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The Personal Web

February 14, 2026

The web is feeling more and more like real life and it's distressing because why is hell everywhere?

The Grift: When Opportunism Wears Familiar Faces

September 20, 2024

I explore Clay Cane's perspective in his evidenced-backed account of the downward spiral of Black Republicans from the party of Lincon to the cult of Trump.

Badass, Brilliant & Black 2: The Re-Up

TV & Film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes The Boys

August 22, 2024

Remember that thing I said about Black women possibly becoming the face of fictional villainy in pop culture? I... I might have been right.

Badass, Brilliant & Black: The New Face of Fictional Villains

TV & Film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes The Boys

August 07, 2024

Just rewatched The Boys and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes prequel back-to-back, and I'm calling it now: brilliant, morally grey Black women are the future of fictional baddies.

Coup: Scheming is all fun and games

Gaming

July 18, 2024

Introducing the game of Coup and adding my little spin on it.

Unnamed Chicken Game

#Featured Game Design

July 10, 2024

I've been dallying around with the idea of designing a game for years, but this time, I mean it. Seriously.

Unforgivable: Analyzing the worst curse in Harry Potter

Books TV & Film Harry Potter

July 01, 2024

I’ll start this off by saying that while I’m a fan of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, I do not support her social/political beliefs, nor do I consume the products that come out of the Wizarding World without forethought on where my values lie. That aside, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Propaganda in Panem: On state violence and shaping reality

Books TV & Film The Hunger Games

July 01, 2024

Capitol News. With their omnipresent coverage and their saucy slogan, "If you didn't see it here, it didn't happen."