The true test of any real metal album is not the ears, but the gut and the balls.  A good metal record makes you want to get in a fight, fuck stuff up, and damn the consequences. Now, as anyone who’s been paying an ounce of attention knows, Metallica has made a series of missteps [...]

Digitek Manufacturer Actavis Totowa Issues Recall For All Other Drugs “Actavis Totowa has announced a voluntary recall on all drugs manufactured at their Little Falls, NJ facility due to unsatisfactory results on their 2008 FDA inspection…” Continue reading Bay Area Water Regulators Announce Intention to Sue Federal Government over Pollution “The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control [...]

A new article written by me is up on Docshop.com now: Lose Weight — or Lose Your Job? Your Employer May Be Watching Your Waistline “Should Big Brother be watching your weight or personal habits? Your government or employer may think so. Even as many employers trim back the amount of healthcare coverage they provide in attempts [...]

Maryland Labor Board Proposes Strict New Crane Safety Regulations “Three months after the death of a worker in an Annapolis crane accident, an advisory board of Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health program has recommended sweeping changes be made to state rules for crane operations…”  Continue reading New Study Shows Correlation Between Higher Gas Prices and Fewer Roadway [...]

So as anyone who was around back in the heady, halcyon days of the first internet gold rush can tell you, there used to be tons of nascent websites and services promising something for nothing.  While this is a perennial favorite advertising technique, the newness of the online environment lowered many people’s otherwise acute bullshit [...]

Despite the ubiquity of supposedly free offers online, it’s no secret that most are at best email address harvesters and at worst identity-theft scams.   Over time I have tried many of these programs, and a few have filtered out of the pack that have actually paid off for me, so I figured I might as [...]

In these doldrums of summer, one really notices how slim and shallow the network’s offerings are; in the blush of publicity they’re great at making it appear something’s happening when nothing really is, but eventually one realizes it’s just new iterations of the same old tired soaps, game shows, overwrought “dramas”, and hacky sitcoms.  Howard [...]

More current news articles written by me are posted now on Lawyershop.com, including: Crane Accident in Houston is Area’s Second Within Four Days “A 150-ton crane fell over in Houston Monday while operators were attempting to remove a sign marking the entrance to Kingwood planned community…” Over 500,000 Bus and Truck Drivers Collect Medical Disability But Keep Driving “According [...]

So the San Diego Reader is reporting rumors that the House of Blues here is in trouble, and if they don’t start bringing in better numbers the venue may close within nine months or so; reportedly, the San Diego HOB has the worst attendance of any of the chain’s locations.  I can’t say I’m terribly [...]

It’s been an embarrassment of riches lately for fans of the Replacements what with the spurt of expanded reissues packed with outtakes and rare tracks, but despite issuing a couple of decent newly-recorded tracks on their “hits” collection  the ‘Mats themselves haven’t made the obvious full-fledged reunion move since bassist Tommy Stinson seems firmly stuck [...]