R.I.P. Hef

  I was aware I hadn’t seen him make any public appearances in years, but still felt a little sad tonight to hear about the passing of Hugh Hefner. First, the big stuff that everyone will touch on, in one way or another.  The magazine of course, which came onto the zeitgeist at the perfect […]

Metaphors Coming Full Circle…

  RACHEL: ‘What will you do?’ BRUCE: ‘Rebuild it.  Just the way it was, brick for brick.’ ALFRED: ‘Just the way it was, sir?’ BRUCE: ‘Yeah.  Why?’ ALFRED: ‘I thought this might be a good opportunity for improving the foundations.’ BRUCE: ‘In the southeast corner…’ ALFRED: ‘Precisely sir…’  

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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 […]

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 […]

‘Master of None’, Season 2

  This will be a long one folks, prepare yourselves… (exhaling…) OK first, let me name check everything in this season I want to give props to, but for the sake of some brevity, I won’t expand upon: Bobby Cannavale, Cedric the Entertainer, the cinematography (my God, my God…), the taking its sweet time payoff […]