‘Arts’ Archives
Pink-Jacketed Woman
By THOMAS R. SMITH No one could track all that was going on,but a pink-jacketed woman horrifically,dangerously close caught it on video.Alex Pretti beaten to the ground,shot in the back ten times in five secondsshe recorded through terror and confusion,and managed to escape without ICEseizing her phone. Helped by a womanwho gave her a different coat for cover,the “pink-jacketed woman” vanished,escaped to explode the regime’s lies.When I hear the word “cowardice” I thinkof muscle-bound, gun-toting thugs claimingself-defense against protesters with signsand whistles, and how Homeland Securityshields them from legal accountability.When I hear the word “heroism” I thinkof Stella Carlson, the “pink-jacketedwoman,” who absorbed the trauma up closeand with nothing but her braveryto shield her gave the whole world the truth. THOMAS R. SMITH is an American poet, essayist, teacher and editor. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals in the U.S. and [...]
Michael
from the series Movie Corner... By HOWARD MCQUITTER II 2/5 Stars2026BiopicLionsgate Howard McQuitter II When I first saw the trailers for Michael in January and February I was elated to say the least to see director Antoine Fugal’s Michael. Every day on YouTube, television, and elsewhere, the public was inundated with the trailers on Michael Jackson. And why not? The late Michael Jackson, the top entertainer- dancer- singer on Earth, dazzled millions of fans across the globe. After all, wouldn’t this be the “perfect” biopic? The film opens up in 1966 with the Jackson 5 and concludes with a big-time performance at Wembley Stadium in1988. Michael’s nephew Jafaar Jackson plays him. Michael and his siblings are growing up in Gary, Indiana, in a Black working class neighborhood under an authoritarian father. Joe Jackson is aptly performed by Colman Domingo and he drills his sons to be the best musicians in the music business, both R&B and Pop, with the help of [...]
Spirit of Phillips June ’26
Dave Moore & Linnea Hadaway have lived here since the Reagan 80s and became life partners while originating the cartoon series “Spirit of Phillips.”
