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In a time when “interesting” feels like the politest possible word for “chaos,” Contributing Author and Historian Bill Bois finds reasons to be hopeful and maybe even grateful for the turbulence.
His essay traces how disorder, constraint, and a sudden rush of guitars can sometimes be the first notes of something better.
And The Replies They Deserve
The headlines may be odd, but our doom-scrolling correspondent Rollerboogie finds comic relief in skulls, hobbits, and sea monsters, offering sharp retorts that make the news oddly bearable.
Why I March in Durham’s Pride Parade
This thoughtful reflection blends memory, faith, and love into a vivid walk down Durham’s Pride Parade route. Contributing Author Chuck Small brings a clear, compassionate voice to why he marches—and why it matters.
”Regardless of the risks involved, it is nevertheless a crucial thing from time to time to wake people up to the reality of their dreams.”
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”This was its own Renaissance of sorts. What started as a collective effort to entertain became the central medium for individualistic self-expression and creative experimentation in music”
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”He could not fathom how his dream of black dignity and common humanity could possibly come from the entertainment world, where musicians shamelessly pandered to their patrons for a few extra bucks. ”
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”But as we stumble through this life of never-ending transformation and need for adaptation, I hope that most of us can try to do so with our hearts full of grace.”
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“Not a simple fable wrapped in extravagantly odd clothing, but an uncomfortable glimpse into the more absurd and nightmarish aspects of the modern world.”
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“Our lives are defined by the inexorable passage of time. We grow older, our priorities change, our relationships change, and the world around us changes, sometimes beyond our recognition.”
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”I fear that it’s the cynicism and the domineering impulsiveness that’s mostly been preserved and spread around. But hopefully some young artists out there are finding new ways to laugh at despair.”
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Maybe we have an explanation for the The National Football League’s insistence of using Roman Numerals for their annual championship game: it seems that football goes back way further than we thought. Contributing Author & Colts fan Stobgopper has your ticket to the Colosseum, and sets the scene
”The line between tuning into what others are missing and tuning out what you simply don’t want to hear is hard to distinguish sometimes…”
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Blood for a Coming Storm
”The past hundred years or so of art were dedicated to unleashing primal emotions for the sake of radical social change.”
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