May 12, 2008 – Overheard in West Virginia - roundup of crazy-ass comments made by West Virginian voters. http://ryanbarrett.typepad.com/cheapthrills/2008/05/overheard-in-we.html The fact that Clinton is so good at energizing this voting block really says something about her campaign. More »

April 27, 2008 – After watching Hillary Clinton try to make the case that Obama can't win come November without the working class white vote, it became apparent that she's completely neglecting and devaluing the Black vote. More »

April 25, 2008 – Remember this My-So Called Life clip? Best. scene. ever. In the history of TV. [ryanbarrett.typepad.com] More »

April 11, 2008 – "Look at all that hair!" My grandmommy would say that to me literally every time I saw her, and now Obama's saying it to little brown babies in PA :) And it's makin them smile! http://ryanbarrett.typepad.com/cheapthrills/2008/04/scenes-from-the.html   More »

March 26, 2008 – Interracialness and Obama's candidacy in the Philly Daily News today. Written by a Jezebel commenter (me, RyanB!) :) http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20080326_Interracial_like_me.html More »

March 21, 2008 – Funny male misconceptions about our periods. We started discussing this in the "What to expect when you're expecting" post, and I thnk this would be a hilarious feature.

March 10, 2008 – I'm a writer for an advertising agency in Boston, but I grew up in Philadelphia and I am still registered to vote in Montgomery County. I'm no superdelegate, but my vote come April is sure to matter in this primary season. More »