i feel like no one really wants to hear that sleep/exercise/nutrition/hydration are major factors in treating mental health issues bc we’ve all talked to that person who thinks your depression would be cured by one good session of goat yoga or whatever but unfortunately they do help and i’m chronically annoyed about it
Ken Lum, Midway Shopping Plaza. 2014.Powder-coated aluminum and enameled plexiglass.
Inspired by a shopping center near his home in south Philadelphia, Ken Lum designs a board for an imaginary strip mall, calling on the viewer to imagine the people behind each of the shops. The signs themselves are simply and crudely designed with garish colors and loud text, together forming a cacophonous collage of identities and survival. Lum explains that the imaginary shop names are taken from people and battles of the Vietnam War, such as Phan Thi Kim Phuc and Le Nguyen Khang.
sarah? yeah that’s over. i dunno man, one day she just goes off on me saying i’m a roly poly little greedy-guts and shit. been trying to get back in the saddle but these tinder thots are all like “what a stout little fellow you are.” no i don’t think it has anything to do with me being friar hugo the mouse chef of redwall abbey, why
“I feel like there’s a slightly vague avoidance to address Sisko and really what his legacy is in the world of ‘Trek,’” said Lofton. “In this latest iteration, there’s a lot of respect given to Picard and his adventures. … I just want that same kind of energy when you talk about Sisko.”
Lofton suspects one reason the show hasn’t embraced Sisko’s legend so readily is that he was played by a Black man with a history of speaking on social justice issues in ways that make Hollywood bigwigs uncomfortable.
“‘Star Trek’ has this duality,” he said. “It represents the ideals of what we want to strive for … where we work together for the common good and we explore the universe to spread knowledge and to help people. But the show is produced in Hollywood, which still has to deal with its own racism and bigotry and sexism.”