While many baked bread or became plant parents the rebel in me had to take it a step further. But how? In July, during my daily social media scroll I got my answer. Any event you attend nowadays comes with the risk of catching the modern-day plague so in true extremist fashion I choose to attend my first sex party: the prolific Mistress Marley’s Black and Kinky play party to be exact.
Read MoreLet’s say goodbye to winter with another short piece of fiction from Nathaniel J. Ryan.
Read MorePlease hear me when I say that, as a Black animation fan, I wanted to love Pixar’s Soul with every fiber of my being. I mean that. I saw that single photo of the barbershop and knew that if only one good thing came out of 2020 it was going to be Soul. Was it? Nah, but that’s not why we’re here.
Read MoreFor those that don’t know, The Bohemian Monthly was once a print magazine started by some Johns Hopkins’ graduates tying to say something about a world that we were just thrown into. I would tell you the story, but I think our founders could tell it better than I ever could.
Read MoreNothing brings us more pleasure here at the Bohemian than to showcase the ideas and art of our loved ones and friends and it is our pleasure to present you a short story “Love” from one of our Bodymore family, Nathaniel J. Ryan.
Read MoreHBO’s Watchmen vexes me so much because it's apparently about Black people and I can’t help but wonder: why?
Read MoreWe had the honor of entertaining 250 attendees at our first Virtual Juneteenth Festival - WOW! We can’t voice enough appreciation for your presence at the fete commemorating our history.
Read MoreA soundtrack to dismantle the police state to courtesy of our sister Cristal Espejo.
Read MoreOver the last year and a half I’ve been making a good faith effort to seek out a good therapist. Even before the pandemic my anxiety had reached heights where I was worrying myself and some people that cared about me. I have been blessed with many gifts in my life but the patience for understanding bureaucracy is not one of them.
Read MoreInspired by Ashely Mondesire aka “Big Lil Sis Ash”
Read MoreBuddhism often discusses suffering and how it permeates all parts of our lives. Our continued desire for more and for permanence causes us pain that we can too easily linger in if we are not aware of the destructive and insidiously seductive nature of negativity. However inherent suffering can be to life, acknowledging its presence does not mean we have to allow ourselves to succumb to it.
Read MorePhones, tablets and laptops are the skeleton keys to our world. Think about it, when’s the last time you didn’t reach for your phone or laptop for longer than twenty minutes. Before these uncharted times of social distancing how much of your time didn’t involve a blue glare reflecting back at you?
Read MoreMy love for Thundercat aka Steve Bruner’s funky, irreverent, virtuoso bassist, singer, and songwriter has been almost a decade in the making now since his first album, 2011’s Golden Age of the Apocalypse a bright and cheerful, soul-funk-jazz album that sounded like nothing else at the time just resonated with me.
Read MoreNot nearly enough has changed in terms of the complexity of roles written for black actors onstage. While I feel our representation is frequently discussed in film and media, the conversation about black theatre is treated like the stepchild who needs braces. Theatre has long been viewed as a white space, but it is the job of black and brown writers to change the narrative.
Read MoreAnother chapter in the mystical life of Sam Hart.
Read MoreTV loves beautiful people and High Fidelity is no exception. I watched episode after episode, despite many cringey moments, for the drama and the aesthetics, baby!
Read MoreAnime is enjoying a surge in popularity right now. With a dynamic ecosystem of streaming services and dozens of Netflix original series, it’s easier than ever to experience the best of the art form.
Read MoreWill we accept what it is that we choose to believe as fact or refuse to stay dormant in the search for understanding and knowledge? One alternative is venture out and follow the March hare into a metaphysical wonderland that is Numerology.
Read MoreA Baltimore-heavy playlist somewhere between club, experimental r&b, and indie house music. Inspired by BodyMore (2018). Produced by Shannon Joy Shird and Kafiya Ismail!!!!
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