M Brennan FinnThe Catholic church has survived a lot.Not only persecution, but times when the church itself has failed to do the right thing as well as times when the church has perpetuated…Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
M Brennan FinnNarrative shapes our perception of facts.Take the story of Exodus -- something we know from the Bible as well as from films like 10 Commandments. Caananites were slaves in Egypt…Feb 28, 2019Feb 28, 2019
M Brennan FinnNew Orleans was a cheaper port -- 4 pounds and change for the transatlantic voyage; half price for…Many Irish who elected to come here were swindled into this voyage by shipping agents who told them New Orleans was just a short two or…Feb 13, 2019Feb 13, 2019
M Brennan FinnFrederick Douglass was a man twice transformed.Most people who know who Frederick Douglass is (aka not Trump) also know that he was inspired to abolitionism by his own formative…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
M Brennan Finn10 minutes with ADHDI'm crying on a bus because I am halfway to work and just rifled through my bag to find a piece of candy to occupy my mouth so I don't…Feb 2, 2019Feb 2, 2019
M Brennan FinnIt helps to understand culture if you want to talk about appropriation.Someone on Leftbook just called "bodega" a hipster word used by gentrifiers who can’t tell the Latinos they displace apart.Jan 16, 2019Jan 16, 2019
M Brennan FinnI think society is divided up into creatives and consumers.Consumers often think of themselves as creative, especially when they predominantly consume things made by creative people.Jan 16, 2019Jan 16, 2019
M Brennan FinnOf Wheels and Walls: A Surprising HistoryThe wall, designed by Aristotle just 350 years before the birth of christ , could never have been developed without the wheel. Prior to the…Jan 11, 2019Jan 11, 2019
M Brennan FinnPunk rock? We need to talkLike most people in the early glam and punk scene, David Bowie used his fame , power, and access to drugs that lower sexual inhibitions to…Jan 10, 2019Jan 10, 2019
M Brennan FinnI’m banned from Facebook again.It happens every few months when, after weeks of biting my tongue and “just keep scrolling” past people calling people like me pervs…Jan 5, 2019Jan 5, 2019
