Back in college, I took an Art History course that I largely enjoyed…except for the mandatory field trip to the area modern art museum. It’s just not my cup of tea; I’ll take Monet over Warhol any day—but, to each their own, I suppose. I’ll never forget one exhibit—it was a stark white room with…
Congress lost its longest-serving acting representative this week, when Rep. John Conyers finally succumbed to pressure and resigned (or, um, “retired” as he put it) from office after the sexual harassment claims continued to pile up against him. He’s one of many. Titans of industry, entertainment, media and politics—from Harvey Weinstein to Matt Lauer and…
I remember being about eight years old, and the movie of the year was Pocahontas. When Halloween rolled around that year—well, you can guess what I wanted to be. I begged my mom for the costume, and she made time amidst raising us four kids and homeschooling us all to sew a Pocahontas costume for…
You’ve just been diagnosed with cancer. It’s not that you might die—you will die … that is, if you do nothing. So, you’ve a choice: treat it with unsavory-yet-often-successful chemotherapy, or resort to homeopathic remedies you found on Pinterest. What do you pick? Well, duh. You’re going to pick the option that gives you the…
The video is heartbreaking. Moments after she live-streamed the death of her boyfriend at the hands of a police officer, a woman cries as she sits in the back of a squad; her young daughter comforting her, saying “it’s ok, Mommy, I’m right here with you!” The little girl herself begins to cry moments later.…
Dear daughter of mine, You’re pretty amazing, did you know that? Not only are you smart, sassy and beautiful—but you’re kind of an ethnic Heinz 57. When I was growing up, we’d ask your great-grandfather what we “are,” and he’d rattle off the list: Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, Dutch, German, French, Belgian, Jewish, and Cherokee…
Boy, were we in for a ride. “Wow, yeah, these are the Ferrari of dogs,” our vet said, in reference to the energy level the beautiful Border Collie we just adopted had. “You better find something for it to do, and fast!” he said. We soon found out that Border Collies are workers. They are…
I’ve been posting a graphic like this since September 27th. (Here’s a refresher in case you missed the last three graphs.) Why? Because the numbers simply do not support the narrative that cops are targeting and needlessly killing African Americans en masse. And you’re not hearing this anywhere. The percentages are virtually the same as…
I’ve been posting a graphic like this for several weeks. (Here’s a refresher in case you missed the last two.) Why? Because the numbers simply do not support the narrative that cops are targeting and needlessly killing African Americans en masse. And you’re not hearing this anywhere. The percentages are virtually the same as the…
Remember a few days back, when I posted the reality of black deaths by cops? Here’s a refresher in case you missed it. The percentages are virtually the same as the sampling 2 weeks ago, and they paint a similar message: the media and social justice narrative on Blue on Black deaths is simply false.…
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