SNL: Mother's Day Special

This Saturday I sat down to watch Saturday Night Live. I hadn't watched the show in almost over a year. In fact the last time I recall watching the show was right after the election last year. In the opening segment they opened up with a bit that focused on certain actors and their mothers. Each parent and their child were given 10-20 seconds to say a sentence or two too each other about their daughter or son's contribution to the show or what their opinions on the show were.
As Aidy Bryant explained at the outset, “Normally we open the show with a political sketch which can sometimes be divisive. But since tomorrow is Mother’s Day, we’re going to focus on the one thing we can all celebrate together: moms.” I found this very interesting as I have heard from several of my friends only talk about the skits that had something to do with Trump. I had the realization that I couldn't think of one skit that didn't have something to do with Trump since before he was elected. I then knew why I had stopped watching SNL. They became so focused on making fun of Trump that they lost my viewership. The show seemed to be more about Trump than comedy. However, I thought it was good that SNL decided to finally change up their skits for once.

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Kim Kardahshian Meets Trump?

This week in the news I saw something I never once thought I would see, at least not where and at the time. Kim Kardashian meeting with Donald Trump in the White House? While it may sound crazy, it is true. So, what was she there to talk about with Donald Trump? After all, it's not every day a celebrity widely known for her sex-tape get's to meet the president. According to several news outlets she was there to grant clemency to Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old great-grandmother who is serving a life sentence in a federal pen for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense. While this may seem important, it isn't hard to imagine there are several other cases like this. Why has Mrs. Kardashian been allowed to have a meeting with our president about this? Shouldn't he be focusing on other important issues right now? Who knows? I'm not the president.

HGTV: Flipping Houses

HGTV is often watched by my parents on the weekend when they are not bogged down by any work they might have. They turn on the tv and switch to channel 746. Usually no matter what they always find it entertaining. They have been doing this years. After all this time I decided to ask myself a simple qu estion: Why do they like this show so much? The answer came to me as quickly as the question did. In other words, your renovations might take weeks or months while Chip and Joanna's Gaines home makeover requires less than an hour of your time. And in the end it looks perfect , unlike what you may have experienced. This especially seems relevant to my life due to how much my parents have renovated our houses over the years. 6 months can seem like one hour, which only goes to show that to humanity time is one of the most valuable resources.

Blog Post: Rapture

Rapture has become one of my favorite TV shows of all time on Netflix, technically in general due to how little I watch TV. The description of the show according to Netflix is: " In their own words, hip-hop stars describe what defines them as artists and the effect they've had on culture beyond music." Each episode provided unique insight into how each artist's life was different, their inspiration, where they came from and how that influenced their life. This gave me insight specifically into the fight against racism. Many rappers lives were affected by their upbringing in a time where tensions were high, in some events such as the Los Angeles riots as well as many shootings. I was always aware that music and slavery and the fight against of racism were so interconnected. My perspective has changed. Music is not just an instrument to make people want to dance, it has been and will continue to be used to spread messages to millions of people all around the world. Perh...

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