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Marc Antony’s funeral oration from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is the second in our five-part series, entitled “Man against the Masses”. The series examines the strength of the individual standing apart from the foolishness and perfidy of the masses and their delusions. The relationship between the individual and the masses is inherently precarious. Every individual risks being consumed and losing his values, virtues, and sense of self. If lost, he becomes incapable of independent action, destined to become a pawn in someone else’s game.

If you haven’t been paying attention, last November the US NT manager Gregg Berhalter told Gio Reyna, a 20 year old rising star that plays for Dortmund that he wouldn’t be in the starting XI for the US’ first match against Wales. Gio Reyna in turn proceeded to give an “alarming lack of effort” in training and a warm up game which then required him to apologize to his teammates or risk being sent home for being a distraction.

Today, Netflix dropped their most recent comedy special from the Big Kahuna, Shane Gillis titled Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs. This was Gillis’ second special, but his first working with Netflix. His first one, Shane Gillis: Live In Austin which came out in 2021, was hysterical as he crafted jokes about former President Donald Trump debating Republican opponents, volleyball shorts, and how football is bigger than racism in the country. It had me absolutely howling when I listened to it in my bed recently to the point where I was crying when he joked about if transgender people made a football team and could run the ball efficiently, they’d be looked at differently by Republicans.

Good advice... Personaly, I'm trying to do nothing with GAFAT anymore... They lost their mind. I really really think they are in total panic. We are becoming more and more important. Even if we can't have mainstream media coverage... If Instagram decide to qualify the #radfem as hate speech I'm pretty sure it's because we are becoming too numerous then dangerous for their propaganda... Have you seen this debate on Doctor Phil between the right wing youtuber Matt Walsh (who wrote a book for children to illustrate the nonsens of gender identity) and the non binary "

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This interview is a collaboration with the Reformed Rakes podcast. Tune in on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts to listen to the extended version. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. We’re living in an interesting and frankly, fraught time for a lot of artists, where the value of their labor is called into question. That’s why I think now, more than ever, is the perfect time to peel back the curtain.

I agree, King should be re-instated, if only for the fact free speech should be a human right. I don't agree with his position, although, it should be heard. The reality that many people forget is that history dictates savagery is responded to with a tenfold blowback. Case in point Oct 7, no amount of screaming, faux outrage or lobbying, pressure and literary commentary is going to stop Israels retaliation.

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If there’s a constant in the Asian drama landscape, it is this: C dramaland can always be relied upon to churn out their fair share of contract marriage dramas every year. What’s even better is that even when they’re on the trashy side, they’re still watchable if one has a FF tool at one’s disposal. She and Her Perfect Husband isn’t quite that bad. But it does come fully stocked with a whole host of rather loathsome creatures that have to be endured in order to get “to the good stuff”.