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Rodeo Roundup: Doom Generation

By On April 13, 2012 · 1 Comment

I wasn’t around to write the roundup last week. How did you even know what was going on?! How did you get your news?! I was in Wichita, where it always rains when I visit. I like to think it’s me.  Molly the doom cloud.

<DOOOOOOOM!>

Well hang on, I have more doom to [...]

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Rodeo Roundup: Non-Batman State Visits Edition

By On March 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I’m just gonna confess something up front. I watched Drive the other day, and while an okay movie, I guess (Carey Mulligan has super cute dimples!) and I just do not feel the Gosling love. *ducks* Maybe it’s because I always imagine him hunchin’ away on a real doll. I didn’t like the memes [...]

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Best of OK4RJ 2011

By On December 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

2011 has been a huge year for OK4RJ!  New management, new staff, new blog, new… well, pretty much everything.  We’ve had a great start for the new community organizing programming: the hotline‘s set to relaunch in early 2012, as is the Community Accountability Project.  Also, don’t forget about the

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So You Want To Write A Song About Your Girlfriend’s Abortion

By On December 5, 2011 · 14 Comments

You’re a sensitive dude. You have an acoustic guitar or a Casio or something, and a Macbook with Garage Band on it. It’s a mournful-looking fall day outside – what’s a bro to do? LET’S WRITE A HORRENDOUS SONG ABOUT HOW SAD ABORTION MAKES YOU! Here’s some fun examples for you to get some terrible [...]

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On Abortion on TV

By On October 24, 2011 · 4 Comments

I think pretty much everyone can agree that abortion portrayal on television is pretty scarce.  And when you do see it, it seems that it’s given that sort of melodramatic spin that completely glosses over any actual emotion that a person would feel when faced with that decision.  Or, what’s worse is how often in [...]

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