I’d like to start with a little quote from Ben Bagdikian’s The New Media Monopoly: Five global-dimension firms, operating with many of the characteristics of a cartel, own most of the newspapers, magazines, book publishers, motion picture studios, radio and television stations in the United...

Welcome to another edition of Republican Top Chef, where legislators compete to whip up the finest amuse-douche possible to drop on the American public. Backed by all the sous chef lobbyists money can buy, the “grand prize” is a hearty pat on the back and a few dollars ($1.7 million in Burr’s...

Dearest Bev, I noticed your approval ratings are in the toilet again this week. 30%?! Look, I know this year unemployment claims spiked so fast the state website crashed and you inherited a $2 billion deficit, but Bev, I could get a higher approval percentage from a panel of my ex-girlfriends! Bev,...

Jesus, man, I joked about it this summer, but the new Wilmont head honchos really went above and beyond my wildest expectations: $1195 a month for a 2-bedroom??! Did I not give them enough credit? Maybe talking up the “charm of the 1920s as seen in the stained glass petals adorning the entrance...

A few months ago, I put it out there that Raleigh only starts hurtin’ when State students are gone for the summer. MAN, WAS I EVER WRONG ON THAT. I went back to the zspotlight.com well for more recent footage, and with Justices Marijuana and Adderall presiding, carefully reviewed the evidence....

I was finishing up the details for my proposed cable access show destined to put Raleigh on the fucking map when I came across a similar idea: Social the Magazine’s new local TV show which “hopes to put a spotlight on the local fashion, nightlife and entertainment scene.” Okay. It...

Goddamn, the hysteria gets strange when the Democrats are in power: up is down, left is right, Benito Moose-a-lini is now a “smart feminist.” Locally, the hysteria propelled four GOP-backed candidates to school board victory last month. The new candidates will be sworn in today, but rest...