Agree 100000%. That guy who started it bred an ugliness into community relations in the city. And as one of my friends put it, it’s pretty bold to move into a neighborhood as a gentrifier and then declare yourself the “prince” of it.

Word to all of that. I was at a liquor store maybe 10 years ago and this Latino dude in front of me in a long line would not stop with the nigga this and that while talking to his (uninterested and also not black) girlfriend. After about 5 minutes of this, I tapped him on the shoulder and told him that if I heard him…

The only problem: There were no black people featured in any of the photos. All of the “residents” were white.

I see what you’re saying. That seems different than what I’m talking about. I agree it’s not that useful to extrapolate much from the mere fact people are in interracial relationships. But I do think there’s a place for commentary on how people interact with others based on that. I especially don’t think it’s out of…

I don’t think anyone should feel beholden to others’ opinions on their own private relationships. But being thoughtful about how one’s relationships operate in a larger context—the harms that may be reinforced or subverted (intentionally or not) is valuable. Personally, it matters to me if by not considering various…

Agreed on all points. This just seems like another rant about how “Obama isn’t don’t what I want him to do.” It’s fair to talk about ways in which he could be making a different kind of impact. But it has to be in the context of the points you make if it’s to be taken seriously.

This all rings true to me. Of course, folks can be pro-black with a non-black partner, but it requires doing the work on those issues from both in the relationship. It’s the not doing the work part that gets people riled up. And I think that’s true on differences in class, religion, political philosophy, and a host of…

They are welcome to do this. They are also welcome to contribute to the checks keeping law enforcement and technology tools from unfairly abusing target populations. Until I have any indication that the latter is happening, I’ll continue to spend my money elsewhere.

That’s lovely. And I really do appreciate using the language of how it’ll give her an additional perspective—not necessarily a better or unique one—on how she views her role.

I want to say BJ Britt is playing Peter if I remember the article I read on it a while back. I’m afraid of digging too deep lest I get spoiled (which sounds kind of silly since we read the book).

Despite my well-known eternal love-fest for Venus, her collections are so hit or miss. But I really like this one! That color palette is awesome.

I used to drink New Amsterdam when I couldn’t afford Hendricks. It makes a serviceable gin and tonic. I’ve been drinking a lot of local stuff lately though, just to mix it up. That helps me reserve my big booze money for bourbon.

Me too. That would be a mistake. But they’ve already cast the other folks so I think they’ll get into the other stuff at a good pace (fingers crossed). Or maybe they’ll do some kind of flashback situation.

The trailer doesn’t even cover what I consider the “real” story. I hope it’s a situation where that’s like the first mini-arc and then things get turned on their head.

It also creates space to clear up any misunderstandings about each sides’ arguments. Sometimes folks get to arguing and they’re not really talking about the same thing. So acknowledging common ground and where your arguments diverge is helpful for clearing the air if it turns out you’re not really debating the same…

The City of Mirrors is better than The Twelve, but definitely not as good as The Passage (at least based on its first half that I’ve read and what I’ve heard from friends).

It has been a minute since that book came out! I’m not even finished with City of Mirrors.

It’s a concern about how this is simply a pilot project in order to expand the use of this tactic for law enforcement. After all “violent crime” is commonly defined legally in a much broader way. And there are legitimate arguments about that scope—especially if there is no one fighting robustly about privacy. There…

The trailer is basically all the first part right? They’re definitely doing the whole thing so I am curious how they’re going to pace it all out.

I’m giving New Amsterdam a shot. And by that I mean a shot of delicious gin, aka, the cheaper version of Hendricks. Actually, it gets one episode and it better give us some prime Freema Agyeman or I’ll be very disappointed.