Apr
04

Mystery of Love

Love

              A mystery to be discovered or stayed untouched, A mystery, a loved one that hurt you so much, Love a mystery wrapped up in itself, Sometimes beneficial or bad for your health Some define it as companionship or wealth, To love someone is to love yourself, To love…
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Mar
21

Who’s Not Laughing?

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  Let us all disembark from our high horses for a moment and admit something: inappropriate is funny. Taboo is hilarious. The more offensive/absurd something is, the more riotous it is likely to be perceived. Ask random people what the funniest movie they saw in recent years was. Chances are it will be the one…
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Mar
15

Charity & Cynicism: A Classic American Combo

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I understand the immediate gag reflex that happens when people hear that the “CEO” of Invisible Children makes about $90k; but that is a response relational to the term non-profit. If Invisible Children was a for-profit company that made movies and sold apparel and donated a portion of their profits to a worthy cause like,…
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Mar
14

Why The Abortion Debate Matters To You

Why the abortion debate matters to you.

Just a year ago it seems, the debate on abortion and women’s right to equal health treatment seemed pretty black and white. You were either “pro-choice”, which meant that you believed that if a woman was pregnant, she should have the right to choose whether or not she wanted to keep the pregnancy, or end…
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Mar
07

The Evolution of Hip-hop: Is it even Hip-hop?

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Since the early to mid 90’s, hip-hop has undergone changes that purists would consider degenerating to black culture.  At the root of these changes is what has been called ‘commercial hip-hop.’ Commercial hip-hop has deteriorated what so many emcees -spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a strong rhythmic accompaniment- in the 80’s tried to build:…
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