In today’s episode, I share how my favorite moment of the halftime show happened after the performance.

• "The more you love your decisions, the less you need others to love them."
• "Don't ever let someone make you feel guilty because they are suffering the consequences of their own actions."
• "What you not gonna do is let miserable people who really don't like themselves push that energy on you."
• You belong - not because of where you are, but because of who you are.
• Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. ― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island

• Whole lot of snow
• The website is finally as I want it.
• James Baldwin White History Week
• Kendrick confused MAGA with black beauty

• Kendrick Lamar's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
• The same people who didn’t understand Kendrick Lamar’s...
• I had a "Don't mess this up" moment at work
• Remembering Samuel L. Jackson was a ball bearer for MLK Jr.

In today’s episode, I share my final thoughts on the audiobook Ça ne marchera jamais! and, like everyone else on the Internet, weigh in on the halftime show.

• Don’t let anyone who hasn’t been in your shoes
• "For the sake of your mental well- being, you have to let some thing pass by without reacting to them, personalizing them, or absorbing them. This, too, is self-care, energy hygiene, and boundary work. Remember this today." - Lalah Delia

• Justnique91 -Authenticity is a flex most people can’t handle. Stay real, stay bright.
• George Costanza and the Old Man clip
• Sarah Jama - Put a finger down... Ontario elections edition
• I enjoyed the halftime show the same way I’ve always enjoyed any other rap song.
  • TBGWT - 3049: Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Appreciation
  • This clip by @theblkdaria was a breath of fresh air after the worst halftime show take I heard.
  • Rythme 105.7 en parle aussi
  • The cultural significance of Serena Willams crip-walking
  • The Super Bowl halftime performer who staged a protest with the flags of Palestine and Sudan told Al Jazeera why he felt he had to act

• “Viens on est arrivés”

In this episode, I discuss the highly questionable part of the story of Jesus, the problem mediocre white dudes have with DEI, the film September 5, and a complicated thought on masculinity inspired by a post on Reddit.

• You can’t be friends
• “It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them,...” – Alex Karras, athlete, actor and author
• "True masculinity lies not in conforming to rigid stereotypes, but in embracing one's authentic self, including vulnerability, empathy, and the courage to be fully present.". AI Overview

• "I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" - Kendrick Lamar
• Meghanldowling - Mary’s arc is how I know it’s a work of fiction
• Mishasmusings - "She speaks so well"
• September 5 (film)

• A thought about masculinity in response to this post

• We’re in the middle of a government takeover (remix)
• DEI Initiatives
• That look on her face
• ComedianKings - “HOW THAT NBA DONCIC/AD TRADE WOULD GO DOWN IF THEY WERE HAITIAN”