If your kid comes up to you on Thanksgiving and asks you, "What should I be thankful for? I can't think of anything!" you should say to that child, "Boy (or girl), do I have the book for you!" (especially if you are a character in a commercial).
Blend together speed metal, American top 40 radio, and the music of Baghdad, and you're messing with some crazy musical chemistry. Your name might also be Alee Karim. He calls his musical potion "weird amalgamated psych-pop" and says it's basically like playing sci-fi ballads. Alee Karim and the Science Fiction will be playing this Saturday at Mama Buzz Café in Oakland at 7pm.
A federal judge has blocked the government from requiring tobacco companies to adorn their labels with disturbing images of diseased organs. Though congress authorized the requirement in 2009, the judge rules that the visual health warnings violate the companies' 1st Amendment rights by forcing them to display specific images...
Inside the main branch of the Oakland Public Library on the day of the general strike, it was quieter than usual, even for a library. But outside the library was a different story.
A report by the Congressional Budget Office claims that California's wealthiest 1% makes 33 times the average income of middle-class Californians. This should surely pump up the passions of the 99% today...
Misisipi Mike
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