Express Yourself Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/express-entertainment/ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:24:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png Express Yourself Archives – https://ezkool.com/category/express-entertainment/ 32 32 12773863 Acting Stupidly Would be an Improvement https://ezkool.com/2015/08/acting-stupidly-would-be-an-improvement/ https://ezkool.com/2015/08/acting-stupidly-would-be-an-improvement/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:12:22 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59467 Remember the halcyon days of 2009, when the country was embroiled in the first racial controversy of the brand new Obama presidency? You know, when the Cambridge, Massachusetts police thought that the world-renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was arrested for essentially breaking into his own house because the front door was stuck?  Those […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/08/acting-stupidly-would-be-an-improvement/feed/ 1 59467 Chris Christie – Hey, Wait: I’m the Big Mouth. https://ezkool.com/2015/07/hey-wait-im-the-big-mouth/ https://ezkool.com/2015/07/hey-wait-im-the-big-mouth/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2015 15:24:57 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59434 Poor Chris Christie. After five years of berating people on YouTube, telling teachers, members of the armed services and other assorted citizens of New Jersey who just want their voices to be heard to essentially shut up, and after creating this persona of a man who tells the facts as they are (not just as […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/07/hey-wait-im-the-big-mouth/feed/ 0 59434 The Pendulum Swings Back to the Right https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-pendulum-swings-back-to-the-right/ https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-pendulum-swings-back-to-the-right/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:59:26 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59379 Remember the last couple of weeks of June, when the country seemed a bit more liberal after the Supreme Court had wondrously ruled in favor of marriage equality, the Affordable Care Act and housing? And then the Confederate flags came down? Slap. It didn’t happen overnight, but the country seems to have rebounded from that […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-pendulum-swings-back-to-the-right/feed/ 0 59379 The JV Get Their Minutes https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-jv-get-their-minutes/ https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-jv-get-their-minutes/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:13:35 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59311 Those of us who grew up in the era of summer reruns have had the most difficult time with both the new media and political environments. There just is no downtime anymore, what with 24-hour news cycles and the panicked reaction of the main television networks to phones, Netflix, YouTube and on-demand programming. So it […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-jv-get-their-minutes/feed/ 0 59311 The Most Important Election of Them All https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-most-important-election-of-them-all/ https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-most-important-election-of-them-all/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2015 16:28:05 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59234 Well, yes and no. Aren’t all presidential elections the most important election in history? It certainly feels that way, especially if you listen to the media buzz that emanates every four years. The future of the country is at stake. The direction of our foreign and domestic policies will be set by the voters in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/07/the-most-important-election-of-them-all/feed/ 0 59234 The Conservative Court Turns Left https://ezkool.com/2015/06/the-conservative-court-turns-left/ https://ezkool.com/2015/06/the-conservative-court-turns-left/#respond Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:40:53 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59195 The same court that brought us corporations as people, unlimited political money, abortion restrictions, a step backwards in voting rights, and unequal pay has now thrown some serious bones to the left in the form of a stronger Affordable Care Act and a right to gay marriage. I’m sure that wherever they are, David Souter […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/06/the-conservative-court-turns-left/feed/ 0 59195 Education By Dummies https://ezkool.com/2015/06/education-by-dummies/ https://ezkool.com/2015/06/education-by-dummies/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2015 18:15:48 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=59046 Politicians can talk all they want about how changes to the American education system such as the