In his seminal treatise, Bring the Pain, the bard Chris Rock expounds on the premise of “keepin’ it real”. N*gga’s love to not know.
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Legislating National Identity
From Slate: http://slatest.slate.com/id/2244122/entry/8/ This concerns France’s recent attempts legislate its culture… banning the burqa, specifically. If this were done in the USA, I think
Continue readingAct right not just be right
NY Magazine recently asked a question regarding the Kanye West/Taylor Swift ‘controversy’: Does his mission to acknowledge the greatness of contemporary musicians not amount
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Time and Tide and Friendships
Baz Luhrmann once said about friendships, “Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you’ll
Continue readingWhy do Westerners lie to their children so?
Or, NO THE TOOTH FAIRY DOESN’T EXIST! GO GET A DAMN JOB IF YOU WANT MONEY! A few years ago, I spent the Muslim
Continue readingThe NOW answer
I think one of the more annoying aspects of human curiosity is the demand for the NOW answer. We want everything to be definitively
Continue readingFighting for Substance
A quarter-life crisis to be followed by a mid-life crisis to be followed by a late-life crisis to be followed by death Fight Club
Continue readingUnder the Hood
The University of Tennessee recently offered a football scholarship to a kid named Daniel Hood, who at the age of 13, helped tie up
Continue readingNo Joke, I Like Music
I tend to take music pretty seriously. I suppose that’s natural considering that my early music influences were grunge, metal and gangsta rap –
Continue readingThe Darker the Flesh, the Deeper the Soul
I read a post over at Girl You So Well Spoken detailing an apparent casting call for a Ciroc commercial seeking “light-skinned african americans”.
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