Why Is America Infatuated With Charlie Sheen’s Downfall?

I applied to be Charlie Sheen’s intern. Unfortunately, 74,048 others couldn’t resist his pitch, either:

Do you have #TigerBlood? Are you all about #Winning? Can you #PlanBetter than anyone else? If so, we want you on #TeamSheen as our social media #TigerBloodIntern!

The world’s most famous warlock seeks a social media enthusiast to track his exploding online brand for eight weeks this summer. Responsibilities include monitoring the actor’s 2 million follower strong Twitter account and sifting through his Youtube mash-ups—ranging from Charlie Brown to Darth Vader.

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Hero In Japan

A member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces rescues an elder man in Natori City amidst the destruction of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011.

Why The Battle For Wisconsin Is The Future Of America

Most people will experience the political overreach and push-back happening in Wisconsin only once or twice in their lifetimes. It’s creating a fundamental ideological shift of formerly entrenched constituencies, and although it takes time for a ship the size of the US to reverse course, that’s exactly what’s happening.

Wisconsin is just a harbinger. After 30 years of “austerity politics,” Republicans have only grandmas, the poor, and school teachers left to attack. Combined with an increased understanding that current tax rates are grossly unfair, Americans are beginning to wrest back their rights in the face of corporate-dominated politics.

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Just Let Them Go

Love Is All by The Tallest Man on Earth off of Wild Hunt.

What Do Athletes Salaries Say About American Values?

Remember your first job? Probably at a fast food joint, or maybe working retail somewhere. If you’re like me, you thought $5.65 an hour was a fortune. I mean, working part time could bring in a paycheck upwards of $200! Now imagine you’re Lebron James. Your first paycheck from your first job clocked in a cool $12.96 million for three years. That’s $4.32 million a year, $52,682 a game, or nearly $1,100 per minute. Suddenly, $5.65 an hour doesn’t sounds all that great in comparison to athletes salaries, does it?

This is one very small example of the ridiculousness surrounding athletes and their paychecks. In a society where jobs are disappearing, people are cutting back left and right, and families are losing their houses, athletes are signing record-breaking contracts worth tens of millions of dollars, while their fans just look on adoringly.

In 2009, the average salary for basketball player was $5.84 million. An average baseball player made $3.26 million. A hockey player, $2.4 million. Football players made an average of $770,000, a relatively small chunk of change, but still over the top, take advantage of this and gamble at roseslots for your favorite players and win a lot of money.

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