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Are there awards for unemployment?

Last night was the not-so-relevant-anymore MTV Video Music Awards. At least this year, they tried. Everyone knows MTV isn’t what it used to be. While the breakthrough channel helped kill the radio star, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that sites like Pitchfork started stabbing MTV in the face long ago. Likewise, the channel contributed to [...]

Days of Panic: September 11, 2009

I woke up this morning and avoided watching the news or reading the (online) paper. I knew what today was and, to be quite frank, didn’t want to deal with the media coverage of September 11, 2009 – eight years after the day we know we will never forget. The problem with unemployment and my [...]

An introduction, or Oprah made me do it

Hello all, My name is Scott Pierce and I am unemployed. I’m afraid that if something doesn’t pan out by the end of next month, I will be struggling to pay the rent and feed myself. Or worse — I will have to move home. It’s really not just a fear; it’s reality. I am [...]