We rank medieval kings and learn more of the secret lives of the English Royal family with author of The Plantagenets and The Wars Of The Roses, Dan Jones. The middle ages, Henry V, Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou, Joan of Arc, and Catherine of Valois are covered, and we see why history can be electrifying and (almost) as shocking …
UNC Athletics Report Finds Years of Academic Fraud
A UNC athletics report has uncovered years of academic fraud. The investigation found that a shadow curriculum was designed by Department of African and Afro-American Studies administrator Deborah Crowder and former chairman Julius Nyang’oro to give athletes high grades in nonexistent classes. We look at the scandal, in this Lip News clip with Jackie Koppell and Mark Sovel. www.thelip.tv Newest …
Chris Christie Wants GOP Control Over Voting Mechanisms
Governor Chris Christie made comments to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this week about voting mechanisms saying that Republicans need to win gubernatorial races so that they’re the ones controlling voting mechanisms going into the next presidential election. Is Christie endorsing corruption by trying to control the vote to lock down a Republican victory? We look at the New Jersey …
Breaking Bad Action Figures Pulled From Toys“R”Us
Breaking Bad action figures have been pulled from Toys“R”Us shelves after Florida mother Susan Schrivjer started an online petition on Change.org to have them removed from the store. The toys, which depicted the meth-slinging characters from the hit show, were being sold in the adult section of the store for ages 15 and up. We discuss why parents are upset, …
Aleister Crowley + Jack Parsons Realignment of Art
Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons are explored as masters of magick from the 20th century with artist and director Brian Butler. We discuss the esoteric scene of Los Angeles that featured Kenneth Anger, L. Ron Hubbard, and a wide strange web of artists and thinkers, and how culture took a remarkable detour through the metaphysical in this excerpt from the …
PRINT THE LEGEND – 3D Printing Doc Goes To Netflix with Filmmakers
PRINT THE LEGEND, the Netflix documentary on 3D printing and the rush to get in on the ground floor of a major new industry, is shared by filmmakers Steven Klein, Luis Lopez, Clay Tweel, and Chad Troutwine. With clips and the trailer for the film punctuating insight about the exploding new technology of 3D printing, we discuss open-source ethics if …
Terrorist Attack on Canada’s Parliament Leaves Two Dead
Two shooting incidents being labeled as terrorist attacks occurred today in Ottawa, Canada. The first occurred at the Canada War Memorial where a soldier was fatally shot by a gunman near Canada’s Parliament building. The second happened this morning inside Parliament where the gunman opened fire near a room where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking. The suspected gunman, who …