Boycott Kellogg's (aka, all your favorite foods)!

As the Michael Phelps drama continues, a new movement to boycott Kellogg's for dumping him over his pot-smoking controversy has erupted on the internet. Apparently, it's had an effect on the company, which set up a special hotline to deal with answering concerns over their "relationship with Michael Phelps." Listen to the audio here

Lee Stranahan, the author of the petition, says Kellogg's cutting Phelps off is a little hypocritical, since they've profited so much from stoners with the munchies. "In fact, we believe that most people over the age of 12 would not eat Kellogg's products were they not wicked high," says Stranahan.



The action has even spread to Facebook, where there are currently more than 4,000 people showing their support. According to the HuffPost, the Marijuana Policy Project have also shown their support for a boycott on Kellogg's products. I know asking potheads to go with out cereal and cookies is a long shot, but I'm definitely capable of living with out Rice Krispy Treats or Frosted Flakes. As long as General Mills keeps making Cinnamon Toast Crunch, I say on with the boycott!

SNL also addressed the issue with a hilarious segment that I think clears up the whole deal, really.

Shepard Fairey arrested in Boston

Oh shit, Shepard Fairey got arrested again in Boston while hitting up some of his Andre the Giant posters. Fairey was in town promoting his new show "Supply and Demand" at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

It was Boston PD who nabbed him, and we all know they're dicks. They held Fairey for a few hours before he was released on bail, and I'm sure his show was a raving success. Shit, if Shepard Fairey wanted to wheat paste some shit on my face I'd let him and say "Thank you" all muffled n' shit. I'm sure whoever owned the property would have appreciated him doing it for free.

Zombies invade the streets of Austin

Local pranksters in Austin, TX figured out how to hack into the grid of some electronic traffic signs to make them warn of an imminent zombie take over.







Apparently it's incredibly easy to do, and I-Hacked.com was nice enough to post a "how-to" story.



Original story found here.

Etta James: "I can't stand Beyoncé."

Well, apparently Etta James is old and crazy and she really doesn't like Beyoncé. And really, who can blame her? At a recent concert in Seattle, she talked about Beyoncé's performance of Jame's song "At Last" at the Presidential Inauguration last month saying, "I tell you that woman [Obama] had singing for him, singing my song, she gonna get her ass whupped," sarcastically calling her "The great Beyoncé."



She also said some dumb stuff about Obama, including that he has big ears (which I think are charming and awkward). And that's just not right. She also says he's "not her president," which leads me to think she voted for McCain, and I'm just not down with that. Whatever the case, she is obviously not all there anymore. Or maybe she's just always been that hood... Anyway, there's some pretty great audio from the show:



Video via HuffPost

New news on DEA raids!

Woo! I know I just posted something last night about how Obama hasn't made any statements on the recent DEA raids in Los Angeles and elsewhere, but Americans for Safe Access just reported earlier about just that! And it looks like good news!

White House Spokesman Nick Shapiro said on Wednesday that President Obama is expected to end Drug Enforcement Administration raids on medical marijuana dispensaries once he can nominate someone to take charge of DEA, an agency still currently staffed by Bush officials. This would mean an end to federal interference in the thirteen states where medical cannabis is legal.

Shapiro made the unprecedented statement in the wake of five raids in California since Inauguration Day. “The president believes that federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws, and as he continues to appoint senior leadership to fill out the ranks of the federal government, he expects them to review their policies with that in mind," Shapiro said.

Read more about it at ASA's website.

DEA raids continue despite new administration

On Tuesday the DEA raided three Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries, generating outrage among advocates, according to the LA Times. Many of us have been hopeful about an end to these raids now that President Obama has taken office, but the DEA has apparently not gotten the memo about Bush being out. This is the second large-scale raid in only two weeks, despite Obama's apparent support.



Back in March of 2008, then presidential candidate Obama said to a local Oregon news source that he was "not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on the issue [of medical marijuana]." Newly appointed Attorney General Eric Holder hasn't spoken of the raids as of yet, and there doesn't seem to be an end in the foreseeable future.

Americans for Safe Access have planned a rally and protest for today at noon in Downtown LA and have asked supporters to call Holder to demand an end to the raids.

Leave Michael alone!

I think it's absolutely ridiculous for people to still be up in arms over recent photos of eight-time gold medalist Michael Phelps smoking out of a bong. Today Seventeen magazine editor Ann Shoket posted this blog on huffpost about Phelps' behavior, saying she just can't "let him off the hook."



Yeah I guess kids look up to him, but he's 23 and it's not like it's cocaine or something crazy, and it's not like he's flaunting this kind of behavior on the cover of Sports Illustrated. So he took a bong rip at a party. Is that any reason to condemn him the way the media has so far? He's set all kinds of world records already, what more do we want from him?

And I must say, it feels pretty good having an olympian on our side.

Hang in there, Jack.

During the superbowl on Sunday, Jack in the Box aired a new commercial in which their mascot Jack is hit by a Metro bus while crossing a busy street. The ad is morbid, to say the least, and is apparently part of a larger and very confusing new campaign called "Hang in there, Jack." You can check out the website here.





There was even a homemade flier taped up to the door of my local JBox explaining the situation and hoping for a speedy recovery. I don't really know what this is all about, but it makes me feel very uncomfortable. I think someone wants Jack dead...