Flamebait and Vitriol

Saving the Country One Investigation at a Time

We, the liberal artsy equivalents of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, were very surprised by the response to our first article, in which we ranted about how the Washington Post sucks balls. Of course we thought we’d ruffle some feathers, but we were surprised by all of the suggestions for topics that we could tackle. Yes, we are saying that these are worthwhile topics simply because we received them in fan mail, without making any effort to actually investigate any of them and prove their worthiness. More

  • Why Swarthmore Should Be More Like Miley, Kanye, And Maybe Hardcore Porn Stars [with music video]

    The US News ratings came out a while back and, like Jan Brady, Swarthmore has once again been rated lucky number 3 (Williams, Williams, Williams!). But with a pretty prime spot, wouldn't you think that people outside of Delaware County would have heard of us? Well, the solution is: more rap videos. The argument, and an example. More

  • Safety First

    The good old days of Swatties feeling secure in their little bubble are gone, my friends. Gone! So we can't keep acting in the same old friendly way. Things have to change around here. Before something really bad happens. More

  • Yay, We Kicked Coke, You Guys!

    The internal monologue of a Swarthmore Kick Coke activist, Class of 2009, when the Swarthmore campus eliminated all Coca-Cola products, circa 2006. More