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Being the token black person is not fun. I am expected to be an authority on the lives of all black people. People think I represent all black people and black culture; however, at the same time, I’m supposed to rise above black culture.What is the token black person? The token is not supposed to be your everyday black person. The token is the good black person. You know, the black person that doesn’t adhere to all the negative stereotypes of black people. People of other races feel a little less threatened...
...expect the best team in the league to lose to a team that scored 33 points in a game twice this year? Yes one was against top-10 team Kansas when the Big Green had many injury problems. The other, however, was last week against Brown, the same Bears team that looked like it was the worst team in the league for most of the season. Quakers...
...where does one draw the line? Will it become the norm that marketers exploit and share profiles of specific individuals in their target audience? Will the suburban houses of the future be plastered with ads and flashing messages? Will we begin to expect advertisements not only at the beginning of our phone calls but also to be cut off mid sent—please hold for the following paid message from this author’s sponsor...
...band’s alternative songwriting equation seems to have stagnated after the mainstream success of “Goodbye, Astoria.” For a band that’s more like a temp-agency for rock musicians than a homegrown mainstay, it’s hard to expect a fully developed senior album. But, The Ataris could have done more with “Welcome the Night,” and if not revive their pop-punk roots, at least do justice to their alternative makeover. “Welcome The Night” comes...
...Escape From New York” is a forgotten classic, yo. Ocean’s 13 Trailer Trash Oh, Jesus H. Christ on a crutch. For one thing, the trailer doesn’t even live up to the basic level of slickness that you’d expect from a trailer in the “Ocean’s Insert Number Here” series. The clip moves at an almost glacial pace, apparently assuming that we’ll just be so horny to see Brad and George that we’ll want to look...