The Church Has Failed at Proper Representation and We Desperately Need to Work on It. — I went to church for the first time yesterday—the first time in a few years, anyway. Yes, in the midst of everything going on, I snuck in the back row of a church (with my mask on the whole time because reasons [there’s a parallel there]). It’s been probably close…

And Honestly, We Need to Do It More Often. — Like many folx, I grew up in church. After my parents’ divorce, my mom and I started going to this church just around the corner from where we lived, and at the time it was a church of about 1,000/1,100 or so (compared to the roughly 5,000 or more people…

Pokémon’s Subtle Social Commentary on Masculinity Pokemon’s sixth generation of games introduced the first new Pokémon type since Generation II: Fairy. Headlined with a new Eeveelution in Sylveon, the Fairy type welcomed older Pokémon to its ranks in Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Gardevoir, and more while also introducing trainers to new Fairy Pokémon in the newly introduced Kalos…

And why we need to talk about it more. — When I graduated college, I — like many other college graduates — had one thing on my mind: finding a full-time job. For most of us, that’s usually part of a career choice as well; something that will set us on a “path for success” (or something like that). Something…