The iPINIONS Journal

Welcome! This is an unapologetic, agenda-free zone. Just commentaries on current events that’ll move you to think, laugh, rage, and even cry.

© Copyright 2005-2025 (Images appear pursuant to 17 U.S.C. sec 107)
You are here: Home / Archives for culture

culture

Like MJ, Naomi Campbell Had White Surrogates Produce Her ‘Black’ Kids

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Naomi’s hypocrisy: from Black pride to White surrogates Naomi Campbell, the legendary supermodel, spent decades as a self-proclaimed champion of Black beauty and African pride. She often repeats the self-aggrandizing claim that she’s Nelson Mandela’s “granddaughter.”  Yet, Naomi appears to have betrayed her cultural activism by using White surrogates to produce her kids. Suspicions swirl… Read more.

Republican Scott Jennings Is a CNN Plant to Grow Ratings

Friday, January 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Republican Scott Jennings triggers viral outrage almost daily with his racist or misogynistic comments on CNN. But don’t blame him; blame CNN. Fox News has become a ratings hegemon by pandering to Americans who just want to be enraged or entertained – you know, like Romans before the fall. More to the point, Donald Trump… Read more.

Hail, Trump: Morning Joe Kissed the Ring and Jumped the Shark

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

‘Morning Joe’ as must-see TV Morning Joe is to Washington politicians what church service is to evangelical Christians. So, when co-host Joe Scarborough went off on a 20-minute rant yesterday, it had Washington all atwitter. He called it a defense of civility in media, but it came across like a self-righteous sermon. Scarborough upbraided critics… Read more.

Walmart Joins the DEI Rollback, Freely Giving Trump the Autocratic Power He Craves

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

President-elect Trump didn’t just normalize White grievance; he weaponized it. Now, Walmart and other corporate giants are obediently rolling back their DEI policies, bowing to the dear leader-elect even before he gives his first, most essential loyalty test. Sixty percent of Americans support DEI, but these companies are caving to conservative tantrums led by MAGA… Read more.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Proved that ‘Woke’ Scientist Is an Oxymoron

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Real Time host Bill Maher clashed with liberal scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson over his refusal to say that men have a physical advantage over women in sports, insisting he’s ‘part of the problem.’ (Fox News, November 23, 2024) “Wokeism” is mostly a MAGA trolling trope. Yet Maher gave it credibility during his HBO clash with… Read more.

Fear of Trump Causes Apple to Cancel Clooney, Pitt ‘Wolfs’ Sequel

Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Three months ago, Apple signed a deal with director Jon Watts to develop a sequel to his crime caper Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. But, according to Variety, Apple has canceled those plans. Sorry, George, but this is what happens when you get so involved in presidential politics that you lose half the… Read more.

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: A Gladiatorial Symptom of American Decline

Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Americans are aping the ancient Romans with uncanny style and gusto. Their latest display was on Friday when they shelled out $40 million to watch former YouTube prankster Jake Paul (27) fight boxing legend Mike Tyson (58). This “rigged” spectacle mocked not just the sweet science of boxing but its fiercest former champion. All that’s… Read more.

Remembrance Day Sunday

Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

A colleague astonished me yesterday by asking, “What’s the deal with that red flower?” She wanted to know why Prince William, Kate Middleton, and so many other Brits are wearing a poppy on their lapels. To me, this was as absurd as asking, “What’s the deal with that pink ribbon?” You know, the one people… Read more.