My 9/11 Story
I still can’t believe a decade has passed since the attack of September 11, 2001. Everyone has their 9/11 story, here is just one more: Early that morning I was waiting for 9th grade math class to start. I sat in the second row, farthest to the right. I remember one of my classmates saying...
The Legend of John Henry
This tale fired the hearts of Americans in the Allegheny in 1872 and continues today. The story-tellers glorified the Herculean efforts of a freed slave named John Henry. One of the earliest African-American role-models, he was proudly proclaimed in old-time spirituals and work songs. Over the years, his legend grew, people all over the nation...
John Malkovich in “Butterflies”
Just when you thought John Malkovich couldn’t get any weirder he makes something like this. Although, I have to admit, I like this side of John. This film reminds me of that scene in Requiem for a Dream, you know–“be excited! be be excited!”–paired with a Godspeed! You Black Emperor sound check. The most puzzling...
