We Are The Aliens Now
A review of season 6, episode 1 of The 100.
Where Winter Fell in Game of Thrones S8 Episode 3
If you haven’t already, be sure to read last week’s review of Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 2 here. To start, I would just like to say that even with the brightness turned up on my TV – I couldn’t see much. Therefore despite asking questions on the whereabouts of certain characters on Twitter and message boards after the show, I have no clue if Ghost, Gilly, and a few others are still alive. I am assuming because D…
Blooming Relationships Despite the Darkness
If you haven’t already, be sure to read last week’s review of Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 here. Wow, there was so much to unpack concerning this episode. I truly wasn’t even sure where to start, because after the credits when the Jenny of Oldstones song began to play it hit me – this really might be it. If George RR Martin is not able to finish the A Song of Ice and Fire series in his lifetime,…
Rethinking Indentured Servitude in America
This is not a denial of slavery, generational inequalities, racism that upholds the capitalistic system, the prison to pipeline, wealth gaps and other societal issues that plague a plethora of melanated people around the globe.
The King Who Was Not Promised
Whew, this Game of Thrones episode was definitely a strong one! I don’t even know the title of the first season 8 episode, so either HBO really kept things under wraps or I was that successful at avoiding pre-season spoilers. As I type this I fondly think back to the terrible spoilers that leaked and a horrid, fan-fiction riddled season 7 that came into fruition. But I have high hopes for this one; and it is especially bittersweet that this…
Uneasy Changes to Your Identity Come 2020
New York State has decided to implement mandatory new licenses with RFID chips. Come 2020, the Real and Enhanced IDs will ensure the ability to board domestic flights and cross U.S. borders. However, I just can’t help but feel a bit uneasy about all of this…
Welcome to Stories From the New World
What do you see when you envision this world’s future? Is it all gloom and doom, of the dystopian lot? Or is it something much, much greater? I envision the future as green, with great trees that snake their way into the heavens high above. I dream of streams that run clear and air that tastes as crisp as the sun’s rays on your flesh during a warm, summer day. I dream of hiking over mountains that come alive with…