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Reader Letters #1, Resources

T. AKA Ricky Raw — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:23:09 PDT

If you read the Reader Letters #1 series: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and the epilogue and still want to do further research on your own, I’ve decided to put some relevant links to good related resources. I know it’s a lot, but that’s the point. There are no easy [...]

Movie Recommendation #2: The Moon and Sixpence

T. AKA Ricky Raw — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:58:17 PDT

Here is a link to the previous installment of this series, where I recommended the movie “Darling.” Movie Recommendation #1: Darling On Sunday at 10:15 AM, the cable network Turner Classic Movies is airing “The Moon and Sixpence,” a 1942 movie based on a novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham. It’s loosely [...]

Reader Letters #1, Epilogue

T. AKA Ricky Raw — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:32 PDT

I want to take this time to respond to questions from part 5 of the Reader Letters #1 series. First, here’s a question from Kal Ross: I saw the solution to being a codependent as mourning first, becoming self accepting second, and then partaking in social interests and having real empathy (which also keeps us [...]

New Post Up At Planet Ill

T. AKA Ricky Raw — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:52:05 PDT

I wrote a new post for Planet Ill’s “What.Is.Black” series. My installment is “What.Is.Black: Fried Chicken” where I discuss the joys of fried chicken and defend Mary J. Blige’s Burger King commercial. By the way, don’t forget to support this site. The Rawness would appreciate your help.

Support The Rawness

T. AKA Ricky Raw — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:38:01 PDT

I’m writing this as an open appeal for people to support this blog. If you have been enjoying this blog, if this blog has been giving you intellectual stimulation and food for thought, if this blog has given you practical, useful advice that has gotten you real world results, or even if this blog has [...]