317 stories by "Don Hall"
(H/T to the work of Coya Paz)...blame the victims for rape, poverty, and racism then claim victim status when they are subjected to the same. If HE trips over the rock, it's because HE…
When I turned eighteen years old in 1984, I was suddenly imbued with the power to vote in this country's presidential election. And, much to my lasting discomfort, I voted for Ronald R…
The story is well-known by those of us who grew up without TeleTubbies or Barney -An Emperor who cares for nothing but his appearance and attire hires two tailors who promise him the finest …
And this is why it's important to continue the democratization of communication.Cell phone videos, YouTube, Vimeo, iMovie - these tools allow us to shine light on what was once a hidden secr…
I was fully prepared to wait the whole day to get my iPhone 4S.I was prepared to be disappointed and wait in line only to have the Apple store sell out before I got mine.The sensible part of…
****Well Lookee Here!Last month, I performed my first story at The Moth (in their second Chicago location over at Haymarket Pub on Randolph). Apparently, I wasn't supposed to record it…
Jeesh!The Grand Old Party cannot get a break!First, the absolute destruction of the dying idea of Trickle Down Economics (turns out if you give the Wealthy tax breaks, they keep the money in…
(Disclosure: I've been doing "I Believes..." for about four years now - how much shit can I believe!!?? - so I'm going to, inspired entirely by the work of Coya Paz, start doing this for awh…
As things continue to get heated up in the Class War (not the fake one against the Rich but the actual one that as been waging since before the Civil War), the realities of whether or not ou…
The major beneficiaries of foundation support for the arts are big-budget institutions with fat-cat audiences, according to a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthro…
The AmericansCreated and Directed by Coya PazPresented by Halcyon Theatre in cooperation with DCAFrom the DCA Incubator Blog"...we took advantage of the DCA Incubator's prime downtown locati…
NYT theater critic Charles Isherwood has issued an interesting idea.Turns out he's just plain tired of Adam Rapp's work."Adam Rapp won't have me to kick around anymore. Oops. I thi…
...And Don't Let Them Have the Last Word...EVER.Here's the conversation:LEFT:Wow! It's hotter than it has been in a century. All the science available pretty clearly indicates th…
I Love These...********The Passing of JobsI was in the the midst of pitching for our Fall Membership drive. AP come on and informed us the Steve Jobs had died at 56. I was a bit …
From CBS News:A new CBS News poll finds that just 11 percent of Americans approve of the job being done by Congress. That's down from 12 percent last month and reflects a new low …
STEVE JOBSSteven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile commu…
...that the new Facebook Timeline interface is kind of brilliant...mostly because it ups the visual fun of a completely narcissistic exercise and changes things up in a way that kicks Google…
Hunter, over at the Daily Kos, throws out the best defensive block to Grover Norquist and the Don't Tax Us Richie Rich Motherfuckers! We'll just Boycott Your Shit and Not Create Jobs! …
I smoke cigarettes.Yeah, yeah...I'm not mentally defective or self destructive or suicidal. Your sidelong disapproving glances and reminders that they are bad for my health bounce off of me…
The upstart conservative movement was all the rage in the summer of 2009, and channeled that energy into a wave of victories in the 2010 midterm elections, sending dozens of hard-line, intra…
...It's All...Make Believe...Wow. What a train wreck.She's almost as bad as the Republican Debaters...****This is Why the Marines Are Considered the Baddest of the BadSo here's the news:&nb…
Tuesday night I was invited to participate in WRITE CLUB. Inspired by Ian's inspiration, I give a hat tip to Chuck P., Tyler Durden and Ray Bradbury.I lost to Ian but I anticipate anot…
...that I ultimately prefer to not make money blogging because, man, I really don't like being edited...don't mind the grammar/spelling edits, but I REALLY don't like content editing. …
