PinnedMember-onlyThe Living Directors (1986–2019)Film Through The Lens Of An American 80s Baby — Welcome to The Living Directors (1986–2019) which, for the time being, is an ongoing document meant to be amended. The rules are set, but additions and retractions can and will be made as new shit comes to light. Links to new media will be posted, podcasts will be recorded, and…Movies34 min readMovies34 min read
Mar 8Member-onlyNatural/ArtificialI’m with Noam Chomsky. ChatGPT doesn’t interest me much. It will evolve, of course, and it will be useful for many professions. It will replace some jobs, and it will create others. Computers and AI far surpass what most humans can do now. That’s a given, but it doesn’t inhibit…1 min read1 min read
Nov 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Single IssueFox News told us there would be fentanyl in our Halloween candy. There wasn’t. Yet, they don’t have to answer for their falsehoods and fear mongering. They never do, and this is the important point. Conspiracies are the fuel to the engine of the most powerful and influential conservative voices…2 min read2 min read
Oct 25, 2022Member-onlyUnderstanding AsylumToday a student sat at a four-person table in the center of class by himself while I handed out the day’s worksheet that was due at the end of the period. While I walk around passing out papers I feel an unfamiliar tug on my sleeve that doesn’t normally happen…Syria2 min readSyria2 min read
Jul 12, 2022Member-onlyThe Great 28, Pt. 3Ranking The Best Rap Albums — Did I Say 28? This Is The Full 50+ The rap world began December 15, 1992. We need at least 50 albums to reflect that, not 28. Here are 50-something in order. Enjoy. 52. Blackout! (1999) — Method Man & Redman 51. It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot (1998) — DMX 50. Dogg Food (1995) — Tha Dogg Pound 49. My Balls And My Word (1998) — Young Bleed 48. Astroworld (2018) — Travis ScottRap2 min readRap2 min read
Jul 12, 2022Member-onlyNew Episode of Talking Black Art — Selma (Pt. 2)Hosted by Cory Hunt and Derek Ahlswede — Martin Luther King1 min readMartin Luther King1 min read
Jun 7, 2022Member-onlyThe Great 28, Pt. 1Ranking The Best Rap Albums — I’m an 80s baby who moved from Maryland to California when I was seven-years-old and never turned back. For Westcoasters my age hip hop didn’t really get started until it controversially crashed the late 80s with NWA, Too $hort, and 2 Live Crew (an adopted cultural crossover from the southeast)…Hip Hop10 min readHip Hop10 min read
Jun 7, 2022Member-onlyThe Great 28, Pt. 2Ranking The Best Rap Albums — The Great 28, Pt. 1 Ranking The Best Rap Albumsahlswedecollection.medium.com 7. good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) — Kendrick Lamar It is a glorious narration from front to back. It is a comprehensive biography of Kendrick’s life growing from a boy to a man in Compton, California, from the 1990s to present day. What is this album? It is immaculate…Hip Hop5 min readHip Hop5 min read
Oct 2, 2019Member-onlySolving BaseballIt’s Time for the MLB to Steal from Other Major Sports — Baseball is now third in major American sports popularity. The second place NBA is rising while the MLB slowly falls. Soccer, too, is climbing in popularity every year, and is on baseball’s heels. Football Still Americans' Favorite Sport to Watch Story Highlights 37% say football is their favorite sport to watch, by far the most for any sport Baseball is at its…news.gallup.comSports6 min readSports6 min read
