Sick of the NFL’s racist behavior? Here are 7 things you can do.
It isn’t just the fake God & Country crowd that’s pissed. And they shouldn’t be the only ones raising hell.
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Connected TV: there’s good news and bad news
CTV is a giant leap ahead as we search for better ways of doing things that are bad for us. I’m doing a little project on Connected TV. CTV – aka Smart TV – is basically a TV/computer hybrid, a category of Internet-connected devices that allows viewers to stream video, listen to music, check email, access social media accounts and search movies, photos
Read moreManaging your privilege
Whatever power you will have begins with accepting who you are. I was fortunate enough to see Audre Lorde speak not long before she died. There was a moment that evening that’s always stuck with me, and I think it’s relevant to what some of my friends and I are facing in our lives these days. A young woman in the
Read moreWhy should I follow the law?
Why should I, or you, or anyone else in the United States follow the law? Serious question. One answer, obviously, is “because I don’t want to go to jail.” Aside from “I choose to,” I believe it’s the only answer.
Read moreFireworks
Happy 4th from S&R.
Read moreGolf Report: Old white guy calls 911 because black women aren’t playing fast enough
Coulda asked to play through. Just saying. Did you see this bullshit? Man who called police on black golfers: No weapons involved “other than her mouth” YORK, Pa. — A man who called police on a group of black women golfers accused of playing too slowly at a Pennsylvania golf club denied to dispatchers that he was acting out of
Read moreAfter the show
Vintage miniature: Hobo clown…
Read moreMemorial Day 2018: remembering the fallen vs celebrating war
The business of America is war. I hate this fucking holiday. It’s proper to honor those who died in service to the country. But with each passing year it feels less honest. For too many among us, what’s really being celebrated is war itself. We’re arguably the greatest warmongering menace in the history of the world and it has been
Read moreA doll house
Childhood is a complex thing. Depictions and memories of childhood … even moreso. I’ve been working on this series for two or three weeks now. In doing so I’ve thought about the sheer wonder of childhood, of its innocence and beauty, but also its darker side, so prone to exploitation and horror. I’m following where imagination leads.
Read moreWould there be high school walkouts today if Marjory Stoneman Douglas was a black High School?
Is the right to protest itself a function of privilege? These kids raise good questions. Would there be massive high school walkouts across the country today if Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS was a predominately black inner-city school in Philly? In a neighborhood where there’s nothing special at all about gun violence?
Read moreEnough is enough: it’s time for America to adopt hate speech laws
The facts are clear: freedom has nothing to do with America’s narrow conception of “free speech.” According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics: U.S. residents experienced an average of 250,000 hate crime victimizations each year from 2004 to 2015. There was no statistically significant change in the annual rate of violent hate crime victimization from 2004 to 2015 (about 0.7
Read moreAmerican Mobility: All the Places I’ve Lived
Sometimes those who know you the best know you the least.
Read moreS&R Honors: Colin Kaepernick
Justice. Fairness. Sacrifice. Service. Humility. Aren’t these qualities on which we Americans pride ourselves? Few people were more in the news in 2017 than former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the man who touched off a massive cultural battle over his decision to kneel for the playing of the national anthem during the 2016 season. Oddly, he continued to
Read moreConsumer experts tell you how to avoid Black Friday crush
Seasoned shoppers share the big secret to not getting trampled by door-buster madness.
Read moreS&R’s Scariest Halloween Videos 2017
A collection of terrifying music and videos for the spookiest night of the year… Happy Samhain. Errr, Halloween. Let’s get the frightfest under way with the definitive Halloween band, shall we? White Zombie: “I’m Your Boogieman” Boy, you really had to see these guys live. Seraphim Shock: “After Dark” One of my favorite Goth bands of all time. Switchblade Symphony:
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