Watching Beckett One-Acts on Leafs Opening Night Not I: What? . . the buzzing? . . yes . . . all the time the buzzing . . . dull roar . . . in the skull . . . and the beam . . . ferreting around . . . painless . . . so far . . . ha! . . so far . . . then thinking . . . oh long after . . . sudden flash Read Full Blog Here : http://mcphedranbadside.com/watching-beckett-one-acts-on-leafs-opening-night/

Ava DuVernay’s Academy-nominated documentary 13th exposes the intrinsic flaw of America’s 13th Amendment. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. ...

This Thing Called Race: Adichie’s “Americanah” Posted on June 11, 2017 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah is a long and winding love story, unavoidably about race: “I mean ‘nigger is a word that exists. People use it. It is part of America. It has caused a lot of pain to people and I think it is insulting to bleep it out. (168) ...