Lawrence Ware
@law-writes.bsky.social
Philosopher of Race | Writer: The New York Times & Slate | 1906 | Curator of Dopeness | Inquiries: [email protected]
I’ve got this on a broke down, beat up VHS, but have not been able to watch it.
Disney: just put this on your streaming service. No one likes the remastered version. Not even George Lucas’s mama.
gizmodo.com/star-wars-or...
Disney: just put this on your streaming service. No one likes the remastered version. Not even George Lucas’s mama.
gizmodo.com/star-wars-or...
It's Official: The Original Theatrical Cut of 'Star Wars' Is Coming Back to Theaters
Lucasfilm is celebrating the film's 50th anniversary on February 17, 2027, in the best possible way.
gizmodo.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I’ve got this on a broke down, beat up VHS, but have not been able to watch it.
Disney: just put this on your streaming service. No one likes the remastered version. Not even George Lucas’s mama.
gizmodo.com/star-wars-or...
Disney: just put this on your streaming service. No one likes the remastered version. Not even George Lucas’s mama.
gizmodo.com/star-wars-or...
I don’t like what what I’m seeing.
If Delroy Lindo is not nominated for best supporting actor at the Oscars, I will riot.
If Delroy Lindo is not nominated for best supporting actor at the Oscars, I will riot.
Ok but it shoulda been 18 because Delroy Lindo definitely deserves Best Supporting
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www.essence.com/entertainmen...
31st Critics Choice Awards Nominations: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Leads With 17 Nods | Essence
Sinners leads the Critics Choice Awards with 17 nods, while Cynthia Erivo’s surprising best actress snub becomes the morning’s biggest shock.
www.essence.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I don’t like what what I’m seeing.
If Delroy Lindo is not nominated for best supporting actor at the Oscars, I will riot.
If Delroy Lindo is not nominated for best supporting actor at the Oscars, I will riot.
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ is gentrified Black pop Christmas music. And I will die on that hill. 🥱
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ is gentrified Black pop Christmas music. And I will die on that hill. 🥱
Little known fact. (Is it?) I’m a HUGE horror movie connoisseur. I’ve been on MANY podcasts talking about them. But this is my horror home of sorts. Check out the latest episode where we talk about the new Frankenstein film. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
#104. Frankenstein (2025)...with Law Ware!
Podcast Episode · Autopsy of a Horror Movie · 12/02/2025 · 1h 25m
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December 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Little known fact. (Is it?) I’m a HUGE horror movie connoisseur. I’ve been on MANY podcasts talking about them. But this is my horror home of sorts. Check out the latest episode where we talk about the new Frankenstein film. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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🎉 🎉 🎉 UK & EUROPE COVER REVEAL 🎉 🎉 🎉
The Edge of Space-Time is coming to European readers via UK publisher @canongate.co.uk on 7 May 2026! With a slightly different subtitle 😂
Preorders now open! Please support your local indie. It helps authors so much!
buythebook.online/edge-of-spac... #BookSky
The Edge of Space-Time is coming to European readers via UK publisher @canongate.co.uk on 7 May 2026! With a slightly different subtitle 😂
Preorders now open! Please support your local indie. It helps authors so much!
buythebook.online/edge-of-spac... #BookSky
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🎉 🎉 🎉 UK & EUROPE COVER REVEAL 🎉 🎉 🎉
The Edge of Space-Time is coming to European readers via UK publisher @canongate.co.uk on 7 May 2026! With a slightly different subtitle 😂
Preorders now open! Please support your local indie. It helps authors so much!
buythebook.online/edge-of-spac... #BookSky
The Edge of Space-Time is coming to European readers via UK publisher @canongate.co.uk on 7 May 2026! With a slightly different subtitle 😂
Preorders now open! Please support your local indie. It helps authors so much!
buythebook.online/edge-of-spac... #BookSky
Reposted by Lawrence Ware
New episode - Frankenstein (2025)!
@law-writes.bsky.social and I took a deep dive into this wonderful, yet flawed, adaptation of one of my favorite Universal monsters. Listen in and share with friends!
#podcasts #horror #monsters
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@law-writes.bsky.social and I took a deep dive into this wonderful, yet flawed, adaptation of one of my favorite Universal monsters. Listen in and share with friends!
#podcasts #horror #monsters
open.spotify.com/episode/26k8...
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New episode - Frankenstein (2025)!
@law-writes.bsky.social and I took a deep dive into this wonderful, yet flawed, adaptation of one of my favorite Universal monsters. Listen in and share with friends!
#podcasts #horror #monsters
open.spotify.com/episode/26k8...
@law-writes.bsky.social and I took a deep dive into this wonderful, yet flawed, adaptation of one of my favorite Universal monsters. Listen in and share with friends!
#podcasts #horror #monsters
open.spotify.com/episode/26k8...
This is a VERY early piece. The first thing I ever wrote that when viral…way before I knew what that meant. It is rough. And unpolished. But it is an inexperienced writer trying to speak his truth as a Black and Indigenous person. www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/26/d...
Decolonizing the History of Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving once again: that day, every year, when we are all gluttonous to celebrate the fact that ‘Pilgrims and Indians’ had a harmonious meal — at least that is how it has been framed histori...
www.counterpunch.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is a VERY early piece. The first thing I ever wrote that when viral…way before I knew what that meant. It is rough. And unpolished. But it is an inexperienced writer trying to speak his truth as a Black and Indigenous person. www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/26/d...
Digging in the archives again. The Source was foundational for me. I had to write this love letter on its 30 year anniversary. www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/o...
Opinion | What The Source Taught Me (Published 2018)
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Digging in the archives again. The Source was foundational for me. I had to write this love letter on its 30 year anniversary. www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/o...
Another oldie. Damn if I wasn’t right. www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/paul-ry...
Donald Trump is the Candidate the Republican Party Deserves - Dissent Magazine
After years of stoking xenophobia and racism, the GOP now has a frontrunner whose only brilliance lies in his ability to seize the populist anxiety Republicans themselves have cultivated.
www.dissentmagazine.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another oldie. Damn if I wasn’t right. www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/paul-ry...
I wrote something a few years ago that is as fresh now as when it was published. www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/black-w...
Do Black Women Matter to the Black Church? - Dissent Magazine
Award-winning gospel singer James Fortune's recent conviction for domestic violence points to a larger problem of patriarchy within the black church.
www.dissentmagazine.org
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I wrote something a few years ago that is as fresh now as when it was published. www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/black-w...
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I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love this so much!
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.
This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
I’ve written and talked about #MLK for years. This will be (probably) the last time I write about him.
Honor the real King. The radical.
Honor the real King. The radical.
Why MLK Day is One of the Worst Things to Happen to King's Legacy
Author: King was not a gentle dreamer...he was an angry prophet.
www.theroot.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I’ve written and talked about #MLK for years. This will be (probably) the last time I write about him.
Honor the real King. The radical.
Honor the real King. The radical.
New to this, but let’s start with a piece about this colonial holiday Thanksgiving. Enjoy your turkey!
www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/28/t...
www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/28/t...
Thanksgiving and the Whitewashing of History
The colonial origins of Thanksgiving (or what many natives often refer to as Thankskilling or Thankstaking) is not something to celebrate. While we cannot pinpoint the original “Thanksgiving” celebrat...
www.counterpunch.org
November 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
New to this, but let’s start with a piece about this colonial holiday Thanksgiving. Enjoy your turkey!
www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/28/t...
www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/28/t...