Common Core, new testing rubrics and teacher evaluation systems will vault us into the top tiers of learned nations over the next few years, but, really, that’s not going to happen if what’s happening in Arizona and other […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/06/education-by-dummies/feed/ 0 59046 Christie Tells It Like It’s Not https://ezkool.com/2015/02/christie-tells-it-like-its-not/ https://ezkool.com/2015/02/christie-tells-it-like-its-not/#respond Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:56:12 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57986 It’s getting a bit too easy finding contradictions and hypocritical statements in what Governor Chris Christie is saying these days. That must mean he’s running for president. On his signature issue, pension and benefit reform, the governor went back on his promise to make a full payment for 2014, and his administration even argued in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/02/christie-tells-it-like-its-not/feed/ 0 57986 The Latest GOP Swimsuit Competition https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-latest-gop-swimsuit-competition/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-latest-gop-swimsuit-competition/#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:53:33 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57319 My apologies if the image of Chris Christie in a swimsuit finds you eating a meal while reading this. It’s one of the hardships of the blogging trade, I know. As mid-January hurries into late-January (a month of Mondays if there ever was one), we find ourselves confronted with news from the right side of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-latest-gop-swimsuit-competition/feed/ 0 57319 The Pendulum Swings Both Ways https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-pendulum-swings-both-ways/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-pendulum-swings-both-ways/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2015 17:52:23 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57114   It took about 35 years, but the Republican Party is just where it wants to be. They have a Congressional majority and are flush with the optimism of a political movement that they believe has broad popular support. They are looking forward to perhaps winning the presidency in 2016 and finally being able to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/the-pendulum-swings-both-ways/feed/ 0 57114 Is It Just Me? https://ezkool.com/2014/12/just/ https://ezkool.com/2014/12/just/#respond Sun, 07 Dec 2014 17:04:27 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56494 Is it just me, or does it still not feel like the holidays yet? Perhaps the warmish, wet weather we’ve had here in the Northeast is partly to blame, or maybe it’s that the calendar has jammed the buying season into one less week this year because of a late Thanksgiving. Yes, yes, Chanukah, for […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/12/just/feed/ 0 56494 Rare Cloud Formation Made Some Think the Rapture was Happening https://ezkool.com/2014/11/rare-cloud-formation-made-some-think-the-rapture-was-happening/ https://ezkool.com/2014/11/rare-cloud-formation-made-some-think-the-rapture-was-happening/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:28:31 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55975 The formation is referred to as a Fallstreak Hole. It happens when ice particles form in a section of clouds, causing that section to fall below the surface if the rest of the cloud. But for some residents in the Gippsland area of Victoria, the strange formation had people thinking the rapture was about to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/11/rare-cloud-formation-made-some-think-the-rapture-was-happening/feed/ 0 55975 A Response To A Bully You Have to See to Believe – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/10/a-response-to-a-bully-you-have-to-see-to-believe-video/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/a-response-to-a-bully-you-have-to-see-to-believe-video/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:22:48 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55634 Someone broke into Caitlin Prater-Haacke’s locker at school and stole her iPod. The thief then took the time to access Caitlin’s Facebook account and posted a message telling her to die! Now the average individual would have retaliated any way they could against this bullying tactic by an obvious coward, but Caitlin chose another path. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/a-response-to-a-bully-you-have-to-see-to-believe-video/feed/ 0 55634 Native Americans Found Christopher Columbus – PIC https://ezkool.com/2014/10/native-americans-found-christopher-columbus-pic/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/native-americans-found-christopher-columbus-pic/#respond Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:30:39 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55592 How about looking at it this way?

