Month: March 2022

Republicans Blame Biden, He Blames Putin for High Gas Prices

Republicans Blame Biden, He Blames Putin for High Gas Prices

On Tuesday March 8th, President Biden announced that he was putting in place a ban on imports of Russian oil and other energy. Despite acknowledging that this ban would cause a rise in domestic oil prices for the U.S., Biden announced the ban as retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, there is conflicting opinion on what the true cause of the price spike is, and when it really started.

Why Slam Poetry Shouldn’t Really be Called Poetry

Why Slam Poetry Shouldn’t Really be Called Poetry

When I first heard about slam poetry I was really taken by it. It was performative, non-conformist, and dynamic. However, the more I observed this genre the more I started to distinguish some very problematic traits that place these performances on a different end of the artistic scale: more of a stand-up (ish) contest than poetry.

Pink Sunglasses

An ice cream truck approached Yankee Stadium. It was the bottom of the ninth, two outs, full count, Yanks down by one.

The truck sounded the same few notes while not ten feet away, a purse snatcher plied his trade on the oldest-looking, whitest-haired, most wrinkled, bony-fingered, four-eyed woman, wearing the largest pink-framed sunglasses I ever saw.

I wondered if I should call 911 or walk away when her knee, aimed like her life depended on it, met the space below his baseball bat.

Her problem solved.

Meanwhile, the last Yankee standing, with the crowd cheering behind him, struck out.

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Jamie Lee Curtis is Coming Out with Her Own Graphic Novel

Jamie Lee Curtis is Coming Out with Her Own Graphic Novel

“Mother Nature” is an eco-horror graphic novel written by scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis, along with Russell Goldman and illustrated by Karl Stevens. This animated book is an adaptation of Curtis’s upcoming directorial feature of the same name, and it tells the story of Nova Terrell, a young woman who witnesses her father’s death in mysterious circumstances and her quest for justice.

Julia Sariy

Julia Sariy

Photographer of the Month for March 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Bio Gallery Bio From Ukraine, Julia Sariy moved to Brooklyn several years ago to pursue studio photography. She collaborates with makeup artists to find the true beauty of her subjects. She enjoys taking women and male portraits and finds her models in social networks. Beautiful […]

On My Way (Marry Me) by Jennifer Lopez

On My Way (Marry Me) by Jennifer Lopez

Video of the Month for March 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bduECEfvCng&ab_channel=JenniferLopezJennifer Lopez presents a new melody that speaks about having faith in every step of the journey. It is designed for the romantic comedy Marry Me. The story entails a pop star who marries a stranger with a “Marry Me” sign after she learns that her partner is […]

Tina Charles

Tina Charles

Athlete of the Month for March 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Bio Highlights Bio From Jamaica, New York, Tina Charles is a professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury. She attended the University of Connecticut. Charles won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and became WNBA’s Most Valuable […]

Bee Gees

Bee Gees

Flashback Artist of the Month for March 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio More Than a Woman Bio With Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, the Bee Gees specialized in disco in the 1970s with “Staying Alive” and “More Than a Woman.” In 1958, the Gibb family moved to Australia and raised money to perform at […]

Chiharu Okunugi

Chiharu Okunugi

Female Model of the Month for March 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Bio Gallery Bio Chiharu Okunugi is a Japanese model whose work was shown in ads and runways. She is represented by Satoru Japan Inc. Tokyo. In 2013, she appeared in Vogue China for the theme “Masculine Impression.” She also walked in the spring couture […]

DJ Adoni

DJ Adoni

DJ of the Month for March 2022 Instagram Youtube Bio DETO UN CHIN VOL 8 Bio DJ Adoni is a Dominican DJ, signed to Carbon Fiber Music, that has become the Dominican Republic’s most listened to DJ on Youtube. Most recently, he won a Premio Lo Nuestro award for DJ of the Year in February […]

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