[ DISCLAIMER ]   When I was in high school, R&B  group TLC  (singer Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins , singer Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas , and the late singer and rapper Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes ) released their second studio album CrazySexyCool (1994). It was my favorite anthology by the group!   On the album was the song “ Sumthin’ Wicked This Way Comes ” that featured lyricist André 3000  (of Outkast  fame). Noteworthy, the song’s namesake is derived from William Shakespeare ’s The Trage

[ DISCLAIMER ]   Because I don’t have many social media apps on my smartphone , regarding most sites such as Reddit, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and so forth, I often miss up-to-date news about celebrity deaths. This is as I prefer things to be in my life.   Still, earlier today, when searching for material online for daily practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT) I discovered that one source reports, “Influential musical artist Afrika Bambaataa  died in Penn

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When serving in the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps  (1996-2007), I was taught that terrorism was the use of violence against noncombatants to achieve political  or ideological aims. Generally, such terroristic action involves intention (a determination to act in a certain way).   To draw a meaningful distinction, I invite you to consider two hypothetical scenarios. Scenario one: A U.S. Marine expeditionary force deliberately targets a village of civi

[ DISCLAIMER ]   *Spoilers for Bridge of Spies  (2015) contained herein. Photo credit , property of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and 20th Century Fox, fair use   I recently re-watched a film, Bridge of Spies (2015)— said to have been based on true events, that I haven’t seen in over a decade. While watching, I thought of a psychoeducational lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy  (REBT). For context, one source  states of the film:   In 1957, lawyer James B. D

[ DISCLAIMER ]   In 2006, hip hop duo Little Brother (lyricists Phonte  and Big Pooh ) released Separate but Equal   which contained the track “ Let It Go ”, produced by 9th Wonder , that featured lyricist Yasiin Bey  and a sample of “ Got to Get Along ” (1976) by Jamaican reggae fusion band Third World .   Notably, the hook states, “ Let it go . Ah, ah, let it go. Better  let it go. Ah, just let it go. Pull it back, let it go. Ah, and let it flow, like… (All my hopes  were

[ DISCLAIMER ]   When I arrived at Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan (1997), I was a private first class (E-2) that was assigned to a...