I was driving the other day when suddenly my iPod transmitter broke. As a result, I was forced to listen to the radio — you know, that ancient thing on your dashboard with all the knobs. Halfway home, I noticed my ears were bleeding. Excessively.
It was the kind of story a journalist hopes to never have to write. The haunting imagery, the burden of research, the emotional toll — it was almost too much to bear. But it had to be written. Two years ago this week, I wrote a Mouthing Off about Snuggies. The wearable bedspread has haunted me ever since.
10 more interesting, non-conventional ways to confess all your sins
Many acts would have been preferable to the Black Eyed Peas at this year's Superbowl halftime show. A Black Eyed Peas cover band, for one.
The Chinese calendar kicked off another year on Feb. 3, so it’s not too late to make more meaningless resolutions if you so choose. However, there are many outstanding reasons why the Chinese calendar trumps the traditional calendar in every way.
Dear readers, it is my personal mission this year to prevent you from being a lonely sucker on Valentine’s Day as I have often been, while at the same time not walloping your wallet to show your honeybear you care. It’s the Valentines Day survival guide!
A devastating 2,000-mile stretch of wintery warfare unleashed itself upon the nation from the Great Plains to the East Coast.
The following was found in an unmarked envelope left under the door of The Oakland Post. This document is believed to be a personal account of the last known whereabouts of former Mouthing Off Editor, Rory McCarty. The Oakland Post would like to reiterate that the opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of The Oakland Post staff.
When news of a 13th astrological sign broke last week, Senior Editor Dan Fenner looked to a higher power for guidance. At last we heard, he's still waiting for reply.
For those of you not living under a rock — which, it turns out, is the only safe place to live nowadays — thousands of birds have died from yet-to-be-determined causes over the last couple weeks.
