I Was an LAPD Reject (part three)
I would say that this next step in the process terrified me the most, but it didn’t. After my background …
Monthly Archives: October 2013
12 Years a Slave, Torture Porn, and the Unfortunate Problem of American Apathy
There’s a term in cinema called the “snuff film.” A snuff film, for those lucky enough not to know, is …
I Was an LAPD Reject (part two)
We ran laps around the track and on the streets around the academy. If you were in the beginner group, …
An Ode to Love
A really talented artist died today. I didn’t know Carlos Batts well, but he and his wife, April Flores, were …
On Miley, Disney, Elton and the Lost Art of Creativity
Will Rogers once said, “”Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t …
I Was An LAPD Reject (part one)
I wanted to be a spy when I grew up, until my mother told me that girls don’t play with …
Mother Misfit and the Absence of Sex (Appeal)
In honor of her upcoming album, and the, um, eye-catching new cover art for her collaboration with R. Kelly, I’ve …
Honesty in Dating, R.I.P.
In my Critical Thinking class, I routinely assign an essay about Herman Rosenblat. (For those who haven’t heard about him, …
Why I Love Mindy Kaling
I’ll be honest. I didn’t actively seek out Mindy Kaling. Hulu kept suggesting that I watch The Mindy Project after …
Why Gravity Falls Flat
That Hollywood is a boy’s club is so self-evident, I have zero interest in repeating the common arguments or restating …
