Office Ball Bridgestone: Potato Heads Budweiser: Clydesdale Plays Fetch E-Trade: Babies Monster.com: Moose Careerbuilder.com: It's Time Coke Zero: Polamalu Cash4Gold.com Hulu: Alec…
Mon., Feb. 2, 2009
It seems our #1 Olympic gold medalist has fallen! Pictures have surfaced of swimmer Michael Phelps smoking marijuana in a British tabloid. Phelps has acknowledged the photos were him with a press conference earlier this week. He also apologized for his actions.Seriously Michael? With all…
Sun., Feb. 1, 2009
It seems to be an offense to even utter those two dreadful...(yet delicious) words: peanut butter. As we've been hearing on the news for nearly 3 weeks, peanut butter has gotten a bad reputation with nearly 125 different products being pulled from shelves due to…
Sun., Feb. 1, 2009
Forget the old line "Is your refridgerator running?" Eighteen-year-old Randal Ellis was sentenced to three years in prison after calling 911 and telling the operator he was on drugs and just shot his sister. He gave the operator a fake address. Miles away, the couple…
Sun., Feb. 1, 2009
The Pittsburgh Steelers emerged victorious in Super Bowl XVIII today when the team made a touchdown in the last two minutes to triumph over the Arizona Cardinals, who had been up by three points previously.Pittsburgh's wide receiver Santonio Holmes secured the win to bring the…
Sun., Feb. 1, 2009
For those of you watching the game, you've obviously seen the commercials up to this point. I don't know about the rest of you, but personally I think the commercials are the best part of the day. What do you think? Are the commercials the…
Sun., Feb. 1, 2009
In a novel he published himself, Harry Nicolaides insulted royalty and was sentenced to three years in prison.Nicolaides, 31, is an Australian novelist who was arrested five months ago for insulting a Thai king in his self-published novel. This controversial arrest relates back to the…
Sun., Feb. 1, 2009
Today is the day that either the Arizona Cardinals or the Pittsburgh Steelers will walk off the football field in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, with pride in their hearts and victory wrapped around their fingers as Super Bowl rings.The Steelers have a legacy…
Sat., Jan. 31, 2009
The Floating Book (Part I)This is the section where we learn that Rudy finally gets his long-awaited kiss. What irony does this hold in the fact surrounding his situation?Rudy's YouthDeath paints a 'portrait' of Rudy Steiner in July of 1941, Do you think this is…
Sat., Jan. 31, 2009
The Gamblers (A Seven-Sided Die)-On the fourth side of the die, we are introduced to Max's fantasies about boxing Hitler. -What do you make of these dreams? Why doesn't Max imagine himself triumphing over Hitler? Why does he tell Liesel that he wins?-Do you find…
Fri., Jan. 30, 2009
I just stole this post from the Huckleberries blog...In this photo provided by Chris Nakashima-Brown, an electronic road sign is seen in Austin, Texas on Monday. Two electronic signs intended to warn motorists of construction near the intersection of Lamar and Martin Luther King boulevards…
Fri., Jan. 30, 2009
"A high energy halftime show," : That's the promise made by Bruce Springsteen, the 'chosen one' for this Sunday's big game. The Boss himself is leading the E Street Band through the famous mid-game 15-minute time slot, boots filled in previous years by other high-profile…
Fri., Jan. 30, 2009
Get this: While a group of Tokyo firefighters were out on a call, one of their colleagues was back at the station making Dinner for everyone. Well, the guy also got called out shortly after his buddies left, and in the process, he forgot to…
Fri., Jan. 30, 2009
What weekend are we coming up on? ... SUPER BOWL Weekend! The weekend usually brings so many parties and hotels and businesses around the selected location for the game receive huge increases in sales and reservations. Not so this year. Well, lets just say there…
Fri., Jan. 30, 2009
Typically this involves a foreign nation, but I figured that Fairfield Street's obscure enough and that America is Gaian enough for this to qualify as obscure world news. A travesty, isn't it? And an inconvenient one, I might add, considering we're currently undergoing a record-breaking…
Thu., Jan. 29, 2009
This post is in regard to an article that Erin just posted, seen here. It's been a while since I've been active and it seems it's been a while since much editoralism has occured on the blog, so I'm going stray from all of the…
Thu., Jan. 29, 2009
A year ago, Barack Obama reassured the crowd that he wouldn't give in to Republican tactics to throw his then-candidacy off track."Listen, I'm skinny but I'm tough," Sen. Obama said, to a nation where 66% of the voting-age population is overweight and 32% is obese.…
Wed., Jan. 28, 2009
The thought that someone actually took the time, energy, and money to make some of these actual laws is a bit pathetic, but funny nonetheless. Being cynical and sarcastic, I just couldn't help adding some comments of my own. Here are some of the funniest…
Wed., Jan. 28, 2009
The Daily at the University of Washington printed these columns on Nov. 25 as part of a head to head piece by the two different authors. The topics: "Gay marriage? Let's stop and think about this" & "Proposition 8 disappointing."The two cartoons that you see…
Wed., Jan. 28, 2009
A lot of work has been put into this site... "Kiss this guy," an archive of misheard lyrics.It's priceless. You can see the real lyrics, and even hear them. My personal favorite is the Robert Palmer lyric currently listed as "funniest of the year" on…
Wed., Jan. 28, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cQatar HeroDaily Show Full EpisodesDaily Show TicketsMore Funny VideosComedians on Tour QUESTION: How do you feel about Obama skipping the American media and going to the Arab media for his first interview?
Tue., Jan. 27, 2009
Ok, I'm going to do this one carefully...Some will cringe, but this is a legit topic and concern. (Boys without sisters, I don't suggest reading further...)I was sent this link yesterday. An exerpt:"There are 85 million women of menstruating age in North America. Conservative estimates…
Tue., Jan. 27, 2009
Insurance is usually pretty dang boring - but every once in a while a true jem of a claim crosses the insurance adjuster's desk. Msn.com gives some great examples...Dog Stories...The holidays are full of great food and good times - the pooch involved in this…
Mon., Jan. 26, 2009
Katie Stam, Miss Indiana, shakily took her fist steps as the inspirational Miss America 2009 this past week.As soon as Miss America 2008 placed the crown upon her head, Miss America 2009 swiftly graced the stage before uniting with her parents to thank them.The event…
In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.
