We go way back, film and I. In some ways there’s been some sort of relationship between me and the silver screen from way before I was even born. It wasn’t always positive.
Despite the fact that ancient Greeks would most certainly have found white marble sculptures to be ugly and bare, scholars have chosen to perpetuate the idea that white marble was/is the pinnacle of Grecian beauty in art.
My own personal, seemingly insurmountable dragon was metaphorical Grief, it was now a part of me, and I couldn’t imagine a world where I would be able to domesticate the vicious pain.
Eight years after the release of Tyler, The Creator's "Yonkers," the skateboarding teenagers from Ladera Heights, who liked eating roaches and pissing off authority, are cited as one of the most influential groups of the decade.
“Ayo, Big Tree. What’s on the menu for tonight?” one onlooker asks. “Just some fish and macaroni with cheese,” Big Tree replies. “Nothing special.” The onlooker’s face is full of skepticism. Everybody knows that everything Big Tree cooks tastes special.
"When my grandfather died in 2011, my mom printed out a copy of his unfinished autobiography and it sat next to our printer for months." A digital translation of my grandfather's autobiography and an exploration of how to connect with the past.
"Everyone talks about the rain in the Puget Sound area in the Winter, but I don’t remember that many rainy days. Maybe when you are young and having a good time the weather doesn’t matter."