Category Archives: Entertainment

The Calming Yet Entertaining Book of Poetry We’ve All Been Needing

The above is a tentative book cover for the 2025 release of “Love You” Doesn’t Count, a book of poetry by Jermaine Reed, MFA. With everything that’s happened in 2024, we need a calming yet insightful and entertaining book of poetry. That’s where “Love You” comes in. In 2025, “Love You” Doesn’t Count, a much-demandedContinueContinue reading “The Calming Yet Entertaining Book of Poetry We’ve All Been Needing”

How Ai Has Disrupted the Literacy and Critical Thinking Abilities of First-Year College Students

Photo from FreePik.com. 2024 has been an eventful year, from having my car tire disconnect from the joint in a McDonald’s drive thru to ending the school semester having created more great writers through my English-101 course. Although this has been an eventful year, it has also been an insightful one. Never have I beenContinueContinue reading “How Ai Has Disrupted the Literacy and Critical Thinking Abilities of First-Year College Students”

Thank You, Joe Biden, for Pardoning Your Son: Now, Do More

Photo of President Joe Biden from Bloomberg.com. I want to take this time to thank President Joe Biden for pardoning his son, Hunter Biden. Critics have called it an abuse of presidential power, morally bankrupt and simply wrong. Although it might be one or a combination of those things, it’s also reassuring to former andContinueContinue reading “Thank You, Joe Biden, for Pardoning Your Son: Now, Do More”

Are You Gay? The Weird New World of Job Applications

Screenshot of job application questionnaire. A long time ago, employers wanted to how much experience you had and what your educational background looked like, but they now want to know if you’re gay. I’m all for equity, but the asking of one’s sexuality seems to be overstepping on the employer’s behalf. The Problem I amContinueContinue reading “Are You Gay? The Weird New World of Job Applications”

Being a Man (or Boy) is F*cking Awesome: And Why Your Son Doesn’t Need Meds or an IEP

Photo from YouTube.com. Whenever I see a boy tussling with a friend or brushing off that skinned knee, I remember the times I went home bruised, bleeding and happy. In this increasingly restrictive society, boys who choose bothering a friend at their desk over sitting still and listening to a teacher drone on are disagnosedContinueContinue reading “Being a Man (or Boy) is F*cking Awesome: And Why Your Son Doesn’t Need Meds or an IEP”

VLAD TV: The Bane of Black America (Repost with Additional Indignation)

In this photo, DJ Vlad throws up “West Coast”, a symbol popular amongst rappers, though he is not a rapper and was born in Kyiv, Ukraine Updated 12/10/2024 On playgrounds across America, decades before the pandemic, one child with their hands extended would stand between two other kids and say, “If you’re bad, hit myContinueContinue reading “VLAD TV: The Bane of Black America (Repost with Additional Indignation)”

That Time I was Snubbed by a Chicago Public Schools Teacher at an Engineering Competition

Photo of a Young Black Man doing his job but being harassed as a “YN”. Photo from Dexerto.com. The other day, I was lucky enough to be a judge of an engineering competition at a college campus. This was my third one, having been invited back by the organizers of the event. There’s something powerfulContinueContinue reading “That Time I was Snubbed by a Chicago Public Schools Teacher at an Engineering Competition”

The Problem with Mothers Sexualizing Their Sons on Social Media

Screenshot from Facebook User 1 Bri. In the above post, a mother expresses to the world her raw anger over catching her son masturbating at the unacceptable hour of 1 pm. As this post shows, oversharing on social media is a problem, but mothers sexualizing their sons is an even bigger problem. It’s become borderlineContinueContinue reading “The Problem with Mothers Sexualizing Their Sons on Social Media”

Leveraging Your Masculinity to Get What You Want

This is the tentative cover of the nonfiction book Man of Influence: Instructions on Leveraging Your Masculinity to Get What You Want by Jermaine Reed, MFA. Subscribe to this site for details on the release date. In 2025, we don’t apologize just for being men. It seems that the media, courts and law enforcement punishContinueContinue reading “Leveraging Your Masculinity to Get What You Want”