Jun 22, 2021Can I Afford to Take This Assignment? Four Questions to Ask Before You DoRethinking the “Exposure & Experience” Racket We’re in a cultural moment where the bold act of quitting is in the zeitgeist, and the high opportunity cost of gigging is under a microscope. We’re long overdue to reconsider the utility of the low-paying freelance writing assignment. Many of us are aware of the mindset of needing to…Freelance Writing2 min readFreelance Writing2 min read
Mar 2, 2021Black(fella) History Month: Australian Skinfolk in FilmWith all due respect to Women’s History Month, I’m not quite ready to move on from February’s all-too-brief celebration. My concept of Australia was always shaped by basic truths — its upside-down night sky; idiosyncratic wildlife; shady mentions in the movie Oliver! …Australian Film4 min readAustralian Film4 min read
Jun 17, 2020The Watch List, Part Deux: More Black Joy & Pain in Classic FilmQuestion: If you removed “struggle films” from the Black movie mainstream — that’s capital “S” struggle: i.e., discrimination, marginalization and the ever-mutating spawn of enslavement — what would be left to represent the culture onscreen? Answer: Superheroes, Tyler Perryland, the oeuvre of Spike Lee, some indie gems and the evolution…BlackLivesMatter4 min readBlackLivesMatter4 min read
Jun 13, 2020Member-onlyJustice. Then, Poetic Justice.You’ve been crushing your Woke 101 homework. You’re done bingeing When they See Us, Just Mercy, I Am Not Your Negro, Selma, The Kalief Browder Story, Slavery by Another Name, plus all the other #BlackLivesMatter suggestions from your streaming services for extra credit. …BlackLivesMatter3 min readBlackLivesMatter3 min read
