Comics: Lots To Know About May 7th’s Free Comic Book Day
Saturday, May 7th is Free Comic Book Day, an annual tradition intended to help get neophytes interested in comics as an art form. The opposite of a convention's hustle and bustle, this happens at...
View Article#musicmonday: can I get a window seat? [free MP3 downloads]
WHAT IS #MUSICMONDAY? Every week, Komplicated posts a lot of links to free music you can download. Why? Why the hell not? We're not hosting the links, we didn't upload 'em, we have no legal liability...
View ArticleBlackwatch Extra: Marc Bernardin (@marcbernardin) at #sdcc
Continuing our coverage on where to find Black people at Nerd Prom, this just in from one of our favorite TV writers … Wanna find me at the San Diego Nerd Prom? Here are your best bets: THURSDAY:...
View ArticleListen to Steve Jobs: Live Your Life
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” —Steve Jobs Our primary mission on planet earth is to care of our own soul. This will look different for each of us, of course....
View ArticleComics: Marc Bernardin (@marcbernardin) Takes Over @DC_NATION’s Static Shock
Many fans were concerned when writer John Rozum announced he was leaving Static Shock after launching the title as part of DC's "New 52" initiative. As one of the last people from the original...
View ArticleLucky Number Seven Interview: New Static Shock Writer Marc Bernardin...
Lucky Number Seven is a a brief interview with someone interesting in the public eye, chopped into easily consumed tidbits of data for your brain space. In terms of pop culture, he's kind of hit all...
View ArticleCosplay: Afua Richardson as Mother Nature [@afuarichardson]
Comics artist Afua Richardson has a unique attitude about the annual celebrations of cosplay … Every Year as we celebrate the day of the dead (which I honestly think some folks got irradiated by a few...
View Article“Why have artists abandoned their duty to say the unsayable?”
This comment was by Anthony Zarat on the post The Art of Being a Hero by Paul Leroux “Marcel essentially argues that market forces militate against the expression of genius.” How does your friend...
View ArticleMusic: The GZA Looks To The Stars For New Album, Dark Matter [@therealgza]
Often considered the most cerebral member of the platinum recording group The Wu-Tang Clan, Gary Grice — more popularly known as the Genius or the GZA, as named by his younger cousins the RZA (then...
View ArticleThe Poet as Archetype
The difference between being a male poet and being a gay man is that it has become increasingly acceptable to come out as gay. This was previously published on Bravado. Being a poet, and a male, is...
View ArticleWhen Life Hands You Lemons, See Lemonade
If you can see the potential in your life, you are ready to be inspired. In the sports world it seems like all the messages are about struggle, fight, win! Yes, you hear about how the “struggle”...
View ArticleJacob Barnett: The Boy Who Was Never Supposed to Talk (TEDxTeen)
When he was young, doctors thought that he would never be able to talk or learn—but at 14, he is teaching college students and disproving Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. When he was 2 years old,...
View ArticleThe Boy Who Was Really Good at Kindergarten
Veronica Grace has a son who thinks that “Love is more interesting than Star Trek”. He is a genius about the things that count. — When my younger son was 4 he came to me one day, and climbed into my...
View ArticleMy New Year’s Revolution
In 2014, I will completely revolt from normality and embrace my uniqueness. I am different, one-of-a-kind, and for that, my head shall be raised high! — I’ve been called a weirdo, more than a few...
View ArticleA Surprising Quote about Misfits and Changing the World
TweetWritten by an ad agency for a tech company, these words are so much bigger than a product. — “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square...
View Article9-Year-Old Boy Challenges Neil deGrasse Tyson In Hilarious Debate (Video)
Tweet The real life Reed Richards has an awesome exchange with a young fan. Science rules. I believe that this young fellow has an incredible future ahead of him. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the man...
View ArticleHow These Two Millennial Thought Leaders Plan to Change the Way You Live
B.O.L.D members Rashaun Williams and Juwan Bennett are working to help communities thrive in a knowledge-based economy. — In an old city like Philadelphia where to advance it’s always been about whom...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Kanye West Re: Ingenuity and Creativity
Kanye West wants to live in a multiplicity of identities, but the world wants him to be one-dimensional. — Mr. West, I hope this message reaches you in good spirits. Though I’m not you’re biggest fan,...
View Article8 Words Dads Can Say Daily to Help Your Kids Succeed
Tor Constantino shares a simple 8-word affirmation that could make all the difference for you, your kids, and your family. ___ My wife and I have always been believers in the idea that your reach...
View ArticleAnti-Meditation, The Art Of Focus
The art of focus isn’t in trying to remove the outside world from your mind, but to incorporate the world into it. — A cool thing happened to me the other day, I became a member of Mensa. For those...
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