Hi all! I’ve been asking myself, as many of you no doubt have, what I can do in these times of increased vehement discourse about racism and police brutality. A lot of organizations and individuals are doing really great work, sharing links and resources to excellent analyses and causes to donate money towards. My meansContinue reading “Read, Watch & Listen: Recommended Media For Narratives of Blackness”
Tag Archives: pop culture
On Heroes: The Need For A Varied Approach
I recently viewed a Ted Talk by Professor Philip Loring titled “No More Heroes”. The link to the talk can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgna0zPUNwE. In the talk, Loring made the case for ceasing to strive for being a hero and relying on heroes to save us. He advocated strongly for a more collective effort, with moreContinue reading “On Heroes: The Need For A Varied Approach”
Star Wars and Sexuality: Weighing in on the Lando Pansexual Controversy
Star Wars and Star Trek are different in a lot of ways, but one of the things they have in common is a healthy degree of sexuality. I say healthy because they achieve that rare status in fiction of sexuality being present and acknowledged but not overly dwelled on. Recently, Jon Kasdan made a commentContinue reading “Star Wars and Sexuality: Weighing in on the Lando Pansexual Controversy”
Devin’s Guide to Mistletoe Etiquette
As I was out for my nightly walk, I was listening to Christmas music, inspired by the current snowfall. Listening to Christmas music reminded me that it might be time to talk about a long-standing Christmas tradition–the mistletoe. This is especially important as we go into this holiday season, with the flurry of sexual assaultContinue reading “Devin’s Guide to Mistletoe Etiquette”
Favorite Music
I realize I posted a list of my favorite music last year but there’s been some changes so I figured I’ll post the updated list–this in lieu of my desire to post all of my favorite songs full which would take up far too much space and time. For the record all of this musicContinue reading “Favorite Music”