The Impact

The Red, White and Blue Reality

Larry Curtis Jr., Managing Editor • April 12, 2013

Back when I joined the Air Force in 1985 (which is amazing because I’m only 25…really!), the world was a much more stable place. By that I mean, the United States was not involved in all the police...

Sexuality Should Not Define Us

Larry Curtis Jr., Managing Editor • March 24, 2013

I never believed that your sexuality was something that needed to be worn as an identification badge. But on the other hand, humans are sexual beings inexplicably wired to little impulses and drives...

Kenny Says Know When to Hold, Know When to Fold

Larry Curtis Jr., Managing Editor • March 14, 2013

So your boyfriend, girlfriend, significant other or cousin (in certain “exclusive” circles) is acting a bit emotionally distant. They seem to not be there mentally when the two or three of you (see...

Creatures

Larry Curtis Jr, Managing Editor • February 12, 2013

Creeping through the woods of our lives is a despicable and crafty creature. We unwittingly feed it the nourishment of our trusting bosom with the belief that it will defend our honor, have our back,...

Sex, Love and 2013

Larry Curtis Jr., Managing Editor • January 18, 2013

I stopped making New Year’s resolutions for a number of years now. I guess the point of making them was to be able to wash away the sins of the year that just passed. To make right on some things in...

Yes Virginia, It’s called Perception

Larry Curtis Jr., Managing Editor • December 13, 2012

I would not consider myself a conservative man. Not with my tattoos, piercings, pro-choice opinion, support of any human having the right to marry, and unwavering stance that everyone has the right to...

Controversial Flyer Makes Me Realize I See Colors

Larry Curtis Jr., Managing Editor • December 4, 2012

There is a controversy brewing at Mercy College regarding KKK recruitment posters found at one of the contracted hotels that students reside in. Whether or not this proves to be a hoax and to what degree...

A Turkey Day To Remember

Larry J. Curtis Jr, Managing Editor • November 23, 2012

11:45 a.m. Thanksgiving 2012. I already had eaten a caramel bar, a pumpkin spice doughnut, a glazed doughnut, a piece of left over turkey from a holiday feast my right hand man Pauly went to last night,...

Seeding The Vote

Larry Curtis Jr., Managing Editor • November 15, 2012

It is now coming up on two weeks since the big election of 2012. I don’t consider myself anything even close to being a political activist, but I do stay politically aware and usually have an opinion. However,...

Hurricane Sandy, Hybrid Storm…Whatever…

Larry Curtis Jr., Managing Editor • October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy and her child, hybrid storm, have now passed through my suburban New York area. As I write this, local bridges and the bulk of the NYC metropolitan public transportation systems are still...