The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang, the review

You took it all gracefully on the chin/Knowing that beatings had to someday end/You found the bandages in the pen/And the stitches in the radio -"Boxer" The story goes that Joey Ramone asked Bruce Springsteen to write a song for the Ramones to record.  Springsteen put pen to paper and knocked out "Hungry Heart" later that …

Friday LinkFrogging – 1/15/10

What a week it has been. Earthquakes. Celebrity Deathmatches. And the Cowboys won a playoff game. That, kids, is what they call a segue.  Please say hello to this week's cheesecake, Sarah Shahi. Ms. Shahi is a former Dallas Cowboy cheerleader and co-star of the dearly departed NBC cop/conspiracy drama Life. Sarah was slated to …

Obama v. McCain: The Truth is Out There

"We are in the bottom of the ninth. "Much like the 1969 'Miracle Mets,' Barack Obama stands on the precipice of history. Barring an error of Bill Buckneresque proportions, Senator Obama will very likely be the winner of the seemingly perpetual 2008 presidential election. The Senator from Illinois- home of the Cubs, the White Sox …