Rally To Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive, Antarctica Edition
Posted on November 2, 2010 in Images
A Call For Contributors
Posted on November 2, 2010 in Articles
Can you write engaging articles, produce original content, and find interesting material on topics of your choosing on a regular basis? Prose Before Hos is expanding its content and is looking for regular contributions for the following subject areas:
* Political Ironing / Government Employee – Commentary on public policy and politics in America, often in the form of comics or videos.
* Progressive Economics – Long-form articles and commentary focused on contextualizing economics within a leftist framework (bonus points for individuals capable of presenting current economic issues under the rubric of Marxist or Institutional economics).
* International Relations – Original articles and content on international relations and development.
* Sports Editor – Original articles and content on sports.
Compensation will be per contribution with the possibility of bonuses related to performance and traffic. Writers will initially write one article per week, and based upon quality and performance, be asked to contribute more as needed. To apply, please write an introductory email with a writing sample to Alec at [email protected], along with an answer to one of the three following questions:
* Who did (or would) you vote for in the 2000 American Presidential elections?
* Why is Bud Selig the greatest monster in the history of the modern baseball era?
* What’s the best album that has come out since 2000?
I Forgive You, LeBron James
Posted on November 2, 2010 in Articles
I haven’t been very nice to you, LeBron James.
I savored your post-Decision fall from grace as a morality play on hardwood. You with Chosen 1 inked to your back had to flee your own state. I wrote some harsh words about you this July for slamming your legacy harder than one of your vintage Tomahawk jams.
Maybe you read it, LeBron. You did warn you took names all summer. So, in the unlikely event you checked out ProseBeforeHos, Mr. James I hope you a) enjoyed the cute koala pictures and b) remember you have only yourself to blame.
You did it to yourself, LeBron. You panicked about the rings. Jordan won his first by now. Kobe just won one for the thumb. You looked over your shoulder and couldn’t shake the specter of Kevin Garnett’s ringless Minnesota years. All the while, a 22-year-old Kevin Durant assembles a burgeoning dynasty-in-the-making out in Oklahoma City.
You talked too much, too. You called fans and family “spoiled” with your play after you were thrashed by an aging Boston Celtics team for yet another early playoff exit. You pulled out the race card when CNN’s Soledad O’Brien asked about LeBacklash. Take a page from Michael Jordan’s political playbook. It’s short: a few milquetoast one-liners that mean absolutely nothing.
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