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Mar 29, 2022Will’s Slap Should Rock Us AllMy first thought of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face Sunday night was disbelief. I thought the same thing when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift at the VMAs back in 2009, or when Steve Harvey fumbled the winner of Miss Universe in 2015. It’s TV; a lot of…Oscars3 min readOscars3 min read
Mar 12, 2022The Art of Dope StorytellingYou don’t have to be Stephen King, J.K. Rowling or any other premiere author to be a great storyteller. You don’t need an English degree or a background as a writer to tell a story. You don’t need to know how to use a coordinating conjunction correctly in a sentence…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Dec 1, 2021Traditional vs. DIY Publishing: Putting Passion into PrintGet used to hearing the word “no”. Fall in love with it. Cradle it in your arms. It’s the most commonly used word in the entertainment industry, no. No? Don’t believe me? In commerce, the bottom line for any thriving business is about the almighty dollar. Every billboard or commercial…Publishing7 min readPublishing7 min read
Nov 28, 20202020 or 20/20: The Year of OptometryOn a warm but gloomy June morning, I found myself distracted by the ambiguity of social media just days after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Phone in hand, I contemplated whether to watch the eight-minute and forty-six second video that would forever change our society. Like most…20208 min read20208 min read