Celebrate “National Buy Nothing Day” (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer Every Thanksgiving, Americans celebrate the things they already have for which they are thankful. The next day, and sometimes later the same day, they go out and trample each other to buy things for others so they can have something more to be thankful for next year. It’s time to bring this [...]
Wal-Mart Workers, Unite! (Part Two)
By Dave Palmer Just when Wal-Mart thought it was safe to go back to their old song and dance routine of union suppression and worker intimidation, SHA-BAM! Wal-Mart workers strike again! (No pun intended) This time, according to Yahoo! Finance, Wal-Mart workers plan to hit the Walton family right in the giblets by protesting over [...]
Noize Favorite Photographers: Olivia Bee
We are starting a section highlighting our favorite photographers, and I’m excited to announce Olivia Bee as our first Noize-recognized photographer. Her work is whimsical, dreamy, sensual, and showcases the softer side of what it’s like to be a teenager. Olivia picked up her first camera at the age of 10, gained Converse as her [...]
IRS pressured to rescind tax exempt status for churches? (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer According to an article on the Huffington Post, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a complaint with the IRS regarding churches that violated the tax agency’s rules regarding churches and political speech. While the First Amendment guarantees churches the rights of freedom of speech and to worship, the IRS [...]
Clothing Designer Olympia Le-Tan Channels the Lady Obamas
http://www.olympialetan.com/ While browning Tumblr I ran across this photo which was taking during Paris Fashion Week at the Olympia Le-Tan show. I took one look at the photos and assumed, “Duh, her inspirations are the lady Obamas!” Olympia Le-Tan is a handbag and clutch creator turned clothing designer whose creations are being devoured by celebrities and fashionistas looking to imitate [...]
General Motors and Chrysler to Romney: Shenanigans! (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer Election season is rife with advertisement that sometimes doesn’t tell the whole truth. Sometimes they take the form of attack ads that rake an opponent over the coals on their policies and beliefs using heavily spun facts or rhetoric. Sometimes they take the form of an ad explaining what a candidate stands [...]
“Flaming Hot Cheetos” have schools flaming angry (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer Flaming Hot Cheetos have become all the rage in schools across the country, so much so that schools are actually considering banning the food altogether. Schools in California and New Mexico have already cited the snack’s unhealthy ingredient list as the main reason for the proposed ban. The Huffington Post reports that [...]
Banks reverse mortgages, rip off seniors. (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer Senior citizens, beware! The only thing scarier than Halloween is the likelihood that you could lose your home after an unscrupulous mortgage lender sells you a reverse mortgage. The commercials for reverse mortgages dot the television airwaves like stars in a constellation, and many promise senior citizens they can borrow money against [...]
WTF Justin Bieber has Special Powers
This nutty but entertaining video was found by reader Scott Vincent. I wonder what Justin thinks of this.
A Noize Note: Redefining our Direction
By Alexis Simpson Is Noize a music or a photography site? As of now, it’s more of a music site although the name Noize was chosen due to the noise in lowlight photography AND due to noise or sound of music. I figured it was the perfect word to describe both music and photography at [...]
Wal-Mart Workers, Unite! (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer What? Wal-Mart workers are on strike? Cats are living with dogs, mice with men, leopards with cheetahs! An article on huffingtonpost.com tells of the first ever Wal-Mart worker strike. The strike started in Los Angeles, and has already spread to a dozen cities. The workers are protesting company attempts to “silence and retaliate against [...]
Ogemaw Heights student bullied into homecoming court? (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer Whitney Kropp and Ogemaw Heights High School caused a bit of a ruckus in the news recently and added fuel to the fire of school bullying talk. Kropp was nominated to the school’s sophomore homecoming court, only to find out after her name was read over the PA that the nomination was [...]
Teacher evaluations questioned despite lack of state guidance
The 2011-2012 marked the first year all schools used the four-tier evaluation system mandated by the Michigan legislature, rating teachers as “highly effective”, “effective”, “minimally effective” and “ineffective” according to an article in the Detroit Free Press. The article cites that 99.4% of teachers were rated in the top two categories, but the non-profit Education [...]
Advice for Occupy: Year Two
The one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street has come and gone. More than 180 were arrested in New York, creating a wave of energy for new, possibly more focused protests. Now, the Occupy movement has to ride that wave into real political action. The Occupy Wall Street movement needs to organize and assert its [...]
Teachers tired of broken promises, unite! (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer Chicago teachers have decided that they have had enough of broken promises. Their story is gaining momentum in the national media, and is already drawing both criticism and praise. Those who criticize accuse teachers of not considering the needs of the students, but mostly wonder what they are going to do with [...]
New kit could convert any car to a hybird (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer Many Americans are feeling the pinch in their wallets from rising fuel costs that affects everything from how much their daily commute costs to the final total on their grocery bill. Auto manufacturers have finally bucked the desires of the oil companies and are building hybrid and electric vehicles in order to address this [...]
Don’t confuse pro-life with pro-birth
By Dave Palmer Discussion surrounding abortion, birth control, and women’s rights have reached a fever pitch in this election. Most Americans are familiar with the pro-life argument that life starts at conception, and the pro-choice argument that a women has the right to choose whether she carries a pregnancy to term. The part that may [...]
We Love Wayne White!
By Alexis Simpson Wayne White is an American artist from Tennessee who is documented in the film “Beauty is Embarrassing” which opens up in select theatres September 7th. Wayne worked on Peewee’s Playhouse, and has since done a lot of different creative things. We especially enjoy hearing him speak on the art world and what it means [...]
Lansing, schools should not trust Moody’s rating of pension system (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer The August 24 edition of the Free Press contained a short article stating Moody’s bond rating agency has called Lansing’s proposed fix of the teacher pension system “credit positive.” To be fair, the fix is anticipated to save school districts $850 million over two years, according to the article. However, the fix [...]
An Open Letter to Manuel “Matty” Moroun
Dear Matty, You have been very successful in your business career. You have established a long list of properties in Detroit, including the Ambassador Bridge and the Michigan Central Depot. You have claimed that you have plans to redevelop those properties, a few in the short term, and most in the long term. When exactly [...]
Todd Akin forgets brain to mouth filter, makes inflammatory comment.
By Dave Palmer Election years have a way of bringing out the best and the worst in candidates. Sometimes they come off sounding reasoned and intelligent, and other times they completely stick their foot in their mouth. Based on Representative Todd Akin’s latest comments, it seems that he will have to get some “tough-actin Tinactin” [...]
Lansing continues war on teachers with pension system fix (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer Lansing legislators are again showing their true feelings toward educators. First, they moved to remove collective bargaining rights from teachers. Then, school districts began imposing 10% pay cuts without negotiating stateside concessions. Next, the legislature moved to force teachers to pay 20% of their health care costs out of the salary that [...]
Romney taps Ryan for VP; plans to win election without senior citizen vote (Society’s Slideshow)
By Dave Palmer By now, most people have probably heard that Mitt Romney has selected Representative Paul Ryan from Wisconsin. However, not a lot is known about him as recent polling shows that many people don’t know enough about him to form a solid opinion. Whether you know what Paul Ryan is about or not, this [...]
