- Greg Hambrick
Staff Writer
Greg Hambrick writes for the Charleston City Paper. He covers the 2008 elections, City Hall, and other Charleston news. He likes musicals and comic books. He's not surprised that people don't vote when you have lazy, half-invested fingers pointing toward the polling place.
Category Archives: News (News Wrap)
News Wrap: S.C. is So Pink; Off Target; McCain Likes ‘Em Young; High As A Kite; Mayer Talks Aniston
August 19, 2008 – 1:37 pm
• It’s the blue state of … Texas? Versus the pink state of … South Carolina? Only on Amazing Race, folks.
• You say good buy, shoppers say hello goodbye.
• John McCain does not want money from internet “dating” sites … well, gay internet “dating” sites. Oh, and the clients of gay internet “dating” sites don’t […]
News Wrap: Troops for Obama, State Smokers Smoked Out, Bad Sex, Potter Putters to Summer ‘09
August 14, 2008 – 5:49 pm
• Overseas troops are giving to Obama over McCain 6 to 1. My guess is they’re looking forward to spending their money on the new Miley Cyrus album once they get stateside. It rocks!
• Smokers on the state payroll may soon be paying more for their health insurance. Thank goodness our only vice is booze. […]
News Wrap: Too-Firm Shakes, Useless Spanish, Phelpeedo, iBest Buy, Space Case
August 13, 2008 – 4:26 pm
• Cindy McCain injured shaking hands along the rope line. Lets hope the babies don’t start biting candidates.
• Spanish Word ‘O the Day I won’t need for another, say, six months (if then): Nevar — to snow.
• There’s more to the Olympics than guys in Speedos?
• You can now buy your iPhone at Best Buy. […]
Hey, It’s a News Wrap: Weather Worry Worts, South Carolina Is So Broke, New Clue Weapons, Kenny Chesney Showers Athletes
August 12, 2008 – 3:02 pm
• Post and Courier is covering its bases: “Rain, tornadoes, hurricane might be on their way.” For those not willing to click away: Rain tonight, tornado tomorrow, hurricane? Well there’s a blob in the mid-Atlantic that could be in the Bahamas by the weekend.
• South Carolina is so … screwed: The state is calling for […]
News Wrap: Wardrobe Redemption, Nude New York, Starbucks Withdrawl, Armpit TVs
July 22, 2008 – 8:00 am
• Federal appeals court throws out $550,000 FEC fine for that “wardrobe malfunction” back in ‘04, noting the penalty was both arbitrary and capricious. Oh, and need we remind all that someone got a lot further than Justin did.
• People are getting naked all over New York — yoga studios, restaurants, comedy clubs, subways … […]
Obama iPod Playlist
June 25, 2008 – 9:11 am
Barack Obama has Bob Dylan, Jay-Z, Sheryl Crow, and Yo-Yo Ma on his iPod, according to a new Rolling Stone interview. Though the story doesn’t point to particular songs, here are our best guesses:
Bob Dylan:
“The Times They Are A-Changin’”
“Gonna Change My Way of Thinking”
Yo-Yo Ma
“Struggle for Hope”
Sheryl Crow
“A Change (Would Do You Good)”
Jay-Z
“Change the Game”
“Change […]
Three Barriers to Teen Pregnancy
June 24, 2008 – 9:19 am
Girls at one Massachusetts high school are getting pregnant at an alarming rate (17 this year compared to two or three last year). Officials were first concerned that there was some sort of pregnancy pact, with each encouraging the others to get pregnant. Turns out not to be the case — these girls were just […]
Out The Door: New York Herpes, New iPhone, Baby Alba, Atari Movie
June 9, 2008 – 7:24 pm
• “A city Health Department study finds that more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes.” Don’t get your slut boots out just yet, Charleston, the national average is almost one in five.
• New iPhone will clock in at $199, which is still $198 more than […]
Save the Cheerleader, Save the … Cheerleader (and John Segel, Pentagon Drones, Cult DNA) NEWS WRAP
April 21, 2008 – 3:09 pm
Our (almost never) daily look at the day’s news:
• John Segel, the star of the funny “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” is developing a Muppet movie with Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller.
(Segel counts Kermit, “the original Tom Hanks, the everyman,” as a major inspiration.)
• DNA testing to begin on children in the recently busted polygamist sect to […]
Refreshing New Cuba: Not So Much (News Wrap)
February 19, 2008 – 4:05 pm
• President Bush calls Raul Castro “Dictator-Lite.” Considering the success of light brands (Bud Light, Marlboro Lights), we’d have gone with some sort of New Coke reference.
• Drunken pictures are all the rage on Facebook. Great, now we’ve got to replace that stupid picture in our “about us” box until the next trend catches up […]
