The United States houses about 25% of the world’s inmates. With mass incarceration being at a high of 2 million, the system is bound to break. With the Kalief Browder story, it truly did. The Criminal Justice system’s duty is to give someone due process; they failed to implement that for Kalief Browder, a bronx…
Category: General Interest
Spotlight On: Ryan Lowry, Photographer
Ryan Lowry is a an up and coming photographer who is “available for editorial and commercial projects everywhere in the world…. EVERYWHERE”. Lowry has been featured on PDN’s 30 2015, Urban Outfitters, It’s nice that, Vice Interview, The Wild Interview, Book Du Jour: Two Years, and The Latent Image to name a few. Whether he’s…
Women’s History is Everyone’s History
WOMEN beings who create beauty WOMEN protectors of society WOMEN sophisticated simplicity WOMEN holders of unconditional love WOMEN enlightened from above WOMEN backbone of mankind WOMEN lovers of all kinds WOMEN creators of the world WOMEN a combination of fragility and confidence swirled WOMEN cultivated caretakers who break barriers WOMEN Trustworthy carriers WOMEN…
Why Do We Cry When We’re Sad?
I recently asked one of my science teachers this question and he did not know the answer. When you think about it from an evolutionary standpoint, there doesn’t seem to be an immediate answer; so why do we cry? If you are feeling a strong emotional response and tears start rolling down your cheeks, what…
How Our Music Craving Culture Made Ticket Prices Soar
It’s a rite of passage for every teenager to see their favorite artist live and in concert, a rite that, as the years goes on, costs more and more to realize. Why do ticket prices rise? Blame yourself. Less than 50 years ago, a concert ticket could go for ten dollars, a price that, taking…
Some Thoughts on the Strangest Movie Ever
If you haven’t seen the new film, The Shape of Water, I suggest that you do, but not for the reason that you think. I don’t know if I have ever seen as strange a movie as this one, and that’s saying a lot coming from me. So what really gets me is the fact…
The Black Panther Movie – A Historical Milestone
Many people not a part of the black community wonder why Marvel’s Black Panther movie has been receiving so much attention. What is not seen and understood is that the release of this movie is a historical event. Now you may ask, ‘why is this movie so special?’ ‘There are other ‘black movies’ in Hollywood,…
What the Heck is Going on With Pet Express?
This past weekend as I traipsed through the Liberty Tree Mall after watching a movie, my friends and I passed the Pet Express store. At that point it was 9:30 at night and I did not like what we came across. Behind a grated barrier and layers of glass, 25 adorable puppies were staring at…
The Art of Dining
To dine: to eat the principal meal of the day. (Dictionary.com) When we hear the term “dine,” we commonly think of eating a main meal, such as dinner. The idea of dining always seems to be associated with poshness. This association may be because when we picture people dining, we often picture well-dressed people chatting…
Riverview School and Cape Cod Community College Post-graduate Opportunities
The Riverview School is in East Sandwich, MA. The school was designed for special needs students. There are two programs offered within the Riverview campus. One of the programs is for students in grades 7-12. The other program that I attended is called the Grow Program, which teaches students between ages 17 to 22 independent…