FIRST AMENDMENT BLUES A bar in Horry County, S.C., named the Suck Bang Blow filed a lawsuit in May challenging the county’s new ordinance prohibiting motorcyclists’ “burnouts” (engine-revving with back-tire-spinning, creating smoke–and enormous noise). The bar claims that burnouts are important expressions of its customers’ “manliness and macho” and as such are protected by the … [Read more...] about First Amendment Blues and Celebrity Immigration and People With Too Much Money
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Our Take On The 2012 Election
Guess we don’t have Linda Lingle to kick around anymore. On Election night, the former two-term Republican Governor of Hawaii who had trounced Democrat Mazie Hirono at the polls a decade ago, was herself shown the door in her bid to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D–Hawaii). The final summary vote tally, released by the state Office of Elections at nearly 3am … [Read more...] about Our Take On The 2012 Election
Official MauiTime 2012 General Election Candidate And Amendment Endorsements
It’s that time again. Time to take stock of America, think about the challenges facing this great nation, look deep into our hearts and decide which person who probably didn’t get enough parental affirmation when he or she was an infant should write our laws and stand around like they actually run the place. It’s Election Time! Woohoo! Of course, we understand if you want to … [Read more...] about Official MauiTime 2012 General Election Candidate And Amendment Endorsements
Male Cosmetics In South Korea and The Art Of Sleeping Women
MEN WANT TO BE PRETTY, TOO For some reason, South Korea (with about one-sixth the men that America has) is the world’s largest consumer of male cosmetics, with its leading company approaching $1 billion a year in sales. According to a September Bloomberg Business Week dispatch, South Korean males became fascinated with the country’s 2002 World Cup soccer team’s “flower men,” … [Read more...] about Male Cosmetics In South Korea and The Art Of Sleeping Women
First Amendment Blues and Celebrity Immigration Policies and People With Too Much Money
FIRST AMENDMENT BLUES A bar in Horry County, S.C., named the Suck Bang Blow filed a lawsuit in May challenging the county’s new ordinance prohibiting motorcyclists’ “burnouts” (engine-revving with back-tire-spinning, creating smoke–and enormous noise). The bar claims that burnouts are important expressions of its customers’ “manliness and macho” and as such are protected by the … [Read more...] about First Amendment Blues and Celebrity Immigration Policies and People With Too Much Money