Will Wright: Award-Winning Indie Journalism, Writing, incl SpeechWriting
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NPR/Ipsos poll: “Most Americans want to read books. We just don’t”
The NPR story about “Most Americans want to read books. We just don’t” piqued my curiosity. The poll found a gap between the desire to and acting on a desire to read. Maybe it’s incidental that National Library Week runs from April 6 through the 12th? Implicit in the Ipsos poll, it seems to put…
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Fitness Influencers’ Nonsense Vs. Fitness for Men and Realities of Aging
Many men want to resemble “Men’s Health” magazine over models; young men, especially. Unfortunately, just like famous models won “the genetic lottery,” few men, even if they had paid for trainers and the ideal foods, are hired as models. To look Adonis-like may have perks. But how much depth is there if the effort rivals…
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“Good Hair Day” Can Mean Something Disparate among Black Americans.
The American cultural observation of Good Hair Day on March 26th, began in 2020, exists so that women, persistently judged by their appearance, can have a break from that ingrained oft-toxic cultural pressure. When you look at the list of national cultural observances for March at www.Today.com, you will find this observance is mentioned. Some…
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On a 50th Birthday, and Few Milestones Sated, to Reflect or Worry?
When does a 53rd birthday connote a midlife crisis? A psychologically well and balanced man is confident and loves himself from and during early adulthood, his 20s, through middle adulthood, his 40s. Is it common to have to recover in your late adulthood from a childhood marked by psychological neglect and abuse? Is it a…
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Young Minnesota Students Avoid Trumpness by Performing History Research Projects
I helped to judge student performances at National History Day in Minnesota. I have volunteered as a judge since 2018. It’s my way to support students’ choices to engage in research and hopefully as thoughtful citizens of the world. Minnesota Junior high schoolers committed to research, understand and report about history for National History Day…
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When “Everybody” Has to Say Nothing about Something…
I want to write a cogent and intelligent 500-word essay every week. The difficulty in choosing a subject is remarkable. Nonetheless, I aspire to express my talent! There are weeks when, as eager as I am to observe and critique North American current events, I have few novel or special thoughts to contribute. I feel…
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Gene Hackman’s Best-Known Roles Might not Have Been His Best Work.
Not having seen Gene Hackman on a big screen in years, I’m fond of some of his roles. It is sad that Mr. Hackman, a deft and famous American actor, was found dead on Feb. 27. I recently watched part of “The Package,” from 1988. Part of the motivation was I remembered what he could…
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Where are Black American and Opera Together in Thoughts of Black History..?
Part of the raison d’être of Black History Month, beyond affirming or introducing typical historical icons, is showing Black American doing kinds of work, which surprise people. These might expand the perceptions of what brown and Black youngsters understand is possible. Brown and Black children might imagine themselves aspiring beyond common work lanes of sports…
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Feb 14th Holds Frederick Douglass Day and National Black Literacy Day Too
How many North Americans know about an easily forgotten Black man who, after fleeing slavery in the United States, became arguably the best known and most photographed person of the 1800s? Frederick Douglass, who maybe little known in the 2020s was a former slave who upon escape became a counterexample to the toxic propaganda about…
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After Jan focused on resolutions, Feb comes. (Sadly) It nudges us toward dating.
In February many adults focus on pursuing romance. Do they forget the virtues of self-care, which might come first? In the endemic phase of Covid (which “no one” talks about), mental wellness is a more open subject. The heat of Covid made it clear that many of us suffer common maladies like anxiety, depression or…
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Will Wright: Award-Winning Independent Journalism, Exec Oratory and More... 