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Deric Hollings
Aug 28, 20235 min read
To Stand or to Sit, That is the Question
[DISCLAIMER] For many years, I’ve admired Malcolm X (later known as el-Hall Malik el-Shabazz). Though I could provide in-depth analysis...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 28, 20234 min read
Confirmation Bias and Cognitive Dissonance
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for data, interpret new evidence, favor one’s existing...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 27, 20235 min read
I.M.O.K.R.U.O.K.
[DISCLAIMER] On his 1998 album Inevitable Alien Nation, Superstar DJ Keoki featured Dimension 23’s track entitled “I.M.O.K.R.U.O.K.” The...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20236 min read
A Series of Unfortunate Events
[DISCLAIMER] **Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events spoilers contained herein** Photo credit, fair use The Baudelaire orphans...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 26, 20237 min read
Self-talk
[DISCLAIMER] Though I’m aware of the claim that “some people talk to themselves a lot, some never, and some occasionally,” it’s hard for...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 25, 202314 min read
Ankle Bracelets
[DISCLAIMER] Vinnie Paz In my opinion, hip hop collective Jedi Mind Tricks’ member Vinnie Paz is a lyricist, not a rapper. His wordplay...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 23, 20234 min read
Apex Fallacy
[DISCLAIMER] In my spare time, I enjoy learning about logical fallacies—common errors in reasoning which undermine the logic of an...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 23, 20236 min read
The 'Rithm, the Rebel
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The rhythm, the rebel In 1988, rap collective Public Enemy released an album entitled It Takes a...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 22, 20234 min read
Freaks
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use In the 1932 film Freaks a popular chant about acceptance was featured in a scene that has since...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 21, 20235 min read
The Village
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use **The Village spoilers contained herein** I recall having watched M. Night Shyamalan’s film The...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 20, 20237 min read
Three Things
[DISCLAIMER] I recently had conversations with three people about the limits of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). For the sake of...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 19, 202311 min read
Life in Plastic, it's Fantastic References
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use References: Albrecht, S. (2012, August 10). Female teachers as sexual predators. Psychology Today....
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Deric Hollings
Aug 19, 202366 min read
Life in Plastic, it's Fantastic
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use **Barbie spoilers contained herein** Background On their 1997 album Aquarium, Danish-Norwegian...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 6, 20238 min read
The Science
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use The Great Reset On their 2023 album Broken King’s II, rapper E-Fluent and producer Reckonize Real...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 2, 20234 min read
Do Something About It
[DISCLAIMER] There’s a scene in the 2009 film Mother and Child that stood out to me when watching it and thinking about how I approach...
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Deric Hollings
Aug 2, 20234 min read
Lethal Injection
[DISCLAIMER] Towards the end of 1993, rapper Ice Cube released an album entitled Lethal Injection. It remains one of my favorite...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 31, 20237 min read
Only the Strong
[DISCLAIMER] Only the strong I remember the passionate sound of Jerry Butler’s 1968 song “Only the Strong Survive” playing from a vinyl...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 28, 20234 min read
Accept Yourself
[DISCLAIMER] Earlier this morning, when practicing self-improvement through physical training, I heard a line from rapper ANoyd’s song...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 28, 20237 min read
Each One, Teach One
[DISCLAIMER] In high school, I drove my Ford Escort GT through the streets of Bomb City with the seat back. The above-indicated photo...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 27, 20235 min read
Chesterton's Fence
[DISCLAIMER] Imagine walking in the countryside and you come upon a barbed wire fence. What do you do? Do you stay on one side of the...
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