James B. Barnes

It remains to be seen, of course, whether this brand new accord will hold or whether a new outbreak of violence will occur but for Ukrainians, at least, it appears that both Western and Eastern Ukrainians have reason to hope for a peaceful resolution to what has been both a political and cultural crisis.

I believe what we need is more communication, more information for everyone to discuss and consider. If you are in Ukraine, not even Kiev, then I am interested in hearing your thoughts.

Ukraine’s truce lasted only a few hours. At this point, several dozen on both sides have been reported killed with well over 300 injured. Fear of civil war among European leaders is on the rise.

Warning, this is fairly brutal.

When I woke up this morning and checked the Espreso TV feed the first thing I saw was a Ukrainian Armored Personnel Carrier being set alight by a molotov cocktail. As I type this Wednesday afternoon the sun has gone down in Ukraine and there appears to be relative calm in Independence Square.

“We will not go anywhere from here,” Klitschko told the crowd, speaking from a stage in the square as fires burned around him, releasing huge plumes of smoke into the night sky. “This is an island of freedom and we will defend it,” he said.

They dress in drag while making off color jokes about homosexuals and women and those that bailed them out. They also dance and sing. Typical Monday night stuff.

Far more honest than the supposedly well meaning individual looking insincerely to connect with the noble savage is the ignorant bigot. The ignorant bigot is well aware that he’s doing ill to someone. He knows that he is insulting them, that he thinks they are less. This sort of hate can be cured.

At a time when the US is spending billions on cybersecurity we’re still unable to stop the ultimate low tech attack, simply shooting the hell out of something.

There aren’t any doctors and they couldn’t afford them if there were.

Are you?

No one should do this anymore. The making of, behind the scenes, and focus group videos were all terrible ideas that could only serve to actually hurt Newcastle’s brand. The primary purpose of beer ads is A) to remind you they exist and B) to introduce some aspirational feelies into your brain and give you a fantasy experience you want to live.

To PETA there’s no difference between hooking a Trout and shooting to death a highly intelligent ape man. No. Difference.

The myopic American protest machine has been in ludicrous speed mode since Scarlett Johansson made the decision to make a sexy time style commercial for Sodastream, an Israeli owned company that makes overpriced soda machines in order to hook you into…

Rachel Hodin is hilarious. She’s got a wonderful and rare combination of self deprecation, general irreverence, an affinity for the absurd, and a dry delivery. But some readers are incredibly literal and, well, insecure. Here, give me your hand.

These look like the end of the world and, of course, for some, it has been.

This article will fill your knowledge gap. The first thing you should know is that Ukrainian protests make Occupy Wall Street look like a play date.

Yes, that’s a penis pump the guy in the picture is holding but hey, at least they look happy.