Hollywood: Time to Use Your Superpower for Good Again
Hollywood has used two tropes to ramp up the action and suspense in movies: gun violence and the “lone wolf” law enforcement officials
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Pennsylvania Amendments Passed By Voters, Curtail Governor’s Emergency Powers
The Pennsylvania amendments are a reaction to the open-ended and often unilateral executive power that came with the Covid-19 pandemic
Armenian Genocide Recognized by President Biden: Read It For Yourself
In a move that was long overdue President Biden has officially recognized the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Turks.
Sunday Morning! Persona by Ingmar Bergman
Persona by Ingmar Bergman places two women in a cottage to find out what happens when we stop playing our roles and start becoming each other.
The Caron Nazario Video: Watch It For Yourself
The viral Caron Nazario video of a uniformed soldier being stopped, pepper sprayed, and eventually wrestled to the ground by police also has a lawsuit to go with it.
If You Mite: Bat-Mite, Fandom, and the Struggle For Who Batman Is
As fans battle amongst themselves about what Batman really is, Bat-Mite can become a literal embodiment of this struggle
9th Circuit Ruling on Open Carry Laws: Read It For Yourself
The 9th Circuit has ruled that states can restrict the open carry of firearms without violating the 2nd Amendment. Read it for yourself.
One Step Backwards, Two Steps Forward
Or, adventures in amateur site maintenance…Using the site had become unpleasant. Someone needs to take the blame.
Trump Response to Impeachment: Read It For Yourself
Trump Response to Impeachment as formally introduced to the United States Senate for you to read, decide for yourself, and discuss
Bear Brook Murders Revisited: The Search To Identify A Killer’s Victims
For years, Bear Brook State park held a secret, one which investigators hope will be finally answered in Pearl River County, Mississippi.
GA GOP Officially Tired of Winning
So, the Republican Civil War starts today. Lines will be drawn between the Trumpist and what’s left of the reality-based GOP.
Saturday Spins: John Prine’s Common Sense
It’s unfortunate that we lost John Prine this year. He is up there on my singer-songwriter Mt. Rushmore with Dylan, Petty, et. al.
Sunday Morning! “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Riot Baby”
This week, If Beale Street Could Talk and Riot Baby, two stories, 46 years apart, about young Black men imprisoned, a disturbingly perennial theme
Requiem For a Heavy Meal
I went to plan the family get-together, and I found much to my chagrin that the Klinkes were out of business. Like, out of business entirely.
How Roy Cooper Became America’s Worst Governor
When Cooper’s singular focus has been a new Democratic majority, it’s hard to see his tenure as anything less than a catastrophic failure.
Bittersweet Symphony: 2020 in Retrospect
2020 has been a rough year. But like my hometown of Flint, Michigan there is joy amidst the grief.
