Robert Steven Williams’ yoga practice didn’t prepare him for the dangers of pick-up softball.
Archives for August 2011
Walk
A million miles away Your signal in the distance To whom it may concern I think I lost my way Getting good at starting over Every time that I return I’m learning to walk again I believe I’ve waited long enough Where do I begin? I’m learning to talk again Can’t you see I’ve waited…
Craigslist Ad: Desperately Seeking Black Friend
A month before Obama was elected president, Devin Friedman, a writer for CG, went looking for a black friend.
Rejection, part two
As pointed out in the comments to part one, my first post about the rejections inherent in the men-approach-women-wait model was focused entirely on how bad it hurts for men to suffer the inevitable multiple rejections inherent in that model. That’s true, and it’s part of why it was titled “part one”. A word to…
#whodwin Wednesday: Issue #3, “This Time It’s Personal!”
ISD vs. Battlestar, Doom vs. Luthor, Aquaman vs. Namor, Shang-Chi vs. Lady Shiva! Find out who fans favor!
Movies: Lando Calrissian Still Insists It Wasn’t His Fault [#starwars, #votelando]
Iconic actor Billy Dee Williams stopped by Wired’s set up at SDCC to again plead the case for Calrissian.
News: Technophilia from August 7, 2011
The weekly technology summary for the August 7th “It’s Komplicated” broadcast.
Ex-Bunnies Call for Boycott of NBC’s ‘The Playboy Club’
Gloria Steinem joins fellow former Bunny, Lili Bee, in a call for a boycott of NBC’s ‘The Playboy Club.’
Lucky Number Seven Interview: Isis McKenzie Hosts Born To Shine
A former beauty pageant winner takes to the cable airwaves on a show promoting Black excellence.
The Complaints Department
CJ Kaplan discovers the most popular pastime of residents at his parents’ adult living community: complaining.
Ain’t That America
Is there any better way to celebrate our great nation’s birth than to shoot off some fireworks, call the cops on yourself, and get locked in a police van?
Only Good Boys Get Hurt
As he got older, Yago Colás discovered that being injured wasn’t as cool as it used to be.
A Basketball Writer Who Can’t Ball
Bethlehem Shoals’ relationship with basketball exists through watching and writing about the NBA. Nothing with that, right?
Taking a Mancation
‘Men can talk about their lives in meaningful ways with other men. They just need the time and space to do it.’
The Race Walk
Ken Solin remembers his encounters with racism as he moved to various cities.
News: Word on the Tweets from August 7, 2011
The summary from the weekly news webcast, It’s Komplicated for August 7, 2011.