My favorite food is potatoes. Sometimes I stray from this response to the age-old question and say that my favorite food is cheese, or grilled cheese, or some variation thereof, but at the end of the day, my one true food love is those delicious, carby root veggies that can be prepared in pretty much … Continue reading »
Trigger warning: physical assault, domestic abuse As pointed out elsewhere, the fact that Chris Brown and Frank Ocean, two well established American rappers, got into a fight is hardly surprising. This is Chris Brown we’re talking about: Rihanna’s former boyfriend and former abuser, it’s pretty clear that he has little respect for women and those … Continue reading »
Last week, President Obama dropped a reference to Stonewall that was largely unrecognized. We criticized the reference — supposedly a nod to the discussion of gay rights in the Democratic Party’s campaign — because the only thing that has truly been discussed in the mainstream political sphere when it comes to LGBT* rights is same-sex … Continue reading »
Those of you who — like me — check their Twitter obsessively probably noticed Friday’s trending tag #Bqhatevwr. Scott Brown has been leading in the polls to fill Senator John Kerry’s seat and has been, since November, apparently managing his own Twitter account. All of this was seemingly fine, until Friday night when Brown decided … Continue reading »
There’s a lot of weird when it comes to established politicians in the US discussing women in general. When it comes to recognizing women’s abilities and allowing them to hold certain positions, that sort of strangeness reaches something of a fever pitch. We’ve just passed through a very public freak out by Senators John McCain … Continue reading »
Same-sex marriage has been in the news quite a bit recently. In Rhode Island, marriage equality is now legal. On Monday, President Obama alluded to numerous great speeches in his second inaugural speech, such as Abraham Lincoln’s and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural addresses. He also made a historic reference to the Stonewall riots (a historic … Continue reading »
Has anyone ever seen that episode of “Portlandia”, “Put a Bird On It”? If you haven’t, you should take a look. It’s incredibly funny, especially when one looks at recent fashion trends. Want to sell more stuff? Just put birds on anything. Hipsters will be all over it. Want to make something more aesthetically pleasing? … Continue reading »
If you’ve been obsessively following the analysis of how gerrymandered House districts in a variety of states led to a disproportionately Republican Congress following the 2012 US elections, you’re probably already familiar with the situation in Virginia. In those national elections, the state’s electorate split nearly evenly, but the district’s lines were drawn such that … Continue reading »
Monday, Jan. 21 marked the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, ushering in another four years of governmental rule from the Obama administration. As always, Inauguration Day was a historic and glamorous celebration of President Obama, his constituents, and the American people. The event overlapped with Martin Luther King Day and fell during the year … Continue reading »
This year’s Inauguration Day fell on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. While the staff of Velociriot and many others saw the significance and beauty of our first African American president being sworn in for his second term on MLK Day others saw… something else. Trigger warnings for blatant racism and gun violence.