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/native-americans-found-christopher-columbus-pic/feed/ 0 55592 Pete Frates and The Ice Bucket Challenge: Do you know the whole story? https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pete-frates-and-the-ice-bucket-challenge-do-you-know-the-whole-story/ https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pete-frates-and-the-ice-bucket-challenge-do-you-know-the-whole-story/#respond Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:16:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=54121 By now, I’m sure you’ve seen many of your friends and family do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. You’ve probably seen your favorite actor, musician or athlete do it too. In fact, there is a good chance that you have also completed the Challenge. Your Facebook time line is probably clogged with people pouring ice […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pete-frates-and-the-ice-bucket-challenge-do-you-know-the-whole-story/feed/ 0 54121 The United States of Underdogs! https://ezkool.com/2014/06/the-united-states-of-underdogs/ https://ezkool.com/2014/06/the-united-states-of-underdogs/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:45:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52675 I. I believe. I believe that. I believe that we. I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN! In case you’ve been living under a rock, that is the battle cry of the American Outlaws. They are the official fan club of the United States Men’s National Team. You can find them all over the country. The […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/06/the-united-states-of-underdogs/feed/ 0 52675 We Need A War On War https://ezkool.com/2014/05/we-need-a-war-on-war/ https://ezkool.com/2014/05/we-need-a-war-on-war/#respond Mon, 12 May 2014 20:06:00 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=51369 If the Greatest Generation fought and won World War II and created a new world where a war like that one was far less thinkable, then the Baby Boomers must be the Double Secret Greatest Generation for fighting multiple wars on multiple fronts. We fought the War on Poverty. Haven’t won that one yet. We’re […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/05/we-need-a-war-on-war/feed/ 0 51369 98-Year-Old Gets Driver’s License to Drive Friend to Store – Video https://ezkool.com/2014/03/98-year-old-gets-drivers-license-to-drive-friend-to-store/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/98-year-old-gets-drivers-license-to-drive-friend-to-store/#respond Sat, 08 Mar 2014 23:14:05 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48990 When the retirement community in which Evelyn lives got rid of the bus that took its members to the grocery store, her friend Joyce was dismayed and afraid that she would be moved. She didn’t want to go anywhere else and she didn’t have to, because Evelyn stepped up and obtained a license, making sure […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/98-year-old-gets-drivers-license-to-drive-friend-to-store/feed/ 0 48990 Interesting – Birdseye View of Manhattan New York PIC https://ezkool.com/2014/01/interesting-birdseye-view-of-manhattan-new-york-pic/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/interesting-birdseye-view-of-manhattan-new-york-pic/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:56:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46648 If you were a bird over the city…

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/interesting-birdseye-view-of-manhattan-new-york-pic/feed/ 0 46648 Church’s Nativity Display Features a Dying Trayvon Martin https://ezkool.com/2013/12/churchs-nativity-display-features-a-dying-trayvon-martin/ https://ezkool.com/2013/12/churchs-nativity-display-features-a-dying-trayvon-martin/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2013 13:40:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46189 Claremont United Methodist Church’s annual Nativity display this year features a “dying Trayvon Martin” as the “centerpiece,” as reported yesterday at InsideLocal. The artist, John Zachary, has previously created several such Nativity Scenes for the Claremont United Methodist Church in California, using themes such as “homelessness, war, immigration… The Church’s website proclaims, “As faithful disciples of Jesus […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/12/churchs-nativity-display-features-a-dying-trayvon-martin/feed/ 0 46189 This Man’s Job is Waiting On Line For You https://ezkool.com/2013/11/this-mans-job-is-waiting-on-line-for-you/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/this-mans-job-is-waiting-on-line-for-you/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:08:56 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=44654 He’s on the front lines — of making dough. Chelsea resident Robert Samuel has made a business off lazy New Yorkers, hanging tight for those desperate for Cronuts or the latest Apple iPhone but unwilling to wait. “People want these things like it’s the end of the world,” Samuel, 38, told The Post. “When I […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/this-mans-job-is-waiting-on-line-for-you/feed/ 0 44654 About to Have a Double Mastectomy, This Woman Throws a Dance Party in The OR – Video https://ezkool.com/2013/11/about-to-have-a-double-mastectomy-this-woman-throws-a-dance-party-in-the-or-video/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/about-to-have-a-double-mastectomy-this-woman-throws-a-dance-party-in-the-or-video/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2013 20:01:59 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=44595 Facing a double mastectomy with grace takes courage. Facing one with courage and joy is extraordinary. But