theory & essay
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I Came, I Saw, I Conquered Caribana
***Disclaimer: The official name for Caribana is The Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival. Scotiabank doesn’t even have the rights to the name, “Caribana,” but it’s one of those things that just stick. Kind of like how no one in Chicago calls The Willis Tower by its current name, we still say Sears Tower. So… yo mama…
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I'm Going To Have A Daughter. I Love Rap Music. These Two Things Do Not Match
They said I can’t rap about being broke no moreThey ain’t say I can’t rap about coke no more The Wife Person and I have driven to the D.C. area four times this summer. And, with each drive comes a couple dozen or so new additions to my Spotify playlist; a trip soundtrack occasionally interrupted by Google…
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Can Someone Please Tell Me Why Sneakers Cost So Much Damn Money?
I try to be mindful (annoyingly mindful, according to some of my friends) not to allow nostalgia or an emotional connection to the past cloud my assessment of the present. One, because people are usually wrong about that stuff, and I enjoy not being wrong. It’s fun. But also, remembering the past in an historical sense is…
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The Footage Of Sam DuBose's Murder Is Hard To Watch, Which Is Why We Must Watch It
Earlier today, University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing was charged with murder in the death of Sam DuBose, a man Tensing stopped for a traffic violation two weeks ago. Tensing has turned himself in, and the city seems poised to distance themselves as far as possible from him, using words like “senseless” and “asinine”…
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I Double Dog Dare You To Watch This Story About Zion Harvey, The Boy Who Received A Double Hand Transplant
And somehow manage not to… 1. Be overcome by your “allergies” or a sudden feeling that someone near you must be cutting onions or something. 2. Think about the first thing you’d do if you were recently given hands for the first time. And then spend the the entire morning debating whether that was the…
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Those Damn Kids Today…Are Actually Much Better People Than We Were
Predictably, the Meek Mill/Drake feud was the main topic of conversation in my barbershop Friday. In the hour or so I was there, the following points were touched on: The importance of whether Drake has a ghostwriter This entire feud happening because Meek Mill is feeling insecure because he’s fighting above his weight with Nicki…
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The Moment That Ended Sandra Bland's Life
Life is truly a series of moments; and decisions within those moments that can alter or ultimately lead to the end of your life. I watched the entire Sandra Bland arrest video and it made me sick. And it enraged me. And it made me sad because the moment is there. The moment that led to…