I was born in the desert. Well, in a hospital in the desert. My mother jokes that the Sonoran Desert is in my veins, so much more than anyone else in her family. I never cried when the clasp of my seat belt touched my skin when they buckled me in, even though it was…
It’s been awhile, my lovelies. We’ve watched In the Heights. Twice, actually. I have a feeling I’ll be watching it a lot more through this month. The musical has always been a comfort to me, even though it wasn’t specifically my culture. My story. If you aren’t Latinx, you’re probably confused. I mean, we aren’t…
I’ve talked at length on Twitter about just how toxic hockey culture can be. But one of the aspects I haven’t really discussed are player interviews. Hockey fans have a joke about interviews. That you just take a few tired phrases, mix them up, remove most personality. Bam! You have the perfect hockey interview. And…
I’ve seen a lot of strange takes following the Insurrection in DC of the Capitol building, aka Trump’s coup attempt. There is of course the conservative contingent who are desperately backpedaling to save their careers. There’s also the conservatives (big overlap in the two groups) who think that the repercussions for Trump using the Internet…
Like many people, I saw Wonder Woman 84 over the holidays. And, I’ve been trying to figure out how to broach the biggest issue I saw with the movie. Not the CG, not loopholes in the timeline – those are part and parcel with any superhero movie (or story on paper, anyways). But it was…
With the new year upon us, it’s a great time for bloggers to think about what lies ahead. And given that my day job involves giving this advice to people, I thought I’d share my personal top 5 recommendations for your very own 2021 blogging resolutions. SSL Certificates Do you have an SSL certificate? If…
It seems strange, that I haven’t written here. I’ve been so busy on Twitter amplifying Black activists. (So I’m not silent. Just elsewhere) There isn’t much that I can say that others haven’t. Our country is deeply rooted in systemic racism. The structures of power, law enforcements, finance worlds, city planning – all work together…
View this post on Instagram Sharing some of the things I’ve picked up along the way. One of the things I didn’t mention is that I was struggling this week. And that’s why I curled my hair today. A post shared by Whitney Drake (@whitneydrake) on Mar 20, 2020 at 4:20pm PDT I do have…
So much has been said about COVID-19. People focusing on the greedy people who stockpiled toilet paper – or people even worse, like the guy who drove through several states to buy up all available hand sanitizer. So that he could sell it on Amazon with a markup. This week was rough, my friends. Not…
Friday night, we said Goodbye to Zorro. For those who didn’t know – Zorro was our nearly 20 year old cat. That’s right. He was just a few months shy of 20.
