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Had Steven Spielberg released “Saving Private Ryan” on July 24, 2025, instead of July 24, 1998, its reception would have been a lot different. Sure, the film’s punch is undeniable whenever or wherever one is able to experience it, but…
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Whenever I assemble a list such as this, I always stress the distinction between “best” and “favorite” due to the social media matrix’s unquenchable thirst for negativity. Theoretically, everyone welcomes free speech and differences of opinion, but I’ve been doing…
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50 years have passed since Steven Spielberg ruined swimming, and we still can’t get enough of that pesky mechanical shark named Bruce. The sights, the sounds, the stories etc. We love “Jaws” for what it is, but also for what…
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When Vincent Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo between 1888 and 1889, he described a yellow light in the south of France that symbolized the warmth, hope, and vitality that he had been desperately seeking in his own life.…
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When Steve Miller announced that he was cancelling all future dates due to “extreme weather” and “unacceptable risks” earlier this summer, he caught plenty of flak from the social media matrix. Of course, he’s earned the right to make whatever…
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The most provocative moment in the season premiere of “Hard Knocks” came when Christian Benford, Tre’Davious White, and Maxwell Hairston were praying on camera following Hairston’s right LCL sprain. Mainstream media has been focused on the suppression of religious faith…
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“I feel unhappy I feel so sadI’ve lost the best friendThat I ever had” Lord knows I’ve been going through a lot of changes these past seven months, but everything that has transpired would be a lot more difficult to…
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2025 has been the most arduous year of my life. God has tested me in ways that I never expected and wasn’t entirely prepared for, but albums like John McAndrew’s “Better Side of Me” have made the misery easier to…
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The verdict in the murder trial of O.J. Simpson was announced on Oct. 3, 1995, but what I remember even more vividly than that day is looking out the window of my elementary school on April 20 to see the…
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“Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They…
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