“Wow, a mainstream super hero who looks like me.” That was my first thought when starting the video game “Spider-Man: Miles Morales”. Miles hails form the Bronx but in this story is coping with a move to Harlem after the death of his father. We find him still learning the way of the web from…
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Not in Control
Do you find yourself, or have you ever found yourself, feeling incredibly disconnected and out of control with what’s going on around you that you think, “What am I even doing here?” 2020 has been many things, but forgiving isn’t one of them. With every new month/week/day/hour, something happens to shake up our sense of…
World of Podcasts: “New Age Renaissance”
In the podcast “New Age Renaissance” you’ll find: poetry, short story originals and some music compositions. It’s kind of intended to be, “a little bit of everything”. Most of the talks and stories are based around some form of informal philosophy. The overall, continued theme, is unity through diversity. Although the podcast sits at only…
Are We All A**Holes?
You know what sucks? A few days ago I was hit with the idea that, to someone somewhere, I’m the bad guy. Somebody has, or will, see me as a negative force in their life. No matter what I try to do or say, I will be the antagonist to their hero journey. Admittedly, that…
Track Electoral Votes With 270toWin, Hillary Is An Electoral Voter for New York
The Electoral College is comprised of 538 delegates: People who cast the votes that formally elect the president. It’s a system that tends to give smaller states a larger voice in the process of electing the president, and one that Clinton has publicly opposed in the past. We’re using https://www.270towin.com/ to pull data points from this voting season.
“Rialto” Movie Review
I had the pleasure of interviewing the director of “Rialto”, Peter Mackie Burns, after watching the film. Before I share his answers to questions and insights from our chat, I’ll share with you a bit about the movie and how its unexpected journey of responsibility resonates from start to finish. (Free of spoilers, of course)….
Morality
Morality: principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. (Webster’s Dictionary). (Or: normatively to refer to a code of conduct that, given specified conditions, would be put forward by all rational people. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). The definition of morality as a whole is important, but words that stick out…
Disappointment and Regret
To be honest, it’s hard not to feel as though disappointment and regret are one-in the same. Beginning to write this, I’m still not entirely sure I know where I’m going with this piece. In the end it might only be filled with disappointment and regret, and still somehow I think that’s the point. Disappointment…
Gray Beauty
It’s easy to feel inspired by color, it’s easy to feel some sense of emotion brought on by vibrancy. Most of the time in life, we tend to see things as one way or the other: black and white, good and bad, law and order. We learn early that there aren’t really shades to living….
The Sports World Has Shut Down. Again
On March 11 earlier this year, the NBA suspended the season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. Soon after, the NHL suspended its season, the NCAA March Madness tournament never happened, and nearly the entire international sports world slowed to a halt, all due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, on…
Washington Football Team Makes Historic Hire
It is no secret that the Washington Football Team has understandably faced their fair share of media scrutiny throughout this year; the team finally decided to separate themselves from their old Redskins team name only after large corporations, like Fedex, Nike and PepsiCo threatened to pull their sponsorships, owner Dan Snyder couldn’t come up with…
Wu Tang Clan’s RZA Writes New Ice Cream Jingle to Replace Racist ‘Turkey In The Straw’
RZA is most famous for his role as the mastermind behind the Wu Tang Clan. But the Staten Island native recently took his talents to a rather unexpected venue: ice cream trucks. Yes, the hip hop icon has partnered with Good Humor to create a new ice cream jingle that will be heard across American…
The NBA is Back and Players are Kneeling During the National Anthem. Except For One
Two days into the restart of the NBA, Orlando Magic forward Johnathan Isaac is the only player to refrain from kneeling during the national anthem, and abstain from wearing a t-shirt dawning “Black Lives Matter.” His reasoning is a valuable reminder to all that true progress doesn’t come from symbolic gestures, slogans, or from alienating…
The Washington Football Franchise Has Finally Made the Right Choice, but for the Wrong Reasons
The Washington DC based football team, formerly known as the Redskins, decided this past Monday, July 13, to officially change their name, mascot and logo, a decision that was decades in the making. However, the team’s decision to abandon their racist name and likeness was done for the wrong reasons. It would be nice to…
The Paradox of Experience: You’re Cancelled Bro!
When in real life we run into a Baron Geddon, we are no longer armed with any sense of experience to guide our current and present moment, because we canceled anyone able to inform us of the wisdom they have curated. We robbed ourselves the ability to grow better and stronger, and by that, we become tyrannical dictators of thought crimes. I mean, is it really a stretch to say that any wrong mistake will get you canceled will then lead to any wrong thought will also?
Five-Star Basketball Recruit Makur Maker is Blazing a Trail for the Next Generation of Hoop Stars
Five-star high school basketball recruit Makur Maker recently announced where he plans on playing collegiate ball following his time at high school. His decision shocked the entirety of the basketball world. When it came time to make his decision, Maker had his pick of the country’s most elite college programs, including UCLA, Kentucky and Memphis….
The DeSean Jackson Saga: How His Actions Reveal The Black Lives Matter Movement Involves Everyone
On late Monday night earlier this week, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson took to Twitter to share several anti-Semitic quotes falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler. While those who follow the sports world closely heard of this story, the national media hardly reacted to the incident, and those not invested with the daily workings of…
Ushering The New Normal Under A Trump Regime Requires Mental Health Advice | #Podcast
It’s hard out here for a pimp. Hehe, I wanted to start with something funny because I’m going really deep in this time. We have an election coming up. We are dying from a pandemic. Our children are being shot. Our sisters are being harassed. Our brothers are still in prison. What are you going…
My Angel’s Soul, How Animals Help Young Children Learn Kindness
The only animal that has a soul is a human…or so I thought. As a child I saw other animals to be insignificant to the world. Their intelligence could not compare to that of an average human being. They were merely creatures that provided humans with food, sustenance, protection, and experimental research. I always wondered…
