Freshly online at Jump Cut, a reprint — with additional images — of an essay by Heather Ashley Hayes and myself on Django Unchained. PDF of the original essay can be found here.
But if not
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, a “video” of King’s sermon — “But If Not” — at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on 5 November 1967. The whole thing is well worth a listen, but the real takeaway moment comes at 18:25: I say to you, this morning, if you have never found […]
Accidental haiku of the day [Rerun Sunday]
Mother– “Shut yo’ mouth!” But I’m talkin’ about Shaft! “Well, we can dig it.” You can find a brief explanation of “Rerun Sunday” here. The post above originally appeared on 4 January 2012.
All the news that’s fit to ignore [Rerun Sunday]
As I type these words, there’s a story about the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests sitting near the top of the front page of the Guardian‘s website. The Guardian, of course, is based in London. Wall Street, of course, is in New York City. As I type these words, at the very top of the […]
Videos of the week (month)
Two examples of two great tastes (or maybe one great taste and one mediocre taste) that taste great together. Both the television shows in question would be improved dramatically if they worked more like they do in these clips.
Where do you want to live? [Rerun Sunday]
Like so many interesting things in life (or at least on Facebook), this began by chance. Actually, to be honest, I’m not sure exactly when it began. Maybe it was when I first created a “check-in” entry for a place that did not yet have one. Maybe it was when I first noticed a check-in […]