January 21, 2021
Superhero Me
There s something about national service that seems to a fertile breeding ground for aha moments - how many times have you heard of success stories, business ideas or life purposes finding their origins in that formative ah-boys-to-men period.
Austin Chia had such an epiphany during his NS (see our interview with him below), and found his calling and passion for inclusive arts.
For a few years now, the 22-year-old middle child - he has two brothers - has been a volunteer Captain with Superhero Me.
This local non-profit inclusive arts movement which was started in 2014 seeks to empower children from less privileged and and special needs communities through an inclusive arts practice and programming, and by offering a platform for them to socialise.
The venerable North Howard Street theatrical costumer A.T. Jones & Sons Inc. that has kept Baltimoreans and environs dressed as ghouls, ghosts and in other guises for more than 150 years, now faces an uncertain future since the death of its owner, George F. Goebel, 88, who was also a well-known magician and illusionist, earlier this month.
The last few years have seen a considerable rise in far-right extremism. From a Michigan militia’s plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer to this month’s violent take-over of the Capitol, extremism has proven to be a credible threat against American democracy. Guns have played a substantial role in the proliferation of these groups. Rhetoric and ideology espoused by gun rights advocates reflect the dogma of far-right extremist movements. The brandishing of large guns at far-right events is commonplace and signals a strategy of violence and intimidation.
Listen: The role of guns in American politics
Guest:
Firmin DeBrabander is a professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art and is the author of “Do Guns Make Us Free?” and “Life After Privacy.” He also recently wrote a piece in The Atlantic titled “The Gun-Rights Movement Fed America’s Insurrectionist Fever Dreams.” DeBrabander says the violence at the Capitol was sadly inevitable. “We’ve be
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