I walk along the road,Paved with regrets of past mistakes.The road grows heavy with sticks and stones.It gets harder to trek every time I wake—Wake from this terrible dream, becoming a reality,The burdens towering high on my back.The road is lonely, cold, and dark.It’s the motivation to push through that I lack. The road is […]
Month: January 2023
Guardian Angels in Sweden Helping the Homeless During Winter Cold
The Guardian Angels in Gothenburg, Sweden patrol every weekend throughout areas in the city where the most crime and violence against the public occurs. During the month of January it has been calm as it is the coldest month of the year and most people stay at home. The Guardian Angels have focused on collecting […]
THOSE STARS
The stars shone bright, brighter than those diamond eyes of yours . . .I might like the stars better because the stars won’t look at me the way you do. I don’t like that look, not always. The shrug, the tilted, forced smile, and the warm eyes.Those eyes! How I hate them! I wish you […]
William Rivera, David Aviles, and David Pagan: Using the Power of Social Media to Give Back to Their Puerto Rican Communities
Individually they each have their own community-based pages tying back to Puerto Rico, but together in solidarity, they are using their social media influence to promote and encourage other Latin creators with their newest project, La Formula Media Group. In our interview this past week, I spoke with William Rivera, David Pagan, and David Aviles […]
Digital vs. Hardcopy: Which is Better?
As a recent college graduate, this argument has always been on my mind since the pandemic a couple of years ago. Taking online classes introduced me to the convenience of having digital copies of textbooks instead of having to worry about physically going to a store and buying them or having to wait for them to ship to my house. There are so many options for purchasing digital copies, with some even being free pdf forms if you’re lucky.
Who you gonna call…. RAT BUSTERS
We continue through our Guardian Angels Animal Protection division to use feral cats to suppress the growing rat population in urban areas around the world. But it all starts right here in New York City which everyone acknowledges has an overwhelming rat problem. WATCH VIDEO HERE
Most Anticipated Books of 2023
With the start of the new year, there are so many new books being anticipated by book lovers. This year features much talked about political movements, such as the issues with gun violence and inflation, as well as new releases from best-selling authors Jenny Odell, Margaret Atwood, and Eleanor Catton.
Luis Castillo’s The Lucky Baseball Review: A Must-Read Children’s Book about Pursuing your Dreams with Perseverance and Dedication
“The Lucky Baseball,” written by one of the New York Yankees’ most beloved former batboys Luis Castillo, follows a lonely baseball who wants to be a part of all the fun and comradery that America’s favorite pastime has to offer. After being left on the side of the field to watch all the neighborhood kids […]
4 WLW Romance Novels That Don’t End in Tragedy
The era of burying our gays is over… or at least, it should be. While this particular trope has lessened in frequency over the years, getting into queer media, particularly lesbian or WLW media, can still feel like a gamble–will yet another gay character feel the brunt of real-world cruelty? Below, I’d like to highlight four WLW romance novels that don’t end in total tragedy, because honestly, we deserve it.
THE NATURE OF LOVE
Love is the best and the worst,The most predictable and unpredictable,The greatest feeling and yet the most disappointing,The limitless and limiting,The most reliable and still uncertain,The thing I want but am so afraid of. But beyond all that, you are the strongest and weakest with it.And I’m afraid of the weaknesses—the vulnerability.The heartbreak—that’s inevitable, isn’t […]
Coachella 2023 Lineup Anticipation, Buzz, and Updates
While many across the globe were geared up to welcome the new year, many are still looking forward to the biggest event in the music industry – Coachella 2023.
Following the successful 2022 return after a 2-year hiatus due to the Coronavirus, fans and music listeners are anticipating the release of the artist lineup.
Although Coachella tickets have already sold out, the full lineup has not been announced yet. As of now, Frank Ocean is the only act confirmed to perform, but that hasn’t stopped music lovers from speculating who will headline Coachella.
How bell hooks Taught Me How to Love and How to be Loved
With little fanfare, bell hooks has influenced your favorite industry leaders worldwide and has been named one of TIME’s 100 Women of the Year. Like many Black women scholars before her, Bell Hooks gave so much of herself: to theories, writers aspiring to be writers, and the future she sought to create. She understood the sense of urgency in her work and wasted no opportunity to push any and every conversation forward. She has published between thirty and forty written works in her lifetime; hooks wrote feverishly while never allowing the quality of her work to falter.
