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The Five: Blaxploitation Flicks
It would be remiss if this site did not take time out of our busy schedule of dick and ass jokes to reflect on Black History Month.
It is during this time of reflection where we as a country focus the spotlight on the contributions of African Americans on the American culture.
Today we are going to look at their contribution to film, in particular the genre of Blaxploitation.
Thom Acee's Lenten Sacrifice...
When it comes to religion, I’m not the most devote of followers...
Hell, I am barely a follower... might make it into mass two, maybe three times a year...
But for some reason, despite my abilities to conform to any of the other silly "magic" rituals conscribed by Rome to its devotees, I always seem to keep my Lent.
Thom Acee hates a feel good video...
Growing up, every little boy has dreamed of running in a touchdown during the big game.
And for one South Carolina lad, two coaches decided to make this dream come true.
Thom Acee really needs the Maya to be right on this one...
I can grow potatoes in dirty bong water.
I can wire a solar cell from an old calculator to a flash light bulb and make it work.
I can purify urine to make it drinkable and salt water to make it suitable for crops using little more than an old pot and a shirt.
I can cleanly (and quickly) clean an animal carcass and butcher my own meat.
I am proficient with small arms (and all manner of weapons to be honest).
These are the things that I chose to do while my contemporaries were busy learning hirable skills... skills that would make them of some value to the system that is STILL currently in place, and will no doubt be in 2013.
Thom Acee passes a piss test...
Last week, we happily reported that 50% of Americans favor the legalization of marijuana.
While it is undeniable that the attitudes of the people are shifting when it comes to marijuana, the same could not be said for nation’s employers…
