Today I saw the cover of the 30 May 2016 edition of The New Yorker, which was designed by artist R. Kikuo Johnson, and it really hit home for me. The illustration depicts the graduating class of 2016 walking out of their commencement ceremony whilst a member of the 2015 graduating class is working as …
Category: Serious
Apr 21 2016
2016 Superheroes Race for the National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) in Huntsville, AL
Well, it was that time of year again… time to dress up as one’s favourite Superhero and run for a great cause! The first weekend of April, I made the drive down to the lovely city of Huntsville, Alabama in order to support the National Children’s Advocacy Center by running in the 2016 NCAC Superheros …
Sep 03 2015
Is this what humanity has become?: A brief look at the Syrian Refugees
If you’ve been watching the news over the past days and weeks, you’ve certainly seen information regarding the thousands of people fleeing Syria (and other nations in the Middle East [such as Afghanistan] and northern Africa [such as Eritrea]). Natives of these countries have been trying to escape due to the vast political and ethical …