Category: film
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The Evolved Woman of the Week: Dr. Aomawa Shields
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Woman of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. Today’s honor goes to the former actress, author, and associate professor of physics…
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Things Are Stranger
Stranger Things is one of Netflix’s most popular and celebrated original series. It spawned a vast franchise that includes a cartoon prequel, a Broadway show, comic books, and a book series. Now, the final season of the hit show will premiere on Thanksgiving 2025, and Netflix is milking it for all it’s worth. We fans…
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A Few of My Favorite Films
Movies are magic, at least to me. Yes, some people have made terrible movies, and some of them are cheesy too. Hell, every October I binge on terrible and sometimes not-so-bad horror flicks. Some of my faves are the original Carrie and Children of the Corn. Movies can take us to different worlds or realities.…
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The Beautiful Madness of Pro Wrestling
If Ya Smell… On a random Saturday morning in Chicago’s Southside, I witnessed a larger-than-life figure dressed in outlandishly bright colors on TV when I was five. It changed everything for me. Randy Savage, aka the Macho Man, was on my parents’ television. It would begin my lifelong obsession with the beautiful madness that is…
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The Evolved Person of the Week: Ki Griffin
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s’ “Evolved Person of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individuals, alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the LGBTQ+ activist, advocate, DJ, and actor…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Henry Kingi Sr.
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved, famous, and non-famous man. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to an American stuntman and actor, Henry Kingi Sr. Henry…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Omid Djalili
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved, famous, and non-famous man. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to Iranian-British actor, comedian, and writer Omid Djalili. Djalili was…
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To Old for this Shit!
“I’m Getting Too Old For This Shit” is the catchphrase of the fictional character Roger Murtaugh (played by Danny Glover) from the Lethal Weapon series of buddy cop action films. At the time, Danny Glover was only 41 years old. This summer, on July 28th, 2023, I turned 40 years old. Like my boy Danny Glover, I’m also getting too old for this shit.…
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Sumthin’ bout Tennessee
I’ve been in the South for eight and a half years. I left my hometown of Chicago for love and new career opportunities in the so-called Black Mecca known as Atlanta, Georgia. I can assure you it’s not the black mecca, especially if you’re black and poor or dared to protest the fascist Cop City.…
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The Truth About the Friend Zone
This was a lesson in friendshipI stress in this sentenceShould women and men be friends first?And then slip?My pen drips as I scribble my thoughts on thin stripsOf devotion What is the Friend-Zone? For all you cool kids out there, this is what UrbanDictionary says: “A mythical place where misogynists go to when a woman doesn’t want their penis. or …
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