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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.

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.

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.

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.”

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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