Posts by Alby

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Before there was Bob Marley, there was Little Millie Small. Little Millie had the very first Jamaican hit in America with a 1964 ska song…

The Trump administration seems to have declared war on the Vatican. Donald Trump commands the U.S. military's 1.3 million active personnel. The Pope is protected by the 135-man Swiss Guard.…

Republicans love to claim they're cutting taxes, but a recent study found that thanks to Trump's tariffs, the net effect this year is to increase taxes on Americans in all…

Trump finally did something that pissed off even his Christian nationalist supporters when he posted an AI collage centering on an image of himself as Jesus. After enough people called…

H/t Al Jackson Donald Trump's ongoing humiliation at the hands of Iran has revealed his weakness. Like any narcissist, he has to respond by looking tough. And what better way…

The adage "never send a boy to do a man's job" seems to have originated in the 1850s and gained wide circulation during the American Civil War. It still applies…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Tomorrow is International Louie Louie Day. Not every song gets a Day, but “Louie Louie” isn’t every song. It’s been almost fanatically celebrated from the…

It's an age-old story: Person gets elected, uses the office to get a cushy job in the NGO sector, then uses their government position to steer money to their non-government…

Trump earned his taunting "taco" sobriquet because he almost always makes bellicose threats and then backs down instead of following through on them. But I think everyone's glad he rescinded…

After Donald the Trump posted his Easter screed, threatening Iran like Iran has never been threatened before – big, beautiful threatening, the greatest threatening they've ever seen, many people are…

Another day, another deadline. Mad Donald, ever projecting, says Iran had better "open the fuckin' strait, you crazy bastards" or tomorrow he'll commit more war crimes by bombing civilian targets.…

Before the movie, before the stage show, before even the concept album, "Jesus Christ Superstar" began with this single. Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice couldn't get financial backing to…