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A TRIBUTE TO
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
by arushi sharma
In 2016, the world finally got its first black superhero in Captain America: Civil War. Black Panther became one of the most admired Avengers by 2019. But on August 28th, 2020, the world’s first black superhero was laid to rest in honor. Chadwick Boseman was not just an actor or an Avenger. He was a fighter and a leader for the advancement of all black voices.
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FILMS WE'RE WATCHING & TUNES WE'RE HUMMING
words, words, words
by anonymous
"in a parallel universe"
1.
a primrose path through
the deep end beneath
an ultraviolet supernova
by max zhang
fom FILM NOTES ON A GOD WHO DREAMS WITH THE SKY PAINTED NEON: A Documentary
Aging is just learning new definitions for numbers. Is changing
numerical figures to human ones.
by derek engen
A tavern roars inside your eggshell body.
Your stagnant feet are boats, marooned in ice.
Beneath your nose is acrid fruit, rotting.
FROM
by kian blewett
where’s the buck go when it rains
or the squirrel
into a little hole?
trees now feeling rain
they remain calm
what is nature, but a reflection of ourselves
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LET'S GET PERSONAL
by brian damerau
Music is the eighth wonder of this world; it exists by the masses, for the masses, and, most uniquely, it exists within each individual in a truly authentic way. The skilled musician creates both for himself and for others, leaving the same songs with uncountably many and equally important interpretations and sentiments.