The Intellectual We Deserve | Current Affairs
The Intellectual We Deserve | Current Affairs
“But, having examined Peterson’s work closely, I think the “misinterpretation” of Peterson is only partially a result of leftists reading him through an ideological prism. A more important reason why Peterson is “misinterpreted” is that he is so consistently vague and vacillating that it’s impossible to tell what he is “actually saying.” People can have such angry arguments about Peterson, seeing him as everything from a fascist apologist to an Enlightenment liberal, because his vacuous words are a kind of Rorschach test onto which countless interpretations can be projected.”
Yeah. Just because you interpreted writing one way doesn’t mean it’s automatically universal. That’s personal not universial.
~ Sammy Younan
The Handwritten First Draft of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing
The Handwritten First Draft of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing
Spike Lee wrote in his journal:
“Yesterday I began work on the script. Well, actually, I began the last work before the actual writing of the script. I put down all the ideas or scenes and dialogue on three-by-five index cards. TOMORROW, I’ll begin to write this motherfucker.”
Yes!
~ Sammy Younan
He’s Good For A Laugh
Over drinks a friend shares she started seeing a boy. Oh? How is that going? She tells me a bit…seems like it’s going well: the boy is no laughing stock.
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Cavalier About Fear
Gimme some time this weekend…I’ve been writing for years long before #MeToo and subpar Michael Jackson documentaries…about that tenuous link between pop culture and morality. I came outta the church where playing cards and rock n roll were evil…so I spent that time writing and sorting out my thinking because what the church was saying wasn’t aligning with my experiences.
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i spy with my little eye…racism
A sad commentary on our times…I shared the following moment on Facebook:
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Writing: My Geek Hard Review of The Princess Diarist
So my Back Issue Bloodbath co-host Andrew and I were sitting in the Pacific Junction Hotel bar following a podcast recording when Carrie Fisher’s last book came up: The Princess Diarist.
I get the standard celebrity reduction means her death will be strictly Princess Leia; still Carrie Fisher was a fantastic writer. I mentioned so in my post Goodbye Carrie Fisher on her passing.
Thanks Andrew for the opportunity. Be fun to write more nerdness for Geek Hard.
To read my review of The Princess Diarist visit Geek Hard.
Writing: My Sole Shift Review of Shoe Dog
My arty pal and cool sneakerhead Craig White e-introduced me to the nice people at Sole Shift Magazine.
Happily I was invited to write about Phil Knight’s memoir Shoe Dog. Sweet.
This is how I closed the review:
The great irony of Nike advertising is the singular focus and celebration of the individual player often in a team sport like basketball or soccer. Yes: Michael Jordan is one of the greatest NBA players (and all his Nike marketing effectively branded his status) yet Jordan still needed Rodman to rebound, Paxon or Kerr to hit those threes and Pippen to draw the D. Jordan truly became successful when he had a legitimate and capable team. Knight’s Nike story is no different than building an NBA contender. He succeeded in business because he surrounded himself with the right team. He invested in the people who believed in his vision and did not waste time trying to convince those who did not.
If you want to succeed in business, if you want to make your 5-9 your 9-5, if you need some encouragement as if Just Do It is not enough, then read Shoe Dog.
To read more visit Sole Shift.
TBT: Compelled 2008 Poetry Performance
On May 3, 2008 I performed at Compelled 2008…a AIDS benefit at Convocation Hall. One of the largest crowds I’d ever spoken in front of…I performed a poem called Mother&Son.
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Magic via Mirrors
Yo…just read about an old timey superstition that is ridiculously creepy.
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