Answer by Thaddeus Howze: Quality may have taken a hit. But that's not the problem. It's your enthusiasm you have to worry about. When you started, you were filled with the zeal of a new idea, a tale untold, trapped within you, ready finally to be freed with the thought of National Novel Writing Month […]
Steven Universe: Still the best show you aren’t watching. Presented in HD, a new longer Steven Universe open. Something that reveals a bit about the characters, their reasons for doing what they do and in glorious high-definition sound. We even get a glimpse of a new threat from the Homeworld Gems. Could it be Yellow Diamond? […]
To Reflect the Real World Soho, New York City – 2015 – Just remember this picture, we’ll get back to it in a moment or two. I normally stay out of this particular conversation because it makes people uncomfortable. Mostly me. But today I am going to go with the idea this is a troll […]
Photo: Henry Highland Garnet, circa 1881. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Henry Highland Garnet (b. December 23, 1815 – d. February 13, 1882) was often categorized as a radical abolitionist minister because he discussed civil disobedience, including armed resistance. Born into the United States’ slavery system in 1815 Maryland, at the estate of Colonel William Spencer, […]
Answer by Thaddeus Howze: No, I think we overestimate its value. We attribute to luck, things for which luck has little or nothing to do with and ignore the things for which only luck can account. There are two things you have to consider: One: You owe your existence to luck, to the randomness of […]
Post by Marcus Geduld: I, Marcus Geduld, swear to abide by the following rules to the best of my ability, because I believe they lead to civil, intelligent discussion in which the goal is to seek truth rather than to win points, mock, humiliate, or dominate—all of which I consider to be ignoble wastes of […]
Answer by Thaddeus Howze: Only the dedicated (and wealthy) superfans try. Stately Wayne manor which has an extensive Marvel Comics wing… Unless you are sitting on top of a very large trust fund, are the CEO of a megacorporation and have enough money to simply burn it as kindling, and have nothing else to do […]
Answer by Thaddeus Howze: Stop aspiring. Write. You want to make a name for yourself? Write something worth reading.It's really that simple. The challenges of being a new writer are many and the rewards are few. No one can walk this road for you. The greatest challenge of writing is you will be self-made. No […]
Answer by Thaddeus Howze: The real answer should be: Who cares? But on the strength of the news which has blown this particular event out of proportion I say to you the question is a logical fallacy: no coherent, fixed definition of race actually exists. Which like Rachel Dolezal's assertion that she is Black is […]
Answer by Thaddeus Howze: The Hulk as a Sith Lord? Forgettaboutit! The Hulk could never be a Sith Apprentice, never mind a Sith Master. This mantra by Darth Sidious points out the inherent flaw in choosing a disciple who could become the Hulk at will. Choose someone as a successor and you will inevitably be […]
A Matter of Scale 