Between recent episodes of Keisha Cole: The Way [Her Deplorably Undignified Family] Is and [Really?] Fantasia For Real, I was introduced to The Michael Vick Project, a documentary series airing soon on BET....
opinion by michaelvine | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 123 views | 20 recommendations | 0 comments
Once again, televangelist Pat Roberts has taken it upon himself to divine for us the will of the Almighty. This time, instead of talking about nuking the State Department, likening gender equality to homicide, or...
opinion by michaelvine | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 110 views | 22 recommendations | 1 comment
As I was enjoying the daily news loop on CNN earlier this month, I found myself struck with disbelief. One reporter described traffic flow on the famous Michigan Avenue as “moving along pretty well, pretty...
opinion by michaelvine | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 106 views | 10 recommendations | 0 comments
Let it be known that I am not scared to be wrong or enlightened. But, I am also not under the impression that I'm entirely crazy. ---------------------------------------------- Mr. Granderson,Perhaps, my argument...
opinion by michaelvine | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 292 views | 22 recommendations | 1 comment
Mr. Granderson,I hope this missive finds you enjoying the summer season. I hope you will forgive my colloquial approach. But, I wanted to address some concerns you recently shared regarding the Civil Rights...
opinion by michaelvine | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 523 views | 26 recommendations | 7 comments
So, how about that new Sam and Ivan Raimi flick? I know many of you Evil Dead diehards are just as thrilled as I am that Drag Me to Hell is as thoroughly frightening and relentlessly comical a movie as it is. The...
opinion by michaelvine | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 725 views | 35 recommendations | 16 comments
We’ve all heard allegations that a darker complexion—for those who might otherwise not have one—is sign of good health and leisure. But the inevitable farmer’s tan and occasional char broiling of shoulders...
opinion by michaelvine | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 959 views | 24 recommendations | 9 comments
Remember that feeling you got when you rode a roller coaster for the first time? I don’t mean the thrill during the ride (presuming you were more thrilled than terrified), but the lingering excitement afterward...
created by michaelvine | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago 163 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
In these trying economic times, a two for one special on just about anything that’s useful is appreciated. Fortunately, of the many commodities in fluctuation across markets, live music is not something...
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Dear Metro Council: I am deeply concerned that this English Only proposal would be entertained by what should be a knowing and cultured public. Apparently, those Nashvillians who are neither thoughtful...
opinion by michaelvine | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 470 views | 35 recommendations | 13 comments
It seems like only yesterday (actually, it’s been over a week) that I was sitting at my desk at work wondering why my darling students had chosen not to study for yet another test when, out of the blue, I got an...
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Just as I had begun a downward spiral into withdrawal from my heavy addiction to live music happenings, my friend Brian sent me a text proposing that we attend a Derrick Carter concert at Club Mass in...
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Months ago, cities around the globe brought in the season by hosting Pride festivals. From Tokyo to San Francisco, populations on every continent showed their tolerance and support of the LGBT community...
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Here we are again thrashing about like courting loons in the name of one of the world’s most widespread and seemingly incurable of social ills: racism. Actually, we’re all hyped up simply because someone...
opinion by michaelvine | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 970 views | 48 recommendations | 19 comments
Friends, my dreams have come true! Some weeks ago, AutoVaughn finally released the long-awaited follow up to their 2005 debut EP, Space. Of course, I was unable to attend the CD release party...
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