50 Shades of Trump: Thoughts on the Presidential Inauguration  It's as if the zeitgeist  had prepared America for the harrowing debacle that was the 2016 election by it's glorification of sadist narcissistic white billionaires in the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon. In a single year, America gave up her dignity and self-respect in an obsession with a petulant playboy and predator that was the media's darling until, surprise, the billion dollars in free advertising pushed him to the top of an overflowing field of wanna-be- POTUS Republican candidates and the Democratic National Convention 's sweetheart Hillary Clinton (Sorry, Bernie Fans, the DNC and Debbie Wasserman Schultz couldn't care less about you). 50 Shades of Trump: We Lost Control of America And so we are here.... Inaugurating a man that demonstrates the tact of a thirteen-year-old girl, whose followers worship him and his anti-immigrant , anti-woman, anti-disabled, anti-veteran, and ant...

Got the Election Blues?  Animated Sci Fi Musical Showing  TODAY in Buffalo New York 3:15pm EST at the Screening Room Cafe 3131 Sheridan Drive, Northtown Plaza Amherst, NY   http://www.buffalodreamsfantasticfilmfestival.com/2016-program/schedule/ Libertaria The Virtual Opera At the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival What the critics are saying about  Libertaria: The Virtual Opera : “One of my favorite things about this story is its odd apocalyptic tone and strong sci-fi/fantasy foundation. The dark quality that comes with it is the cherry on top.” – FanboysAnonymous.com “...As a story, it is very much in line with the good-vs.-evil sci-fi tradition, with the added bonus of a plucky female heroine…There are a good many percussion effects in the  # opera , and its tone is primarily quite dark an d sinister, very much along the lines of a contemporary video game score .” Palm Beach Arts Paper Music Critic Greg Stepanich Based ...

Are You Brave Enough for the #BoycottTRUMP #FACEBOOK Challenge? In a desperate attempt to  ‪#‎ BoycottTrump‬  and any other political stupidity, I am experimenting with "hiding" articles that are ridiculous, false, and divisive and seeing what happens.  This does not mean I am ignorant, since I am actively seeking news stories from reputable stories (I AM a media prof after all), but it does mean that I am less likely to be manipulated or get pulled into "discussions" (really arguments and hatemongering) that have their basis in anger and hate, not truth and bettering our society.  I encourage everyone else to do the same.  SO HERE IS WHAT YOU DO: UNFOLLOW any Facebook or social media feeds obsessed with angry political posts  HIDE 5 Trump related Articles  EACH DAY from Facebook and social media feeds AVOID engaging in controversial discussions BLOG your well-informed political thoughts instead of shouting on social media SHARE with...

We have this political system all wrong. We want entertainment and not policy! No one has time for boring talk about things like fiscal responsibility, real changes to immigration, or even interest rates and education.  But we aren't taking this far enough. So this is what I propose: A Death Match to the Presidency The premise is simple. We take a handful of our strongest and smartest and throw them into an arena Hunger Games style. Last man or woman standing gets to be president. Too easy? Only the strongest will win? Well, what if the only weapons were a pile of Q Tips in a bowl? Now we have a chance to really see what these candidates are made of. I mean, really, who could kill someone with a Q Tip ? And you would have to figure out things like shelter and how you would survive in what most likely would be a long, long arduous process.  And for fun, maybe one of the candidates has contracted Ebola . Unfair advantage? Well, maybe, but as long as the candi...

Today you have a choice. You can be bombarded by anger on Facebook and social media or you can choose to live your life without hate speech . How can you do this? We all have them on our Facebook, Twitter , and social media feeds. Friends, groups, and politicians posting angry memes and hate speech each day. But you don't have to listen to this anymore. All you have to do is UNFOLLOW. We don't want to lose our friends over differences. Then we'd just be lemmings, or clones. And who wants to be a lemming? Not me. But we can choose to UnfollowHate speech today. So next time a friend or politician or group posts up something that you know is hateful and untrue, go to their page and UNfollow them. This way you can save your friendship and stop the abuse. Because you have better things to do with your time than be a part of the hate. #UnFollowHate @dalatindiva http://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/ Related articles Reference: Two Interactive ...