Jackson, Mississippi.
After more than two years of traveling the world and reacquainting myself with its people, its beauty and madness, I am making a trip into the heartland to discover firsthand what is happening in our own country, to our own people, in these strange and turbulent times.
There are songs we take for pure pleasure. Music that accompanies the 4 am rendezvous in strange, slightly dangerous cities where seductive alien-looking people speak in tongues and neon lights bleed like rivers on rain-soaked cobble-stone streets.
Read MoreWith Artificial Intelligence rapidly permeating all aspects of modern life, whether it be robots as hiring managers, driverless cars, Google searches, Alexa or Siri, an important question arises…
Read MoreWhile the patriarchy systematically subjugates American women with the help our President, there is at least one good news from elsewhere in the world where sexual assault survivors, and those helping them, are being honored not punished.
Read MoreEarly efforts at AI generated sci-fi screenplays may be laughable, as evident from the unintelligible dialog, lack of a discernible plot and vague attempts at humor in “Sunspring” a short film written by an AI bot. But the future of collaborative storytelling with machines is rich with possibilities if creators and engineers find innovative ways to work together.
Read MoreWhere: The Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York City through Sept 30, 2018. What’s cool about this? Reminds of you of the art and mad artists who that were the reason you wanted to move to New York city in the first place. Reminds us that we shouldn’t let history repeat itself.
Read MoreIndian men by default have a special, elevated status, simply by being born male. We could be lazy good-for-nothings, ignorant fools, crooks, wife-beaters, or worse…
Read MoreI am a big fan of Cary Fukunaga. I think the guy has everything going for him. He’s a great director, writer, producer, with an edgy sensibility and stylistic approach I really dig.
Read MoreTrippy, eccentric, disobedient music delivered by an elusive, sexually ambiguous black artist whose mad aesthetic is like Prince on acid or Grace Jones in a David Lynch sci-fi short.
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