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Cutting Across Racial Lines
Filed in: Religion & Culture
“And people still have, sorry to say, their prejudices and hang-ups on a black man going to go see a white man or a white man going to go see a black man. Sometimes we get stuck on stupid; we are afraid to address the questions of servicing someone who doesn’t look like us, and afraid to step outside of our comfort zones. You can’t ever let color blind you.” (more) (bonus coverage)
Kedar Ras, left, and George Lollar, seated, right
Published In: The Sunday Paper
Story & Photos by Will Pollock
Meeting Margaret Cho: Diva Inspires Gay Man's Cancer Fight
Filed in: Health & Wellness
"Those who doubt that laughter is the best medicine probably haven’t met Bryan Raybon." (more)
Margaret Cho, left, and Bryan Raybon
Published In: The Georgia Voice
Story by Will Pollock
New Coke Machine Allows For Infinite Flavors
Filed in: Technology
“Rest in peace, oh soda jerk: Coke Freestyle elevates individuals to instant mixologists by using a zesty, touch-screen system to blend selections from more than 100 choices into a custom beverage, all while delivering a geeky, high-tech thrill.” (more)
The new Coke Freestyle, as tested by
Rob O’ConnorPublished In: Asylum.com
Story & Photos by Will Pollock
Covenant Presbyterian: Champions Of Progress, Heroes Of Us
Filed in: Religion & Culture | Op-ed
“Before February 2010, I had little knowledge of the Presbyterian way of worship. I was basically *this side of atheist, with a generous, inquisitive spirituality but a combative, skeptical streak that usually kept me away from churches altogether. Along came Jason.” (more)
Published In: WillPollock.com
Story & Photos by Will Pollock
Rethinking Tolerance: A 'Carefully Orchestrated' Reboot of Understanding
“Put simply: we do too much shouting and not enough listening. Without bearing true witness - to our surroundings, our family, coworkers, our environment, our internal balance, to name a few - our understanding becomes deeply diminished. Extinguished, in some cases, like a flame in a harsh wind.” (more)
Published In: ARTvisionatl.org
Story & Photos by Will Pollock
Only When We Laugh
Filed in: Pop Culture | Personal Development
“Laughing with and at ourselves is still, amidst all struggles, critical to our well-being. With unemployment high, frustration mounting over the Gulf disaster and ongoing political divisions, among other major bummers, joking is both an escape and healer.”
Published In: EquallyWed.com
Story & Photos by Will Pollock
Sandra Day O'Connor: Last of the Good Straight Girls?
Filed in: Politics
O'Connor, for me, is the last bastion of fairness and "mainstream empathy" - not the empathy that was so disgustingly twisted and maligned during the eventual nomination of now-Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Sandra Day should be our model in any future Justice selections. (more)
Published In: OpenSalon
Story & Photos by Will Pollock