Nostalgia and the Beautiful Return to Pain
What is nostalgia? How can it help us? How can it hold us back? And…
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…
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Escaping Life Under the Shadow of Brooke Shields
Was a child and teen model a world wide sensation? Did she go on to make controversial hit movies, graduate from an Ivy League University, perform on Broadway, become an author, and be an advocate and inspiration for many women? Could a girl living under her shadow find her own way? If we are talking
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Christian Weeds in the Garden of Love Traumatically Choking Beauty
Was there a cultural shift in Christianity in the 80’s? Did this shift hurt women, queer people, abuse victims, and children? Is it time to have a conversation about it? Yes. Religious Trauma Syndrome This is the beginning of a limited series about Religious Trauma, mostly at the hands of Christianity. A lot of you
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My Love Letter To Hip Hop
The Intro My family moved to the Cleveland area in 1983 and having moved into a racially mixed area on the southeast side I became aware of hip hop culture by my pre-teens. Our neighborhood was around the corner from Cleveland proper. It was a place full of young families, many were Black, that were