It feels like when I sit back and look at my goals for this year and how little work I've done to actually move towards them, I have a laundry list of extenuating circumstances to account for that. In January, New Years lead right into the day job summit in New York which lead right … Continue reading (Personal) April 2016: Spring Cleaning
(Comics) A Wolf for the People: Sam Wilson’s First 100 Days as Captain America
Sam Wilson has not had an easy time of it during his short stint with the shield. He's basically operating on a shoestring budget out of the basement of a neighborhood church, with only two (testy) people on his staff and no resources. He's on the "wrong" side of an ideological difference with his best … Continue reading (Comics) A Wolf for the People: Sam Wilson’s First 100 Days as Captain America
(Review) A Leprechaun, a Mermaid, and a Greaser
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) Darby O'Gill is a walking cliche, that "drunken" old Irishman you find in every pub telling tall tales about his escapades with leprechauns and other Fair Folk. What's different is Darby doesn't drink and his stories are all true; so when he is finally sacked by Lord Fitzpatrick, … Continue reading (Review) A Leprechaun, a Mermaid, and a Greaser
(Buddhism) Using Anger in Practice
Anger is uncomfortable, but we need to be more careful about how we get rid of it.
(Review) Why Black People Don’t Time Travel
Edana Peterson is a writer who works temporary jobs to make ends meet; during one of these jobs, she meets a white, blue-collar worker named Kevin Franklin and falls in love with him. Kevin rejects his racist family in order to marry Dana -- not something that's easy, but it was especially so back in … Continue reading (Review) Why Black People Don’t Time Travel
(Personal) San Francisco by Starlight – Walking for Suicide Prevention
The first time I attempted suicide was the lowest moment of my life. I was sprawled out on the couch of a relative stranger, miles away from home, certain that I would never see my family again. It was the summer of 1999, and I had been outed by my therapist to my mother as … Continue reading (Personal) San Francisco by Starlight – Walking for Suicide Prevention
(Buddhism) Taking Refuge
I'm not going to lie -- 2016 has been pretty stressful so far. The day job has been demanding and constantly shifting; racial and identity politics have been as contentious as ever; and the rise of Trump signalling the fall of the GOP has been one of the most depressing stories to follow. Meanwhile, there … Continue reading (Buddhism) Taking Refuge
(Political) The Third Rail: Anger in Activism
The 88th annual Academy Awards aired Sunday night, and like all good cinephiles I watched. It was a last-minute decision, though; with the eruption of protest against the Academy's decidedly monolithic nominations (all 20 acting nominations were white, and there were depressingly few POC, female and other minorities nominated in the other major categories), I … Continue reading (Political) The Third Rail: Anger in Activism
(Movie Review) Judgement at Nuremberg
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961) Starring Spencer Tracy, Maximillian Schell, Burt Lancaster and Marlene Dietrich Directed by Stanley Kramer Written by Abby Mann A few years after the end of World War II, a battered Europe is beyond ready to move on. Germany, now that the atrocities of the concentration camps are out in the open, … Continue reading (Movie Review) Judgement at Nuremberg
(Personal) A Different Kind of Work
Now that the month is almost over, I think it's safe to say that February wasn't nearly as quiet as I hoped it would be. The day job has continued to be incredibly demanding; five of the most senior members of my team were shipped off to Europe for training and integration with the company … Continue reading (Personal) A Different Kind of Work
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 