How To Leave A Social Network In 1 Easy Step
My favorite soliloquy appears in William Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III Scene 1:
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour’d rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Let pry through the portage of the head
Like the brass cannon; let the brow o’erwhelm it
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O’erhang and jutty his confounded base
A soliloquy is a device often used in drama when a character Read more [...]
Black People & Fried Chicken- A Love Affair in Advertising
A few weeks ago I attempted to "research" where the notion that all black people loved fried chicken evolved from. By research, I mean I searched Google, of course. Even though I couldn't find any information, I was given alternate search ideas such as, "black people love watermelon", "black people love popeyes", "black people eat chicken". Needless to say, there wasn't any Wikipedia article referencing when the love of fried chicken solely fell on the clogged arteries of black folks.
Recently, Mary J Blige came under fire for her modern day shucking and jiving crispy chicken wrap commercial for Burger King. It's been reported that MJB was paid $2 million for the commercial, unfortunately Read more [...]
How Birth Control Pills Turned Me Into A Mad Woman
In 5th grade I remember sitting around the playground during lunch and watching all of the girls compare feminine products. They all carried their own maxi-pads and tampons in their purses. I carried a kickball in my backpack. I didn't understand why they were all so giddy about having their period. In high school, the same thing happened. Girls shared their thoughts on tampons and which ones were better than others. They hated their cramps and bloating. Once again I had nothing to share. By my senior year I still period free and I was happy for that. I didn't have to worry about cramps, bloating or stained panties. I was free from all of those worries.
Then it happened. The most Read more [...]
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