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Decoding Jay-Z’s Quadruple Entendre
I father, I Brooklyn Dodger them.I jack. I rob. I sin.Aww man — I’m Jackie Robinson.‘cept when I run base, I dodge the pen. — Jay-Z, Brooklyn Go Hard There are few things that make me as happy as hip-hop. As a writer, there are even less things that leave me as inspired. Ezra Pound… — read more
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Social Note: There Is Nothing To Be Sorry About
On Apologies Apologies are wonderful inventions. An argument can be made that learning to apologize is the most important lesson one can learn for friendships, with learning to forgive being a close second. In conflict, apologies are the balm of peace and the ultimate confession of humility. But… apologies aren’t always about repair. Sometimes they… — read more
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Degrees of Deception: An Index of Dishonesty
About the Author: Bradley Andrews is a hopeful rabble-rouser on a mission to inspire the world. Stay in touch with what he’s doing by subscribing to a weekly digest of his activity through micro.blog. This will send you writing, photos, and other curiosities that you are guaranteed to love. — read more
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I can smell your aura
Despite a modest stature of 5′ 8″ and a face that was recognizable just about anywhere, Frank Sinatra was an intimidating man. After he passed away, his friends and family would reminisce about “how you could feel Frank show up fifteen minutes before he actually arrived.“ Had Sinatra been alive today, the internet would probably… — read more
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Love is bringing out the play in others
Love is bringing out the play in others.Play is the mode of one who is loved. When you create conditions for another person to express themselves playfully, you have loved them. When you have been safely carried into a state of playfulness, you have been loved. Relationship without playfulness is mere transaction. To be clear—play… — read more
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Cur
Look at the paws on that puppyThose mitts are larger than my faceAre they not like a prophecy? whispering”One day, I’ll eat you all alive.”I wonder—what breed is its father?That greedy snout is giving pitbull And the way those irises beg tells me it has never seen the inside of a palaceIf I were you, I’d… — read more
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Three Scenes in Hibino Brooklyn
1 The actor sat in the corner. The manner in which he slumped against the window, one shoulder lower than the other, was reminiscent of a coat collar turned upward, hiding him from potential voyeurs along the street. Despite his celebrity and a face familiar enough to cause anyone a double-take, he had managed to… — read more
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Walk Without Rhythm
(Note: This originally appeared as a long-form post on my Micro.blog, in response to a photo and quote I posted before that. I am including the photo below for your convenience.) The quality that adorns all great literature is an eternal and irrevocable sense of freshness. Any individual, of any age, in any time of… — read more
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The Best Breakdown of Peter Gabriel’s “And Through The Wire” You’ve Ever Read
I am officially joining the Peter Gabriel fan club. It started last year when I came across Mercy Street and In Your Eyes. Then, a couple weeks ago, one of the needle drops in Marty Supreme played I Have The Touch and I was pleasantly surprised to know it was Peter Gabriel. So, last weekend,… — read more
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Resolutions For Rabble-Rousers: W.H. Auden’s Timeless Tips from “Under Which Lyre”
In 1946, the poet W.H. Auden was asked to craft and recite a poem for Harvard’s “Victory Commencement,” an event designed to celebrate and honor students, faculty, and leaders who had served in WWII, which had only recently ended and was not yet distant enough to allow the general public total peace of mind. Although relieved… — read more
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