Mark OlmstedWhat American Fiction Doesn’t Get RightBecause of my work, I actually saw “American Fiction” three times. What I liked was how determined the story was to portray a very…Mar 24Mar 24
Mark OlmstedWhite is Just the Beginning: Privileges Revealed in the Most Unprivileged of PlacesTHE TERM “PRIVILEGE” — white or otherwise — was not really in vogue when I spent nine months in the California prison system in 2004. And…Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 2023
Mark OlmstedWhy We Can’t Have Nothing NiceIt’s clear to me that evolution — as beautiful and complex and mysterious as it is — is fatally flawed when it comes to human beings.Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 2023
Mark OlmstedMr. Olmsted RegretsThe older I get, the more I realize what a completely zigzaggy and very melodramatic life I’ve led next to so many of my peers. I don’t say…Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 2023
Mark OlmstedWhat I Don’t Get About Galloping Magaism.It continually brings me up short to realize I am in the same age range, often even much older, than these conservative white men rampaging…Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Mark OlmstedCandice Renoir: Subtitling Faux PasFirst, let me say that I really love Candice Renoir (Amazon Prime/Acorn). Which also means I tend to read the subtitles with an especially…Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023