A Film Analysis Part 1: The House Part 2: The Curve Part 3: The Noise Part 4: The Flood Part 5: The Last One Is the recent film released by former President Barack Obama and former First Lady, Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground productions a story about America’s past and more importantly – isContinue reading “Leave the World Behind”
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From Chuck D to Keefe D – An Examination of the Conspiracy Theory Culture Surrounding the Murder of Tupac Shakur
September 14,1996 – Present Published on October 6th, 2023 8-5-18-13-1-14 : 19-1-14-7-5-18-1 I was recently reminded of an interesting motto or, perspective when confronted with a difficult situation involving someone close to me. This person sought to blame me for something which upon further evaluation, was clearly not my doing or my fault in anyContinue reading “From Chuck D to Keefe D – An Examination of the Conspiracy Theory Culture Surrounding the Murder of Tupac Shakur”
TUPAC SHAKUR AND THE MEANING OF DEATH
October 1st, 2023 It is a cold case that has remained as cold as the heart which beat inside the body of an unknown gunman in the white Cadillac that pulled alongside a black BMW at the intersection of East Flamingo and Koval lane in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 7th, 1996 and pulled theContinue reading “TUPAC SHAKUR AND THE MEANING OF DEATH”
Where the Rainbow Ends
A multi-part analysis of Stanley Kubrick’s final message to the world through his magnum opus final film, Eyes Wide Shut. by Graham Ranseen In my life, I have always favored or sought out simple explanations to complex circumstances or, subject matter – as I believe that the simplest of things become buried by our ownContinue reading “Where the Rainbow Ends”
Revolution No. 19
by Hss August 2nd, 2023 The AI Revolution will be digitized It will seek to turn Truth into Lies It will dogmatize what is false and criminalize what is true It will activate the false senses and violate innocence of youth It will penalize those speaking free And demonize the eyes seeking to see IntoContinue reading “Revolution No. 19”
The Stage, The Mirror & The Fourth Wall
By Graham Ranseen September 10th, 2022 The number of incidents in which civilians and audience members have been compelled to violate the sanctity of the Stage and attack Free Speech in the year 2022 – in addition to the years since Cancel Culture became just as much of a trend as an isolated phenomenon –Continue reading “The Stage, The Mirror & The Fourth Wall”
The Invisible Enemy
An Experiment in Short Fiction by Graham Ranseen Chapter 1 The majestic blue skyline in the distance above the sprawling Appalachian terrain in rural middle Virginia was beautiful on this Spring morning in March. Terri had been driving all night long since nine o’ clock the previous evening when she departed her home in PortContinue reading “The Invisible Enemy”
Breaking Generational Curses
A Fundamental Interpretation of The Back to the Future Trilogy by G. Ranseen March 1st, 2022 All throughout my childhood, I must confess, I likely watched the Back to the Future1 trilogy on VHS tapes dozens and dozens of times – among many other VHS tapes. Back to the Future is still a great andContinue reading “Breaking Generational Curses”
Tupac Shakur : Myth Maker
Part 1 A Generational Shift in Meaning [Rough Draft – To Be Edited, Revised and Expanded] Sometime between the end of the Summer and the beginning of Fall in the year 1996 – in the throes of the last full U.S. Election Cycle of the 20th century – a paradigm shift of how information andContinue reading “Tupac Shakur : Myth Maker”
Thoughts on Free Speech
From the Earliest Expressions of Human Communication to the rise of Popular Music, Literature, Arts in the 20th Century to the Civil Rights Movements of the 1960’s to the rise of Hip Hop and Rap Music to the Me Too Movement and the dangers of Modern Day Censorship How the Free Speech Movement eventually becameContinue reading “Thoughts on Free Speech”