Sylvie’s Love. Black love in cinematic technicolor. I am here for it. It was released on Amazon just before Christmas 2020. The trailer and pictures had me pining for the Sunday matinee movie dates I used to have with my mother. I was busy with actual Christmas and closing out Read more
Bin it. Chuck it. Trash it. Dash it wey. However you want to say it, it’s the end of a garbage year. And yet… It’s not going to be dumped in some landfill and forgotten. It’s part of the future. The pandemic will continue past midnight. 2021 isn’t going to Read more
Life is loud. It is as if we are collectively making our way across Times Square; no matter what direction you’re heading you are going against a current of bodies, some notice you, some are oblivious to their bruising impact as they hustle by. There are always those trying to Read more
Dark chocolate with a strong espresso. A full red and a creamy brie. Popcorn with warm butter. Dinner and a show. I could go on but I’m triggering all kinds of cravings. Anyway you get the picture. Iconic pairs. Perfect pairs. Books on a desert isle. Who remembers picking five Read more
I dare you. Since this is a follow up to last week, maybe it’s I double dare you. Imagine if this season, every purchase brought a little profit to a black or woman owned business. What would be the effect of mass numbers of folx patronizing local businesses and picking Read more
She said “It’s cuffing season.” I heard “it’s scuffing season”. My brain translated it to boot shopping. You don’t scuff sandals. Time to transition to more rugged footwear. But I’m always thinking of new shoes. The shoe obsessed will appreciate that. The frisson of pleasure as my foot eases into Read more
The days have literally been sunny and bright since November 3rd, with the northeast enjoying unseasonably balmy days. Wary, I didn’t fully revel in it until the Associated Press called the results four days later. I was glad I had work to occupy me. I am always grateful to be Read more
It is nineteen days until November 3. The United States presidential election and its ancillary details are all consuming. Every day there is a collision with the wreckage of American democracy. I am in a constant state of rubber necking the gruesome pileup of politics and campaigning. All while the Read more