Within the last few months, I have been moving further fromMalcolm and closer to Martin. Malcolm naturally appealed to me. For us, in the early 90's, witnessingthe vestiges of the 80's crack era, the notion of violence as amethod of obtaining and … [Continue reading]
Subprime, Food Stamps and Iraq 4 Stacks
I came across one of the most moving first person accounts by Lieut. Sean Walsh on what it means to lose your people in The Iraq War.In a lot of ways it reminded me of a d-boy reflecting on life from prisonin the way the Lt. is resigned to his fate. … [Continue reading]
Carrie Bradshaw Gets Evicted
Waiting for cities to become affordable is like waiting fora rich Mississippi slave owner to turn into a Boston abolitionist. It ain't gonna happen.Two articles reminded me of this issue.The first article is about how the middle class in New Yorkis … [Continue reading]
Thoughts on Men, Emotions and the Feedback Loop
It wasn't until December that I learned the extent to which SJ was looking at the front door. We were talking, something that we did 2 or 3 times a day,and he casually mentioned "This is the best conversationthat we have had in like 6 weeks". I was … [Continue reading]
Sex Sells, But No One Wants to Talk About Buying It.
I have been thinking about Spitzergate.The Duke Rape Case.Karrine Stepans, her books and the reflexive venomshe elicits from those in the online hip hop world.I have been thinking about my voice in theblogosphere. Been thinking about Akon and his … [Continue reading]
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