Thoughts Throughout The Week - Aug 16, 2020
I was on vacation last week but managed to post a few things here on my newsletter. I discovered how beautiful New York State is and had a great time with my girlfriend and kids.
It’s a shame our governor isn’t in the business of promoting how great our state is. It seems as if he and Bill De Blasio are interested in turning everyone away. It’s sad. New York has so much to offer.
If you want to see some of the things we experienced, check out my Instagram feed HERE.
This week I wrote about a few things:
Catastrophizing - Read the news skeptically, or not at all.
Opposing Views - The Protest Of Warren Farrell At The University Of Toronto in 2012 - Where are these kids today?
Judging A Book By Its Cover - I may look conservative, but deep down inside, I have a rebellious side.
Picking winners and losers - The flip-flopping GOP
Governor Overreach Why the silence from mainstream media on the question of civil rights and limiting state power?
I have a lot of thoughts running through my brain, so look out for more thought-provoking content in your inbox this week. Thanks for reading!
Interesting Articles:
BBC Drops Kipling Poem for VJ Day Commemorations as Singer Complains of “Cultural Superiority”‘ – BBC ditches Kipling after a complaint from Jamaican opera singer
AMC is reopening its theaters next week with 15-cent tickets - AMC is finally reopening its theaters, and guests will need to spend just 15 cents to get in.
‘No cruise is good news for tourists in empty Venice‘ – Yup, it’s a great time to visit the almost empty city
‘Gyms and Fitness Studios: Confounding COVID-19‘ – Good piece by Sarah Ingham for Hector Drummond Magazine on the mystery of why so few people appear to have caught COVID in gyms and fitness studios in February and March
John Waters on This Filthy World - Before he stops at the Parkway Theater this weekend for two sold-out shows, we spoke with the Vaudevillian director on making a career out of trashy art.
‘”On par with North Korea”: Three out of four requests to leave Australia refused‘ – Incredibly, 75% of people asking to leave Australia are being told they can’t
‘Is Sweden’s coronavirus strategy a cautionary tale or a success story?‘ – Barrel-scraping attempt by the New Scientist to portray Sweden’s COVID strategy as a failure
‘Crucial Viewing – to truly understand our current Viral Issue‘ – Good explainer from Ivor Cummins
Clayton Craddock is an independent thinker, father of two beautiful children in New York City. He is the drummer of the hit broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University’s School of Business and is a 25 year veteran of the fast-paced New York City music scene. He has played drums in a number of hit broadway and off-broadway musicals including “Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical and Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill. In addition, Clayton has worked on: Footloose, Motown, The Color Purple, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Evita, Cats, and Avenue Q.