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  What’s up? So I don’t have a lot of deep thoughts this Eid. The train is rolling so this will be assorted quick hits… ‘Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King.’  Uploaded to Netflix right around when Ramadan started, so I didn’t say anything that weekend.  But if you haven’t seen it yet, give yourself an hour […]

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Salaam

  His birthday just passed, but Malcolm has been on my mind a lot heading into this Ramadan.  Not Spike’s dramatization of his life.  Not even Malcolm’s own dramatization, as expressed in the Autobiography.  I’m referring to the thorough breakdown provided in Manning Marable’s great book. After he was gone, Malcolm’s legacy continues to grow internationally […]

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Song of the Day – ‘Hurricane’

  Spotify continued its candidacy for ‘Favorite Addition to My Routine’ in the past couple years when it threw this one at me this morning. Was having flashbacks to Pizza Shuttle Sprites, Perkins after the set, and days swiftly passed.  Specific references to a specific moment in the Life. Enjoy!  

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‘Batman and Bill’

  Bob Kane created Batman.  We know this because we’ve seen his name in the ‘Created By’ credit for more than 70 years now. Bill Finger is the person who, among other things, came up with the idea of the Bat logo on the chest.  And wearing a cowl instead of a domino mask.  And […]