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Christopher Smith
Aug 6, 20266 min read
Noticing Union Square And The East Village In A Newer Way
August 1st. The date that sends some into panic during summer, compelling them to drive themselves crazy with all the things they feel they haven’t done for the summer. I always felt like that was foolish because summer ends sometime in September officially. I wasn’t really thinking about that as I ...
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Jun 3, 20268 min read
For The True In Orange And Blue
The New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals. Bear with me, I need to type that out again. The New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals. It’s been 27 years since the Knicks have made it to the final playoff series of the season. 27 years is one whole generationof people that have never enjoyed t...
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Jun 6, 20255 min read
Let’s Get (Mentally) Healthy
Artwork By ThisRespekArt, Photo Credit: Christopher Smith It’s June, which makes it Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. And judging by what I’ve seen online this first week of June (and truthfully well before that), there’s far too many cats who desperately need to attend to their mental health. In...
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May 6, 20254 min read
The Majesty of Black Rodeo Culture In Ivan McClellan’s “Eight Seconds”
Like many things in the United States of America, what you’re led to believe is more than likely not the actual case. One huge example is the Black cowboy in the rise of the American West. If you spent time watching Westerns on television and in film, you’ll notice that the wave of cowboys taking co...
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Feb 16, 20253 min read
USE YOUR WORDS: Let's Not Limit Ourselves Expressing Love
This blog entry’s going to be short. It’s two days past Valentine’s Day, and a recent conversation with a dear friend I had put certain things into perspective about love and how we express it on different levels, and the limitations to it. The English language, as expansive as it is, has borrowed f...
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