One Cent Record Clubs and Predatory Discovery
What’s the value of music when your life is falling apart? How did that “ten…
Em Dashes and Witch Hunts With New Literary Inquisitors
It’s 2025, and I find myself caught in an ironic 21st-century witch hunt. Only this…
Love My Way: The Psychedelic Furs and the Marimba That Woke Me Up
What if one song could tell you it was okay to exist exactly as you…
When Free Speech Fought Back in 1985
Are we safe if a comedian does not have free speech? Were we safe when…
Pee Wee Herman: Lessons From a Manchild
By Rachael Price Nowadays, one does not usually understand the term “manchild” to be a…
Chrissie Hynde Taught Me How to Listen
What do a Midwestern punk queen from Ohio and a Beauty Queen from Chicagoland have…
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The Power of the Pen Pal to Expand the World
When many of us were young there was nothing more magical than getting mail that was for you! The best was a letter or a card from a friend. To this day I enjoy the week of my birthday and Christmas because there are still a few beautiful people who will send a hand written…
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Iman: A Refugee Who Made the World Better!
Most people know her as a Supermodel and beloved wife of David Bowie. But how many know that she was a refugee, speaks five languages, and changed the world for many? As a victim of genital mutilation at the age of seven, a refugee at 16, and faced racial bias as model in the US…
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Miami Vice and 40 Years of Art Transforming!
Today marks the 40th birthday of Miami Vice. The show had an impact on fashion and music. It forever changed the landscape of television, movies, and police dramas. It also changed the city of Miami and may show us a path for art to change our current social landscape. We may have to do more…