The Cosby Show The Jeffersons Amen! Martin 227 Roc The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Family Matters A Diff'rent World Living Single The diversity of Black American sitcoms in the 80s and 90s was amazing. What a great era of television to have grown up watching.

The more I follow my intuition, the more I reject modern culture. The more I reject modern culture, the freer I feel. The freer I feel, the happier I am. The happier I am, the more I'm rejected by modern culture.

Living in fear of "cancelation" means a life of constantly trying to appease mediocre people.

I used to think intellectuals were smart because they studied books, but the best education I got came from people who studied life.

Judging by Twitter, America's most marginalized group appears to be people who are not insane.

The hardest line Shakespeare ever wrote

James Earl Jones was only 43 when he took on Shakespeare's King Lear in 1974 (it's usually played by actors over 60) Lear's TORCHING of his traitorous daughter gives a taste of what's possible when the greatest playwright is interpreted by one of the greatest actors

The Information Age should've produced the smartest society ever, but somehow it seems to have done the exact opposite.

In 1997 a female-led series premiered on The WB channel and went on to become one of the most popular shows ever It lasted 7 seasons, with new episodes averaging 4-6 million viewers, impressive for a 2 year old TV network No one was outraged Everyone loved it They still do

One of the finest performances ever captured on film, and not a single word spoken

In 1979 a sci-fi horror film with a female lead grossed $100M+ on an $11M budget, won Oscar, BAFTA & Grammy nods, launched sequels & spin-offs & is revered today No one was outraged No one boycotted No one cared People aren't offended by female characters...just by bad writing

Studios spend millions on films you forget in a week. Shakespeare just had words and is remembered for all time. That's how powerful great storytelling can be.

These all came out in 1993 Crazy how frequent good movies were before it was decided half the audience is fascist

All of these were released in 1990 We were churning out hits before we decided the audience is fascist

In a society where fewer and fewer people read books, if you just make it a habit to read old books, you will nurture a perspective that no one else has, you will get ideas that no one else has, you will naturally stand out by the quality of your thoughts.

Ella Fitzgerald was born on this day in 1917. Orphaned at 15, Fitzgerald's life transformed in 1934 when she entered the amateur night contest at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. She was going to dance, but decided to sing instead. Her performance caught the attention of

On the left is Richard Burton as Hamlet. On the right is Sir Laurence Olivier as Hamlet. Same character, different artists.

Holy shit what a day to log back onto Twitter

How many times do I have to say it