Why Lex Switzerland?: March 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Covers

i wish i had this many friends as well as such a long hallway

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Gus Johnson

Great Moments in History with Gus Johnson from Gus Johnson

Sunday, March 20, 2011

David Simon, Creator of The Wire, Speaks on Felicia "Snoop" Pearson's Arrest

Posted Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:29 PM | By Nina Shen Rastogi

Earlier today, The Wire actress Felicia "Snoop" Pearson was arrested as part of a large-scale drug raid in Baltimore and surrounding counties. Slate asked David Simon, creator and executive producer of The Wire (and currently in production on Treme), for comment. He offered this statement, provided to Slate through an HBO spokesperson.

First of all, Felicia's entitled to the presumption of innocence. And I would note that a previous, but recent drug arrest that targeted her was later found to be unwarranted and the charges were dropped. Nonetheless, I'm certainly sad at the news today. This young lady has, from her earliest moments, had one of the hardest lives imaginable. And whatever good fortune came from her role in The Wire seems, in retrospect, limited to that project. She worked hard as an actor and was entirely professional, but the entertainment industry as a whole does not offer a great many roles for those who can portray people from the other America. There are, in fact, relatively few stories told about the other America.

Beyond that, I am waiting to see whether the charges against Felicia relate to heroin or marijuana. Obviously, the former would be, to my mind, a far more serious matter. And further, I am waiting to see if the charges or statement of facts offered by the government reflect any involvement with acts of violence, which would of course be of much greater concern.
In an essay published two years ago in Time magazine, the writers of The Wire made the argument that we believe the war on drugs has devolved into a war on the underclass, that in places like West and East Baltimore, where the drug economy is now the only factory still hiring and where the educational system is so crippled that the vast majority of children are trained only for the corners, a legal campaign to imprison our most vulnerable and damaged citizens is little more than amoral. And we said then that if asked to serve on any jury considering a non-violent drug offense, we would move to nullify that jury's verdict and vote to acquit. Regardless of the defendant, I still believe such a course of action would be just in any case in which drug offenses—absent proof of violent acts—are alleged.

Both our Constitution and our common law guarantee that we will be judged by our peers. But in truth, there are now two Americas, politically and economically distinct. I, for one, do not qualify as a peer to Felicia Pearson. The opportunities and experiences of her life do not correspond in any way with my own, and her America is different from my own. I am therefore ill-equipped to be her judge in this matter.
Photograph of Felicia Pearson courtesy of Bryan Bedder/Getty Images.

Friday

Lyrics that would make LFO proud

Kickin’ in the front seat
Sittin’ in the back seat
Gotta make my mind up
Which seat can I take?

Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
Today i-is Friday, Friday (Partyin’)
We-we-we so excited
We so excited
We gonna have a ball today

Tomorrow is Saturday
And Sunday comes after...wards
I don’t want this weekend to end

Extras

Firework

Jimmer!

From Yahoo Sports!

1. "John Stockton is really here to see Jimmer."

2. "Physics says NO. Jimmer says YES."

3. "Jimmer Crossing, Brace Yourself."

4. "Romney/Jimmer, 2012. Jimmer/Romney, 2012."

5. "Cougs bring style ... And today's fashion is Jimmer."

6. "Jimmerica: Land of the three, Home of the shaved."

7. "It's Peanut Butter Jimmer Time."

8. "Gonzaga, a bunch of Jimmerish."

9. "Who needs 7 footers when you can have 27 footers?"

10. "Happy St. Jimmer Day."

Look at this Celebrity Hipster

Went to Salem concert last night at Santos Party House

In attendance were a number of hipsters (the people watching was the best part as Salem was kind of underwhelming)

Unfortunately, I did not have my camera so here are approximations of some of the hipsters I saw