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Mac Miller’s Evolution of Love and Self-Acceptance
How do we know what love looks like? Most people gather their first insights on love from watching their parents or peer group. And with America’s sky high divorce rate, that may not be the smartest direction to look in. Others use movies and books as their guidelines for love. The Notebook and The Titanic being the manual for what women tend Read more
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The road less traveled: On The Road and the art of freedom
What does Freedom mean to todays youth? One thing that’s for sure, the word means something much different than it did in the 1960s. Today’s freedom is not the freedom that people like Terence McKenna and Ken Kesey spoke of. As cancel culture and the softening of the human experience runs rampant, I call back… Read more
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The Maturity Arc: Growing up through the Man On the Moon trilogy
A feature on the impact of Kid Cudi’s music and the experience of growing up through the Man on the Moon trilogy. Read more
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Marceline’s First Trip to Colorado (Photo Essay)
A Photo essay detailing my family’s trip to Colorado and the first time my daughter met her grandmother. Read more
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The Introspection Selection Playlist: October 2020
Welcome back to the Introspection Selection playlist. We had a short hiatus, but have returned with another playlist of exciting new music. This month’s playlist features a wide variety of artist. In typical Introspection Selection style, there are no genre boxes. We recommend the music we like and are listening to over the month. Hopefully Read more
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Logic’s No Pressure and the Weight of Identity
“Why do you talk so white?” “Why don’t you act black?” “Is that really your dad?” I heard these questions over and over throughout my childhood. They never offended me. But I couldn’t fully conceptualize the reasons people were saying this and how it affected me. I would often shrug it off or laugh a long Read more
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Jams of the Month: July
This was a fun month for new music. Hip-hop fans were gifted with new projects from Logic, Lupe Fiasco and Blu & Exile. As well as some exciting new singles from industry superstars like J.Cole and Joey Bada$$. I’m aware it may be controversial to call Bada$$ a superstar, but from my perspective he fits Read more
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