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Archive for November 13th, 2007

13 Nov

Word Problems: Are insults important?

It’s a mistake to teach our kids that hackneyed, unconvincing rhyme about sticks and stones and words never hurting. Most of us know that words can slice and dice with the precision of a scalpel’s edge. Words set the foundation for periods of great tolerance and expansion. And words billow and swirl into caustic clouds [...]

13 Nov

American Gangster: The Real Story

Eddie Griffin offers up close insight into the real life drama that American Gangster is based on. Here is an excerpt from his fascinating post:
I served time with Leroy “Nicky” Barnes (played in the movie by Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and the black soldier in Vietnam who shipped Frank the drugs from Indo-China, a man by [...]

13 Nov

She’s Baaack…

After a few weeks on the road I am officially back in the saddle. I am staying put for awhile so I’ll be posting regularly for the next couple of months.
Please stop by for Tuesday’s full post coming later today.
In the meantime, check out the comment thread on Andrew’s Dog the Bounty Hunter post.