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The 3-0 Eagles Make for A Really Great Pair Of Jeans
Belt to cuffs they look good. Could wear them comfortably anywhere—to the grocery store, a beach wedding, to the Super Bowl, all kinds of places.
City Occult #3: The Bus to Nowhere
The Bus to Nowhere roams the city streets from dusk to dawn, picking up downtrodden passengers and taking them through an experience like no other.
Teachers with Unlimited Resources vs. The Modern Attention Span
Could a MasterClass addition to K-12 education benefit students & teachers?
How “Lost in Space” Has Mastered the Art of the Reboot
Reboots and Remakes and Sequels and Prequels. How Netflix’s “Lost In Space” stands out from and above them.
Lonely Bieber
There's truth in fiction. You need more than two people to fill up a mansion. Loneliness isn't romantic.
Dolemite Is His Name, And Fucking Up Motherfuckers Is His Game—A Deep Dive Into Blaxploitation & Much More
A deep dive into the Netflix Blaxploitation film: Rudy Ray Moore’s origin story, old white dudes writing the n-word out to tell the story, and more.
The City Occult #2: Father Divine’s Complicated Legacy and his Influence on Jonestown
Father Divine was an internationally renowned civil rights leader, gender equality preacher, and Son of God (according to him). Take a dive into how a small preacher became a cult leader and inspired the largest mass suicide in Guyana.
It Felt Weird Celebrating America, But It Was Necessary
It’s a strange time to be an American but I wouldn’t want to be anything else.
Can Magic Mushrooms Combat Anxiety & Depression?
The pros and cons of using magic mushrooms for anxiety, why people are giving the radical solution a try, and an interview with Justin Townsend, CEO of MycoMeditations
A Real SEPTA Horror Story and an Awful Media Fallacy
An article inspired by the SEPTA rape in October 2021 that was falsely reported to be witnessed and filmed by ongoers without intervention. Discussing the Bystander Effect, Recording as Conduct, Implicit Bias, and more.
City Occult #1: The Philadelphia Experiment
A story about time travel, teleportation, and conspiracy in the Philadelphia Naval Yard.
Therapy? Nah, Recycled Horror & Thriller Stories
How or horror/thriller consumption has morphed with the pandemic and why are the same stories are being recycled through the genre?
If Nothing At All, Why Not Both?
Everyone, on both sides, is calling for action, but for 10 years running, ain’t a damn thing has been done.
Madness For The Intelligent, Bliss For The Ignorant
Minds filled with cotton candy and sunshine vs. the raw, cursed thinkers of the world.
Which Is Bullshit? My Own Marriage Or The One In “Scenes From A Marriage”?
“… it will win a ton of Emmys next year, and I sexted my husband after each sweltering, armpit-sniffing episode, but it’s not real life.”
On Bo Burnham’s “Inside” — A Purely Original Spectacle of Comedy
Inside by Bo Burnham is an absolutely special piece of comedy, art, music, and entertainment.
In 3 Years, What has Changed Since The Protests & Riots of 2020
On the police brutality protests of 2020, Walter Wallace’s death, and Philadelphia’s “Pathways to Reform” 1-year progress report, as well as the city’s more than 500+ murders in 2021.
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