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Stephen A. Smith is Right
l am really confused. Seriously. Earlier in the week, Celtics Coach Ime Udoka was suspended for a year for having an extra-marital affair...

Fred
Sep 24, 20222 min read


Neither Jann Wenner, Nor Yoko Ono, Represent the Spirit of Rock
Local cleveland.com writer Troy Smith lobbed some softballs at Jann Wenner and I should have stopped reading the interview after the...

Fred
Sep 22, 20222 min read


Clerks 3 is a Fight Club Re-Make
*WARNING - MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD* 3 days ago, I watched the third act of the Clerks Trilogy and was left unimpressed. Clerks was the...

Fred
Sep 21, 20223 min read


Ray Anderson and Michael Crow are Cowards
I kind of like Herm Edwards, former coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Former Coach? While the termination (Saturday) isn’t a...

Fred
Sep 20, 20222 min read


An Unconventional Review: Clerks 3
Trevor Fehrman: A+ Jeff Anderson: A Brian O' Halloran: A Kevin Smith: D Soundtrack (other than The Black Parade): F You know what? I...

Fred
Sep 18, 20221 min read


This is What Propaganda Looks Like
All week, I've been following the saga of the 50 Venezuelan Refugees who have drifted across America. Earlier this week, in an inspired...

Fred
Sep 17, 20222 min read


Thank You SPIN Magazine, You Made My Day
In 2017, I wrote this about 2003's Anthrax album We've Come for You All: "One of the worst musical efforts since the invention of vinyl."...

Fred
Sep 15, 20221 min read


The Luhansk Letter
Editor's Note: If this is true, this is the most important thing you will ever read on Beacon of Speech. This letter is why we exist....

Fred
Sep 13, 20221 min read


Tiny Ugly World
I was at work yesterday and my co-workers all disappeared for lunch, so I took the opportunity to listen to my favorite Pandora Station:...

Fred
Sep 10, 20223 min read


The Queen's Final (Poor) Decision
King Charles III. For 70 years the Queen dutifully served her country. Well, at least symbolically. You know what, I'm gong to repeat...

Fred
Sep 10, 20223 min read


ESPN: Still Woke Idiots
2 hours before the NFL season started, I cracked open my laptop and went straight to ESPN. WTF? Game 5 of the Connecticut Sun vs. Chicago...

Fred
Sep 8, 20221 min read


Wikipedia Holds "Racist" 1st Grader's Feet to the Fire
I was going through some website cleanup when I came across an old story from 2020: CNN Holds "Racist" 8th Grader's Feet to the Fire. To...

Fred
Sep 4, 20224 min read


Does God Think America is the Problem? -or- RIP Richard Lee Richards
There was a provactive op-ed in the Jerusalem Post that posited the question Is God Punishing the USA? The problem with the premise is...

Fred
Aug 28, 20223 min read


Who Could Replace Coach Kyle?
About an hour from my home is St. Ignatius High School. It is recognized across the United States as a high school football factory and...

Mr. Anonymous
Aug 28, 20222 min read


Whatever Happened to the Radioactive Boy Scout?
Today I felt really stupid at work (long story, not worth retelling,) and I thought to myself "you know what? You know who's really...

Fred
Aug 23, 20221 min read


Puerto Rico's Big Decision
In the year 2012, Puerto Rico kinda voted to be a state of the United States of America. In the year 2017, 97% of Puerto Ricans that cast...

Fred
Aug 21, 20222 min read


Cleveland.com: Fiddlin' Away
I have largely abandoned cleveland.com as a news source. My current news rotation starts at CNN, Drudge Report, and the Daily Mail UK....

Fred
Aug 20, 20222 min read


Deshaun Watson's 28 Game Suspension
If you want to get into technicalities, let's really wallow in the muck and mire of the Deshaun Watson Case. Technically Watson's...

Fred
Aug 18, 20222 min read


People Still Care About The Satanic Verses???
In 1988, I bought the book the Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie as a symbolic gesture to support free speech. Then I actually tried to...

Fred
Aug 12, 20222 min read


The Alex Jones Conspiracy Theory
Now hear me out..... In the late 90's, I believe that the FBI contacted Alex Jones after the Oklahoma City Bombing. He was afraid the...

Fred
Aug 10, 20224 min read


The Coke Freestyle Machine and the Decline of American Excellence
During the 1880's, the most popular drink in America was alcohol. I don't even have to cite the statement, it is common knowledge. Coca-Cola was conceived as a temperance drink with its selling points being Sugar, Water, Caffeine....and Cocaine. Due to the problematic aspect of cocaine, the ingredient was de-emphasized and phased out of production by 1903 . Within a century, with a simple marketing strategy of mixing sugar, water, and caffeine, Coca-Cola has become the most

Fred
Aug 7, 20224 min read


In Defense of Pete Davidson
Man, I don't like Pete Davidson. His existence actively annoys me and the only entertainment option I have enjoyed his work in was the...

Fred
Aug 6, 20222 min read


The Curse of Josh Gordon (Part VII)
People are stupid. I have seen some variation of this meme on AT LEAST a dozen websites. This specific variation is from the fools at...

Fred
Aug 2, 20223 min read


Metal Mofos = Metal Hacks
I came across an INCREDIBLY REVISIONIST version of the history of Thrash Metal. The hacks at Metal Mofos rolled out with this terribly...

Fred
Jul 29, 20224 min read
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