RolandCuthbert

I did this take before. It is time for some revisions to the list. 1. Fight Club. I love this film because of its humor, its attempt to delve into the male psyche, to try to get an understanding of what qualities we respect in men. 2. The Godfather. What else is there to say? 3. One Night in...

Here is a letter from some actual Conservatives. . .the Joint Chiefs of Staff. . . MEMORANDUM FOR THE JOINT FORCE SUBJECT: MESSAGE TO THE JOINT FORCE The American people have trusted the Armed Forces of the United States to protect them and our Constitution for almost 250 years. As we have...

I have worked on this MyTake for some time. Back in the old days when we used to discuss a more diverse array of topics, I started this. I decided to finish it because of a member who expressed an interest in topics involving science. So I will take my crack at what I think are the most...

I do not really like terms. A better approximation are the terms liberal and conservative. At GaG we have this fake conversation constantly ongoing about politics. I can assure everyone here, no one is concerned about public policy in these discussions. Conservatism is basically the ideology...

Well, I have thought about this topic for a while. I have binge watched so many shows over the last few months. And I have some favorites. My tastes are specific and perculiar because I am into sci-fi and fantasy. But there are a couple that aren't in that genre. What do you think of my list? 1....

Back in the day I created a take on "White" privilege. Understanding "White" Privilege: What is so Hard to Understand? Of course, I came to GaG to talk about relationships and share some knowledge about my experiences. But there were so many weird disgusting threads on race. And even weirder...

So let's just start taking this apart. First Statement; Now, I DO NOT identify with my race or ethnicity at all. I think of myself as an individual, not someone who should agree with the issues of my race, the dislikes/likes of my race, etc." 1. How does a person identify with their race? Race...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3tR6mKcBbT4 Some of you may not have known, but Dave Chappelle released a special about George Floyd's death called "8:46". Dave looks so different nowadays. He isn't as playful as he has gotten older. This special has nothing to do with comedy. He doesn't mock...

So as apart of that workshop I participated in I introduced my second concept. The Black and White room. It is the room where they are only two colors. Just like we pretend that race relations are only two colors in America. American Indians are somehow doing fine. Arabs are cool with...

Wow, I have not done a MyTake about a serious topic in a while. But it seems like everyone's anxiety is up because of George Floyd's death. I just want to say, the anxiety in most African-American communities was already high long before George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Aubrey's were...

I had heard about this series for a long time . I didn't think it would be all that good. I had seen a few previews and wasn't impressed. Besides, the Dracula and vampire scene was just something that seemed so played out, it didn't seem worth the time. Well, the pandemic created an excellent...

Well, I have been gone from the forum for a couple of months. I was just focusing on year-end stuff with my clients going into December. But I thought I would have my usual downtime after the 1st. And I was totally wrong. On the 2nd of January, my biggest client was attacked via ransomware. The...

Spoiler Alert!!! Maybe it is just me. I guess I wanted some great mystery to be unraveled or for the flick to take on some great question about the universe. The movie is big on special effects. The space elevator at the beginning of the film was just awesome! Humankind has evolved to having a...

I think it is well known to a lot of folks (especially to those of you who are outside of the U.S.) here that GaG in general, works off a different set of rules than the rest of the world when it comes to defining terms, political ideology and just basic reality. This question is an example....

SPOILER ALERT!!!! Well, I took a friend to the flick last night. I have to admit it wasn't bad. There are some nice fight scenes. It is kind of hard to make a bad movie with Sophie Turner, Michael Fassbender, and James McAvoy. There are actually a couple of compelling scenes involving Turner...

So knowing GaG, lot of you guys are going to be in the whole identity politics things. I can only say that is just weird. If it isn't identity politics when there is a male lead, how can it be when a female is a lead? Anyway, it doesn't matter. Identity politics or no, people shouldn't make...

Carver was born a slave and his mother/sister were kidnapped. No one is exactly sure when he was born, but he was most certainly born before 1964. He was raised by his "master" and wife as their children after slavery was abolished. But he never saw his birth mother or sister again. It seems...

The Tsar Bomb The Tsar Bomb is the largest nuclear device ever detonated. Dropped on an island about 400km from the Russian mainland. It detonated with the force of 57 megatons. The height of the mushroom cloud ascended to about 40 miles above the earth's surface. What probably is not...

He was known for organising the rescue of 669 Czech children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia before war broke out in 1939 using a program known as "Kindertransport". I had no idea that Britain began this program of transporting unaccompanied Jewish children from Austria and Germany before the...

So I saw "Glass" this weekend, despite having to work almost the entire time. That sucked! Anyway, I got pissed Saturday with something I was trying to figure out on a mail server. Went out that evening and saw "Glass" at a neighborhood theater. And I just thought it was awesome. M. Night...