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Deric Hollings
Jul 16, 20234 min read
Unicornia
[DISCLAIMER] Occasionally, I reference content of Lex Fridman’s podcast which bears his namesake. I’m a fan of Fridman’s thoughtful...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 15, 20235 min read
In Theory
[DISCLAIMER] Theory? Quite often, I hear people use the word “theory” as it applies to different contexts. One person may speak about a...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 14, 20238 min read
Sex as a Weapon
[DISCLAIMER] Despite lackluster reviews, nostalgia associated with House Party 3 (1994) allows me to conclude that the film is worth...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 14, 20236 min read
How Much Can You Take?
[DISCLAIMER] In middle school, I recall hearing bass emitting from a car that would often cruise the main street in front of my family’s...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Holes in the Proposal
[DISCLAIMER] In a blogpost entitled Let Them Fight, I stated: Those who advocate women’s rights are currently at odds with people who...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 12, 20238 min read
Intentionally Cancerous
[DISCLAIMER] Cancer According to the National Cancer Institute, “Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 12, 20234 min read
Bigots Gonna Bigot
[DISCLAIMER] In blogposts entitled Kafka Trap and Ready for the Holler, I addressed a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of the...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20235 min read
Pound the Table
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use According to one source, “There is an old adage among lawyers that says, ‘If you have the facts on...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 11, 20234 min read
Who Are You?
[DISCLAIMER] To me, one of the most meaningful scenes in the 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland—based on the novel Through the...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 10, 20238 min read
Speaking Truth to Whining
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Autoplastic vs. alloplastic During my second graduate studies program, when learning to be an...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 9, 202318 min read
Sound of Freedom
[DISCLAIMER] Personal anecdote My military occupational specialty in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps was military police (MP). One...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 8, 20234 min read
Part of the Whole
[DISCLAIMER] I once took apart an iPhone in order to replace a faulty battery. Because I wasn’t skilled at the task, it was an onerous...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 7, 202312 min read
When Idealism Doesn't Stack Up to Realism
[DISCLAIMER] Close stack As a Marine Security Guard (MSG), I twice had an opportunity to serve on a tactical team—a group of individuals...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 6, 20235 min read
Welcome to the South
[DISCLAIMER] On the 2005 mixtape Big Boi Presents Purple Ribbon Allstars – Got Purp?, Vol. II, lyricist Killer Mike was featured on a...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 5, 20236 min read
DIDn't Happen
[DISCLAIMER] In 1995, my friend 1/2 Ton and I would cruise to The Click’s album Game Related. My friend’s favorite track was “Out My...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 5, 20234 min read
Comedy of Errors
[DISCLAIMER] According to a source, in regards to The Comedy of Errors, one of William Shakespeare’s early plays, “In the centuries...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 4, 20238 min read
Things Change
[DISCLAIMER] A lot has changed since I was born, and why wouldn’t this be the case? Everyone I’ve ever known, currently know, and will...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 3, 20238 min read
Allyship
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, artist: Dan Mitchell, fair use Voltron When I was a child, I adored the Voltron television series. The...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 3, 20237 min read
Tunnel Vision
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Kodak Black On his 2017 album Painting Pictures, rapper Kodak Black featured a song entitled “Tunnel...
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Deric Hollings
Jul 2, 202310 min read
Can't Go Out Sad
[DISCLAIMER] Takeoff and REBT The first time I heard the song “Can’t Go Out Sad” by best-selling rap trio, Migos, I mistook the lyrics as...
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