Earlier this year, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) came under fire when he criticized the teaching of Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race in schools. Apparently, he felt “Jesus Loves Me” was a more appropriate to be taught in schools. This was during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing when Mullin, who wouldn’tContinue reading “‘Our Skin’ Represents Our Reality”
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Sympathy For The Devil?
On July 26, during a press meeting, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was talking to the media when he suddenly stopped and just stared blankely ahead. Seconds passed but it was enough for everyone around him to realize something wasn’t right. Was he having a stroke? Was it a TIA (transient ischemic attack), a type ofContinue reading “Sympathy For The Devil?”
A Friend Indeed, A Friend In Need
For anyone who has following this blog knows that in the first part of 2022, I lost my girlfriend, Kerry, following an illness. We had known each other since we were kids. And we just discovered shortly before the Covid-19 Pandemic that we loved each other more than just friends. Unfortunately, a lot of thingsContinue reading “A Friend Indeed, A Friend In Need”
Why We Owe Sinead O’Connor An Apology
Without Googling it, who is Mehmet Ali Agca? It’s okay if you didn’t know. I didn’t even know and I had to look it up. On May 13, 1981, Agca, a Turkish man, shot at Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square and struck him twice. Agca was apprehended, convicted and sentenced to aContinue reading “Why We Owe Sinead O’Connor An Apology”
Is Network TV Dead?
Recently, CBS, which is owned by Paramount Global announced they would air Yellowstone which have already aired on Paramount-Plus on its fall line-up as a way to get programming on the channel as the writers’ strike and now the actors’ strike has shut down Hollywood. Judging from the recent list of Emmy nominations, network TVContinue reading “Is Network TV Dead?”
Republicans Have Told Us Who They Really Are – Listen To Them
In the nearly 45 years I’ve been alive, I’ve learned that people tell you exactly what they’re thinking when they’re angry. There’s no censor because our emotions get the best of us. Sadly, the Republican Party in America has gotten so angry, they’ve lost that censor a long time ago. These past few weeks, theyContinue reading “Republicans Have Told Us Who They Really Are – Listen To Them”
The Great American Myth Of The Small-Town Life Archetype
I have nothing against Andy Griffith and Norman Rockwell. But they deserve a little bit of scorn for creating a mythos of how small-town life could, would and should be. Sadly, it varies from location to location. And even more sadder, most people looked through these two icons and their lives with rose-colored glasses. GriffithContinue reading “The Great American Myth Of The Small-Town Life Archetype”
I’m Never Going To Stop The Rain By Complaining
Filmmaker Francois Truffaut once said there’s no reason to make an anti-war movie. He said filmmakers should just as well make anti-iceberg movies because there’s no way to stop icebergs as well as there is no way to stop war. Well, we may one day stop icebergs by not having any. We may have toContinue reading “I’m Never Going To Stop The Rain By Complaining”
Fran Drescher Is Not One To Underestimate
Granted, Fran Drescher before this month was mostly remember for his TV show The Nanny. The 1990s shows was so much of a sitcom it could easily pass as a parody of 1990s sitcoms. Drescher plays Fran Fine, a very Jewish woman from Queens selling cosmetics door-to-door after being dumped by her boyfriend. She attractsContinue reading “Fran Drescher Is Not One To Underestimate”
How Hollywood Shutting Down Could Cause Some Major Changes For All
When I was working in Wagoner, Okla. at the Tribune, the company (which was owned by one of the Walton kids, nonetheless) got the idea we were going to be offering pictures online to be sold. It was a great idea that came with one flaw – we had to upload them ourselves. This addedContinue reading “How Hollywood Shutting Down Could Cause Some Major Changes For All”
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