Bravo to the ASU football team for remaining undefeated at home this season and more importantly, for putting itself in position to achieve one of its season goals by winning the Pac-12 South title at UCLA this weekend.
Boo to Top Dawg Entertainment, who criticized GQ Magazine and subsequently removed Kendrick Lamar from a GQ performance, even though GQ put Lamar on the front cover of their latest issue.
Bravo to Lady Gaga for her Saturday Night Live host/musical guest appearance. Gaga's costume choices and musical performances, which included an R. Kelly guest spot, were were second to none while her sense of irony and acting skills were flawless. Boo to the economic situation in the European Union. In the past five years, the unemployment rate for people 15 to 24 years old increased by more than 15 percent in several European countries, including Greece, Spain, Ireland, Portugal and Italy. Greece had the highest unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 24 at 58 percent. Bravo to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for turning the city of San Francisco into Gotham for a night while a 5-year-old boy with leukemia dressed up as "Batkid" for his wish.
Boo to the alleged public executions of 80 people in North Korea on Nov. 3. A South Korean newspaper received information from an unidentified source that public executions were carried out in seven North Korean cities for crimes such as watching smuggled South Korean TV shows and possessing a Bible. Bravo to MSNBC for suspending talk show host and actor Alec Baldwin after he allegedly used an anti-gay slur against a paparazzo. Baldwin apologized, saying, "I did not intend to hurt or offend anyone with my choice of words, but clearly I have — and for that I am deeply sorry. Words are important. I understand that, and I will choose mine with great care going forward." Boo to Liz Cheney, Wyoming Senate hopeful and daughter of the former vice president Dick Cheney, for her comments about gay marriage. Cheney's sister, Mary, has been married to her female partner since 2012. Bravo to conspiracy theories in general because they test our ability to critically analyze situations and information. From JFK's death to theories that Elvis and Tupac are still alive, conspiracy theories range anywhere from dramatically serious to over-the-top hilarious, and at the very least keep us entertained.
Boo to the practice of denying undocumented immigrants the fundamental right to marry as outlined in the U.S. Constitution. Multiple cases of this have been popping up in Alabama where lawful immigrants have been turned away after applying for a marriage license.
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