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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: November 2014
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Sunday, November 23, 2014. Thoughts on Part 1 of the First Season of 'How to Get Away with Murder'. Annalise Keating is maddening. How does she frustrate me? Let me count the ways…. She spends much of each episode of the ABC series. How to Get Away with Murder. In a foul mood. 2 She's a hypocrite. She blasts her white husband for screwing a white girl when she was doing the same with a hunky chocolate brother. 4 She's a queen of artifice. How to Get Away with Murder. In which Miranda Richardson stands in...
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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: January 2015
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Saturday, January 31, 2015. The Gay Playground: Welcome Back to the Dollhouse. It's a key symbol of our youth, the childhood version of the after-work bar, where happy hour typically lasts anywhere from 15 minutes to the duration of gym class (which, for me, was an hour that was anything but happy). That's nothing compared to those long, seemingly endless school days, but it's enough time for a lifetime's worth of mental damage to be done. I didn't want in. Fitting in has never been an option. I ...It ge...
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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: Should black women be offended by the interracial relations in The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar"?
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Should black women be offended by the interracial relations in The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar"? Scarred old slaver knows he's doin' all right. Hear him whip the women just around midnight. Brown Sugar," The Rolling Stones. At the end of my recent blog post, "White women, black men: The other side of interracial dating,". I compiled a mini-list of songs about interracial romance/sex and left off one milestone: "Brown Sugar," a 1971 No. 1 single by The Rolling Stones. I like to ...
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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: 10 things I learned while doing karaoke with my colleagues at our Christmas in July party
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Sunday, July 19, 2015. 10 things I learned while doing karaoke with my colleagues at our Christmas in July party. Don't worry: During our Christmas in July, clothing was not optional.thank God! What I didn't learn: I work with a pretty cool group of people. I already knew that. Friday night just offered confirmation. Now on with my learning curve.because there was no way I was walking a straight line after 10pm! Also, on the plus side, I somehow made it into bed without my shoes still on. Walking from th...
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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. 7 of My "Favorite" Things: From the Kinks to Queen. It's been awhile since "10 of My "Favorite Things: From ABBA to John Lennon,". So here's a reminder what this is all about: These are my favorite songs by random favorite artists alphabetically organized by random favorite artist. Since picking favorites can be such an impossible task, I've made my criteria simple: Were I on my death bed with only five minutes to live, which song by each act would I want to hear? The Rock and...
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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: April 2015
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Friday, April 24, 2015. Is this the movie that will finally win Johnny Depp an Oscar? I love a good comeback. It's right up there with the underdog on the list of things I can't help but root for. I especially loves it when one (the underdog) pulls off the other (a good comeback). Which brings us to Johnny Depp, a recent underdog who could use a good old-fashioned comeback. Who would have thought that kid would end up beating Johnny to the podium to accept the Best Actor grand prize? Due September 18), w...
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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: I can't believe Anne Murray is 70!
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Sunday, July 5, 2015. I can't believe Anne Murray is 70! I may not be celebrating America's birthday today (check out my previous post. To find out why), but I'm in the mood for a birthday celebration, even if it's a belated one. Two weeks ago, on June 20, Anne Murray turned 70, and I'm having trouble wrapping my head around it. I'm not really sure why. It's not like I have images of ingenue Anne floating around in my head to beg the question: Where did the time go? Like "A Love Song," written by Kenny L...
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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: 10 things everybody loves that I just don't get
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Saturday, June 13, 2015. 10 things everybody loves that I just don't get. What kind of Sydney-sider am I? I think I might find baking on the sand more bearable if people (especially Sydney-siders! Didn't make me feel like such a weirdo for preferring to chill out elsewhere. How about at the pool (in a prime UV-protected covered spot).or indoors.or anyplace where I won't be risking wrinkles and where I won't end up shedding grains of sand for weeks? I pretty much lost interest after Bruce Jenner became a ...
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THEME FOR GREAT CITIES: July 2015
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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Trending on social media: #CecilTheLion! RIP…but what about Sandra Bland and Ralkina Jones? From The Cowardly Lion to Simba, before and beyond, the "King of Beasts" has roared in our public consciousness for centuries. Powerful, regal, beautiful, the lion might be the most iconic non-human presence in the animal kingdom. I'm surprised the U.S. founding fathers chose the bald eagle instead to signify American national pride and strength. Imagine if Princess Diana's death had been ...
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