Andrew Richards remembers that he had just sat down in front of the TV when the lightning bolt struck. “It was almost like it went through my ear because I could hear it. It was kind of like, ‘fwomp,’ right through my head,” he says.Stunned and disoriented, Richards tried to get up, he says, but spasms rumbled through his torso and his back; his muscles kept clenching and relaxing. He doesn’t recall falling. “It was almost like a little piece of time was missing, almost like a record skipped ahead a little bit,” he says, “like I was sitting on my couch and time had moved forward and I was on the floor.”Continue Reading… … Read More
Gun Violence Vs. Terrorism: We Can Fight Both, Dammit, This Is America
Crosses representing those dead from gun violence since Newtown. Because of scheduling conflicts, the new episode of The Orange Couch covering last night’s Mad Men won’t be going up until late tonight. I apologize, but we’ll have a fun time hashing it out tomorrow! Also, apologies…
The Orange Couch Does Mad Men, Season 6: “The Doorway”
Woo! The Orange Couch returns with our “Mad Men” recaps, where Marc Faletti and I put those liberal arts educations to good use examining the themes, symbols, and other literary devices that have made “Mad Men” a low-rated critical darling. Watch the video for our…
The Women of Westeros
Starting next week, this blog space on Mondays will be given over to The Orange Couch recaps of “Mad Men” (sadly, we had to cut “Doctor Who” because we don’t have time for both), so I won’t have a lot of time to talk about that other bad ass show that purports to…
The Orange Couch Returns April 8th, With “Mad Men” Recaps
The time has come for a new season of “Mad Men”. And you know what that means, a new season of “The Orange Couch”, the video recap series written and hosted by myself and Marc Faletti, who also directs and edits everything. This is not the same old recaps you can get…
Can rape be stopped?
“I wouldn’t say she was completely passed out but she wasn’t in any state to make a decision for herself.” That’s what one of the witnesses in the Steubenville, Ohio, trial told police of the 16-year-old girl at the center of the case, according to ABC News. Perhaps that witness was one of the three football players who have not been charged but are expected to testify for the prosecution in the trial, which began Wednesday.Since it still needs to be said, not being “in any state to make a decision for herself” meets the legal definition for rape across the U.S. So here’s a question for that guy: What did he do to try to stop it?According to the prosecutor’s opening statement Wednesday, these witnesses saw one of the defendants, Trent Mays, try to force oral sex on the girl, but her mouth wouldn’t open. They saw the other defendant, Ma’Lik Richmond, digitally penetrate the girl while she was passed out on a couch. Though the girls’ friends apparently tried to prevent her from continuing on with the boys, so far there’s been no indication the witnesses intervened with the boys who no one has disputed were capable of decision-making. And preliminary research shows that the intervention of such bystanders could make the difference in preventing rape.Continue Reading… … Read More
Heavy Metal, Strobe Lights & Shackles: Inside a Guantánamo Interrogation Room
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