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To My Facebook Friends Who Voted for Donald Trump

It’s too late to preach to us about peace, love, and understanding

Nov 8, 2020

To My Facebook Friends Who Voted for Donald Trump

Nov 8, 2020

Does My 2-Year-Old Yorkie Prove the Existence of a Higher Power

What a dog named Chip taught me about God and love.

Mar 8

Does My 2-Year-Old Yorkie Prove the Existence of a Higher Power

Mar 8

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I Stutter and I Talk Funny. You Got a Problem with That?

My voice got ripped apart on Reddit — and my reaction surprised me.

Jan 13

I Stutter and I Talk Funny. You Got a Problem with That?

Jan 13

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10 Greats Who Should Be in the Country Music Hall of Fame

Better late than never, but for these acts, if not now, then when?

Dec 3, 2024

10 Greats Who Should Be in the Country Music Hall of Fame

Dec 3, 2024

The Biggest Lie? The One Religious Conservatives Tell Themselves About Trump

In the absence of reason, God has become the GOP’s most powerful — and most ruthlessly abused — political weapon.

Nov 10, 2024

The Biggest Lie? The One Religious Conservatives Tell Themselves About Trump

Nov 10, 2024

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Pop Triple Plays: A Tribute to Three-Hit Wonders

It’s an elite club with three iconic acts, two families, and a flock of seagulls.

Sep 24, 2024

Pop Triple Plays: A Tribute to Three-Hit Wonders

Sep 24, 2024

To My Facebook Friends Who Keep Peddling Pro-Trump Nonsense

I can't believe how many of you are still stuck in a MAGA fantasy.

Sep 15, 2024

To My Facebook Friends Who Keep Peddling Pro-Trump Nonsense

Sep 15, 2024

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Take Me Up to the Top of the City

You haven’t seen the world until you’ve seen it from above.

Sep 9, 2024

Take Me Up to the Top of the City

Sep 9, 2024

Abraham Lincoln… Lover of Many Men?

A new documentary and a new Broadway play present overlapping portraits of an American icon as a flesh and blood man.

Sep 1, 2024

Abraham Lincoln… Lover of Many Men?

Sep 1, 2024

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Sunday Afternoons with Casey Kasem and ‘American Top 40’

As my earliest music icons go, Casey ranked right up there with Tammy Wynette, Air Supply, and Olivia Newton-John.

Aug 31, 2024

Sunday Afternoons with Casey Kasem and ‘American Top 40’

Aug 31, 2024

Tear Time: Movie Scenes That Make Me Cry Like a Baby

I’m not bawling, you are!

Aug 25, 2024

Tear Time: Movie Scenes That Make Me Cry Like a Baby

Aug 25, 2024

‘You Have a Right to Your Opinion’

Do I have the right to say your opinion is stupid?

Jul 28, 2024

‘You Have a Right to Your Opinion’

Jul 28, 2024

So Now Donald Trump’s Disciples Are Decrying Violence…

But where was the conservative outrage before the ex-president was shot at during a MAGA rally in Pennsylvania?

Jul 14, 2024

So Now Donald Trump’s Disciples Are Decrying Violence…

Jul 14, 2024

To Sweat or Not To: Being Black in White-Dominated Spaces

Eight Black men were removed from an American Airlines flight because of a complaint about body odor — but it had nothing to do with their…

Jun 3, 2024

To Sweat or Not To: Being Black in White-Dominated Spaces

Jun 3, 2024

Was Goldilocks Really the Original Karen?

Two new Redfin ads unintentionally recast a children’s fairytale as the ultimate White privilege parable.

Apr 8, 2024

Was Goldilocks Really the Original Karen?

Apr 8, 2024

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Is Beyoncé Too Black to Be a Country Star?

Her new single “Texas Hold ’Em” has faced some resistance from the genre’s establishment — but it might not be just about race.

Feb 19, 2024

Is Beyoncé Too Black to Be a Country Star?

Feb 19, 2024

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We’re Here: ‘The Color Purple’ and the Power of Black Music

How songs in the key of life have been integral to our survival.

Jan 1, 2024

We’re Here: ‘The Color Purple’ and the Power of Black Music

Jan 1, 2024

From Barbie to Bernstein to Trump: The High Cost of Worshipping a Narcissist

The megalomaniacs of Oscar season and the man who would be king.

Dec 23, 2023

From Barbie to Bernstein to Trump: The High Cost of Worshipping a Narcissist

Dec 23, 2023

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Beware of White Saviors with ‘Black Lives Matter’ Signs

Emmy-winning actress Julianna Margulies has taken White liberalism to another new low.

Dec 3, 2023

Beware of White Saviors with ‘Black Lives Matter’ Signs

Dec 3, 2023

White Liberalism Goes Off the Rails Again

More virtue signaling in the House of Progressives.

Nov 27, 2023

White Liberalism Goes Off the Rails Again

Nov 27, 2023

Jeremy Helligar

Jeremy Helligar

Brother Son Husband Friend Loner Minimalist World Traveler. Author of “Is It True What They Say About Black Men?” and “Storms in Africa” https://rb.gy/3mthoj

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