Earlier this week I sent diapers back to the Midwest. I have none of my own yet, but good friends do, and it always seems like a practical gift for young mothers and fathers. Over the course of my short lifetime, I’ve played Uncle Malik and even stepfather for brief stretches. The buying diapers, going […]
Today the hip hop nation takes pause for 2Pac’s birthday. He would have been 39. It’s a strange reality to me to know there’s a generation who know of 2Pac through videos and old footage, but who didn’t live through his peak years. Like some but not all, I had a love/hate relationship with […]
Something special with this post. I was going to review Prince of Persia and open with the disclaimer, “I’m friendly with one of the writers,” but then figured, ‘Why not just see if he’s willing to chat about the process (and a few other things)? He said yes, so here’s a conversation with one […]
A good friend of mine from my college days is getting married this week, ‘The Captain’. Most of the guys I rolled with in college will be traveling this week for the wedding. I talked to the Captain tonight, and as always, it took around 1.3 seconds for us to get each other laughing. (My […]
Something of an update… Life has slowed down and is in something of a groove as summer starts to get into full swing. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and researching about mythologies, in a general way and in a ‘movie’ way. It’s really stunning (but very cool) how many ‘stories’ keep repeating themselves across […]
Over the weekend, our friends at the Lawrence Arts Center gave Lady In My Life another honor to add to its resume; it was chosen ‘Best Romance’ at the LAC Short Film Festival. It means alot to me, for several different reasons. I enjoy giving my KU guys a hard time, but I did […]
A little more than a year ago, I took over one of my best friend’s houses for a day and shot a short film with a great crew of fellow KU graduates. After successful screening on the East Coast and the West Coast, national television and the internet, I find myself feeling nostalgic that […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le5aIqn_MfE While California Love will always be my default song because of my culture and my generation, in truth there’s only one song that’s the theme song for this city, the song that you will hear whenever one of the city’s teams pulls off the big win at home. It’s unbelievably cheesy and corny, and […]
I was sitting in the courthouse last Thursday, and found myself pulled into a conversation with an Armenian, a 19 year old Jewish kid, and a second generation Serbian. We weren’t changing the world; just shooting the breeze. As I’ve found throughout my experience, the Islamic Center I attend the most frequently is a […]
While there are no shortage of good concert venues in the City of Angels, I’m especially partial to the Hollywood Bowl. For one, like many of my favorite spots in this city, it’s meant to be enjoyed outdoors and takes full advantage of that. Reason Number 2 is while its location has caused more […]
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