Monthly Archive: June 2022
POETS Day!: Langston Hughes
Jazz was a huge influence on Langston Hughes, and I think this work is an excellent example of that influence.
Midafternoon Nighthawks at the Waffle House
I just took my kids to a Waffle House for the first time and it was amazing. But the food was so secondary to the company.
Movie Notes: “Crimes of the Future” (2022)
Really, what’s most striking about Crimes of the Future is how un-futuristic the world depicted actually is
Weekend Plans Post: Back To The Gym, Again, And Stranger Things
Stranger Things is our American Graffiti, I guess. Wait. Lemme do some math. This is our Summer of ’42. Wait. Lemme do some math. Jeez louise.
Mini-Throughput: What the Data Say About Guns
This field is difficult to study and subject to large biases and complications because gun violence is not monocausal.
Video: President Biden Addresses Gun Violence
President Joe Biden gave an address from the White House regarding gun violence, mass shootings, and what he proposes going forward.
From Reuters: U.S. jury awards Depp $15 million, Heard $2 million in defamation fight
Jurors awarded Depp $15 million in damages from Heard. The panel awarded Heard $2 million in damages.
The Ideology of Musicianship and the Cultivating Of The American Mind
Now that we, Hominus Americanus, are anesthetized to art in musical form and musicianship as expression, I would like present a solution.
