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How Did Al Sharpton Become a Joke? (or) Why Is Al Sharpton a Joke?
Let me know which title you think works best in the comments below! Plus, if there is anything you think I should clarify or add :)Links/Sources:Troubling the Waters: Black-Jewish Relations in the American Century (Politics and Society in Modern America Book 68) Part of: Politics and Society in Modern America (52 Books) | by Cheryl Lynn GreenbergBlack Religious Intellectuals: The Fight for Equality from Jim Crow to the 21st Century (Crosscurrents in African American History)Part of: Crosscurrents in African American History (15 Books) | by Clar...
New Geeked Episode
A new episode of the Geeked Podcast is out about Netflix Originals through the ages!
August Movie Night: 8/28/2022 @7pm EST
I am so sorry for the confusion. I forgot to adjust the date for FlameCon. But Blade will happen next week!
New Geeked Episode
There's a new episode of The Geeked Podcast out about season 3 of Locke and Key. Naturally, spoilers ahead!
"Blade" Movie Night | Sun, Aug 21, 2022 8:00 PM EST
And the winner for the august movie night poll is Blade (1998)!content warningsA half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires. (via IMDB)
New Geeked Episode
Check out the new Geeked episode about The Sandman, featuring Neil Gaiman himself. BIG SPOILER WARNING!
August Movie Night Poll - Black Cinema Celebrations
Thank you, Tara's, for voting for the era!Movie Night will be on August 21st @8pm ESTChoices:Blade (1998)content warningsA half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires. (via IMDB)Tomatometer 57% | Audience Score 78% (via RottenTomatoes)Eve's Bayou (1997)content warningsWhat did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her? Husband, father and womanizer Louis Batiste is the head of an affluent family, but it's the women who rule this gothic world of secrets, lies and mystic forces. (v...
New Geeked Episode
In case you missed it, a new Geeked came out a couple days ago about book adaptations!
New Geeked Episode
A new episode of the podcast all about Resident Evil, gaming and horror content!
Love, Class & The Gilmore Girls
Here is a #TeamLogan video for y'all. This is an ad free video and going forward im going to make the early Patron posts ad free ❤️ The algorithm doesnt love me anyway so fuck it.
New Geeked Episode
There's a new episode of the "The Geeked Podcast" out already. Check it out and tell us what you thought!
"Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" Movie Night | Sun, Jul 24, 2022 7:00 PM EST
In this animated feature set in the 1940s, the troubled yet heroic Batman (Kevin Conroy) is pitted against a mysterious figure who is rubbing out Gotham City's most dangerous criminals, and who many believe is the caped crusader himself. Batman's alter ego, millionaire Bruce Wayne, is about to get married to the lovely Andrea Beaumont (Dana Delany), who helps him recover from his need to avenge his parents' murder -- meaning that his crime-fighting days may be numbered.(via Rotten Tomatoes)
"Paris is Burning" Movie Night | Sun, Jul 17, 2022 7:00 PM EDT
Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it. Critics consider the film to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the "Golden Age" of New York City drag balls, and a thoughtful exploration of race, class, gender, and sexuality in America.In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the...
Discord Link Fixed
I heard from a bunch of people that the discord link in the pinned post has expired so it has now been updated and will regularly be updated from now on if it expires again. The link is posted below as well. If the link doesn't work, please paste it directly into your browser and that should solve it. If it still doesn't, please send a message.https://discord.gg/CvS7TYRmjp
New 'The Geeked Podcast' Episode
Hey everyone, a new episode of The Geeked Podcast is already out. It's part 2 of our Stranger Things 4 conversation so a big *spoiler warning* for that.Otherwise, hope y'all enjoy!
Upcoming Movie Night #2—Paris is Burning | Sun, Jul 17, 2022 7:00 PM EDT
Link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/july-movie-night-2-paris-2Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it. Critics consider the film to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the "Golden Age" of New York City drag balls, and a thoughtful exploration of race, class, gender, and sexuality in America.[4][5]In 2016, the film was selected fo...
TONIGHT (7/10): July Movie Night # 1 Rope @7pm EST
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/july-movie-night-1-rope
July Movie Night 1: Sun, Jul 10, 2022 7:00 PM EDT Rope (1948)
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/july-movie-night-1-rope
July Book Club—Paper Girls
Synopsis:Paper Girls is a mystery/science fiction comic book series written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang, published by American company Image Comics. The colorist is Matt Wilson, the letterer and designer is Jared K. Fletcher, and the color flatter is Dee Cunniffe.Paper Girls follows the story of four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls (Erin, MacKenzie, KJ, and Tiffany) set in Stony Stream, a fictional suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. As they're out delivering papers on the morning after Halloween, the town is struck by a...
July Movie Night # 3 Poll— Batman Theme
Movie Night will be July 27th @7pm ESTChoices:Batman: Under the Red Hoodhttps://youtu.be/EcFghlzjEakThere's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZerohttps://youtu.be/nSfidAYMx7oWhen Mr. Freeze, desperate to save his dying wife, kidnaps Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) as an involuntary organ donor, Batman and Robin must find her before the operation can begi...
Death by Misadventure—Passing & the Nature of Identity | Princess Weekes
Updated!*I need to fix the ad and update the link, but I wanted you to have it early*
Movie Night to be Rescheduled Due to Internet Issues
I apologize for the inconvenience! Idk what is going >.< Calling Verizon now. I don't want to half ass it, so I'm going to just organize something special for July. I apologize. I look so forward to this ugh >..<
Updated Movie Night—Tomorrow @7pmEST
I am not feeling well and I also put the wrong time on, so I'm going to reschedule for tomorrow! It will still be a double feature <3Link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/june-movie-night-double
June Update: Discord Link | Book Club Date | Movie Night
[Update: Put the wrong link up for Book Club/Discord]Well this month flew by. Between flying across the country twice in nearly two weeks I'm honestly sitting back both exhausted and excited. I didn't get everything I wanted done, but I managed to film a live podcast, record 8 episodes straight through, and I even wrote some good stuff for her. You will be getting a video before the month is over—it has just been a long haul to finally find the energy.I already got one lovely person to help me out with Book Club stuff and I have gotte...
First Kill & Bury Your Gays
One of the videos I did with Netflix!
How 'Daredevil' Got Elektra Wrong—Twice
Even the stars in the sky are not safe...
Discord Link + Book Club Winner for June
It was a tie between New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan and Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, so I decided to give the tie breaking vote and I flipped a coin ... head burning, tails superman and the winner wasSuperman: The Unauthorized Biography!Don't forget to leave suggestions for July if you like.Discord link: https://discord.gg/npfq3SRp
Book Club Poll For June 2022
So, what I hope will work going forwards is that this time, I am going to pick six titles. Leave suggestions and next month I will do a mix of my suggestions and Patreon suggestions to choose from. If someone recommends a title you like just like it and I'll know it has the most interest.Book Club discussions will take place on the Discord (link) and Penguin will be helping to keep the engagement going.Your choices:Superman: The Unauthorized Biography by Glen WeldonA celebration of Superman's life and history—in time for his 75th birt...
