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For your consideration, Eminem's "Rap God" video, where the real Slim Shady looks a lot like the real Max Headroom, the 1980s artificial intelligence... Read more →
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Passing as Persuasion
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Marcia Alesan Dawkins: Thank You, Grandpa, Rafael Matos, Sr., for This Poem
Grandpa, your work reminds me that there is so much for which to be thankful even if we can’t see it. For the world around us and the beauty that... Read more →
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