that’s exactly what Deborah Cohan did yesterday right before she went into surgery to have her breasts removed. Cohan, an Ob/Gyn and mom of two, held a dance party with her medical team in the operating room of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/about-to-have-a-double-mastectomy-this-woman-throws-a-dance-party-in-the-or-video/feed/ 0 44595 The Legend of the Jack O’ Lantern https://ezkool.com/2013/10/the-legend-of-the-jack-o-lantern/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/the-legend-of-the-jack-o-lantern/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:17:18 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=44373 This week thousands of Americans will scoop out the flesh of a gourd, crudely carve a haunting face into its rind, and stick a candle inside. Then the jack-o’-lanterns will proudly be displayed on porches and stoops. Who or what is this wacky tradition named after? The British can claim ownership of the original use […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/the-legend-of-the-jack-o-lantern/feed/ 0 44373 Giving Birth To Brilliance https://ezkool.com/2013/09/giving-birth-to-brilliance-2/ https://ezkool.com/2013/09/giving-birth-to-brilliance-2/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:58:28 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=42684 This is a true story, inspired by you. Not only is this a true story that is inspired by you, but it’s a true story about you. A story that you have given birth to, yet a story that you probably don’t even know. It’s a story about your radiant exceptionalism though seemingly lost in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/09/giving-birth-to-brilliance-2/feed/ 0 42684 My Gripe With College https://ezkool.com/2013/09/my-gripe-with-college/ https://ezkool.com/2013/09/my-gripe-with-college/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2013 17:15:25 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=42333 I can’t believe I’m actually writing something negative about college only three days into my second attempt at college but, I guess there’s odder things to believe. This is going to sound like just another lazy college student moaning and groaning to some but, to others I hope to understand what I’m getting at. So […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/09/my-gripe-with-college/feed/ 0 42333 Let Us Agree…..We Agreed to This https://ezkool.com/2013/08/let-us-agree-we-agreed-to-this/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/let-us-agree-we-agreed-to-this/#respond Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:30:05 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41581 We can be very disagreeable at times. Co-workers, friends, family and neighbors,we have all found ourselves at some point being disagreeable with one another. Heaven knows anyone who has ever been married knows that. “Where ya going? Don’t go THERE, go HERE”. “Why are you driving THAT direction? Go THIS way”. “Why ya say TOMATO?, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/let-us-agree-we-agreed-to-this/feed/ 0 41581 The Harsh Reality Of PDA When You’re Gay https://ezkool.com/2013/08/the-harsh-reality-of-pda-when-youre-gay/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/the-harsh-reality-of-pda-when-youre-gay/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:08:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41892 Branden Lee is a blogger, screenwriter, producer, and actor, currently residing in Boston, MA. Follow Branden on Twitter and Tumblr. I read an article on the Backlot about how there are still many gay men out there that are uncomfortable displaying public displays of affection (PDA) with their significant others. No matter how out and proud a gay person […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/the-harsh-reality-of-pda-when-youre-gay/feed/ 0 41892 A Letter To My Next Girlfriend https://ezkool.com/2013/08/a-letter-to-my-next-girlfriend/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/a-letter-to-my-next-girlfriend/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2013 03:22:29 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41800 Dear Someone, I use someone because I probably don’t know your name at this point in my life. Take no offense; Don’t be angry and come at me with a knife! So…yeah you and me huh? That’s pretty sweet right? Dam I’m four lines in and I already came down with writers block That’s nuts […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/a-letter-to-my-next-girlfriend/feed/ 0 41800 My Year In Review https://ezkool.com/2013/08/my-year-in-review/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/my-year-in-review/#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2013 03:45:38 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41527 Every time my birthday  rolls around it seems like it was just yesterday I was a year younger; time really does seem to fly. Though going from 18 to 19, it seemed like a lifetime. It’s amazing that a year ago I was enjoying my summer with my girlfriend of three years. My memory is […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/my-year-in-review/feed/ 0 41527 In The Key Of Life https://ezkool.com/2013/08/in-the-key-of-life/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/in-the-key-of-life/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2013 23:51:12 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=41234 Yes, I’m one of  ‘those people’. One of those people who say “Never say never.” My friends, if asked, would be eager to tell you that I have annoyed each of them at least half a dozen times for various reasons to not begin a sentence with the words “I can’t”. But at the risk of falling […]

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