Myles Walker, Author at The DC Voice

We Could All Use a Rehearsal, and Nathan Fielder Wants to Give Us One

Weird television darling Nathan Fielder has finally made the big time. After expanding his following as the star of Comedy Central’s Nathan for You from 2013 to 2017, a comedy reality series in which he attempts to help real struggling business owners through increasingly bizarre business tactics—staging a viral video to attract visitors to a […]

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Poetry’s Past, Present and Future

2 Comments / Entertainment, Poetry / Myles Walker

Poetry, undeniably, is on the rise. However, just a decade ago, the US Census Bureau’s annual Survey of Public Participation in the Arts reported that its readership was experiencing a 20-year skid, and that Americans were more likely to knit or attend a jazz or even classical music concert than they were to read a

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Politics Are Still Not the Problem

Editor Picks, News & Politics, Opinion / Myles Walker

One year after Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection, I found myself wondering why the America he left us felt so divided. Why it felt especially divided. Though it’s simple enough to see that he broadened our divisions, his divisiveness wasn’t necessarily groundbreaking in itself. Prior to Trump, the country certainly had no shortage

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Fake News: Alvin’s

Entertainment, Fake News / Myles Walker

National restaurant chain Alvin’s has come under fire following a string of thematic advertisements and promotions that have been called “frighteningly tone-deaf.” The multi-billion-dollar burger franchise most recently raised eyebrows with a Pride Month ad campaign that CEO Ruben Parham said was designed “to uplift and pronounce support for some of the most targeted and

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Reflections on My Second Federally Recognized Juneteenth

Black History, Can I Speak Freely, Editor Picks, News & Politics, Opinion / Myles Walker

One year ago, I and three hundred thirty million Americans experienced the first ever federally recognized Juneteenth. Regular readers might remember that mine began less than exceptionally. When I heard two days prior that Juneteenth had been declared a federal holiday, all I could think about was how little of an impact that news would

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James Patterson Implies: The Hills We Die On

Can I Speak Freely, Featured, Opinion / Myles Walker

James Patterson, the world’s bestselling author of the past ten years, has faced considerable backlash since claiming in The Sunday Times that white men, especially older ones, have a harder time finding writing jobs than most. In last Sunday’s interview, the “Alex Cross” author went so far as to cite “racism” as the source of

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For the Love of Guns

Opinion / Myles Walker

Throughout the history of America, few things have been defended as ardently as the gun. Just like justice, tranquility, liberty, and the many other promises of the Constitution, it has enjoyed an almost mythological status from the nation’s outset, exuding the same power and influence as the unalienable rights that it’s meant to protect. Judging

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Fake News: Incident Report

Entertainment, Fake News / Myles Walker

The content of this article is satirical and represents a work of fiction, Fake News. The names of the characters within are fictitious. INCIDENT REPORT #006903 DATE OF REPORT: 06/07/2022 TYPE OF INCIDENT: B AND E REPORTING OFFICER: RICKER, NELSON (#942) On June 4, 2022 at 02:25 hours, I was dispatched to 865 Morris Street in

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American Psychic

Can I Speak Freely, Editor Picks, Featured, Opinion / Myles Walker

Allow me to state the obvious and begin by noting that I’m not a psychic. I’m neither a medium nor a genius, nor do I possess any kind of special knack for prediction. I am, however, an American. I was born in America, I live in America, and I’ve never lived anywhere but America. That

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Afro-Atlantic Histories: An Overview

Around The City, Editor Picks, Entertainment / Myles Walker

All works of art pictured in this article are available for viewing in the exhibition. On Sunday, April 10 of this year, Washington’s National Gallery of Art opened the touring Afro-Atlantic Histories exhibition to the viewing public. The six-part showing, which originally opened in 2018 as Histórias Afro-Atlânticas at Brazil’s Museu de Arte de São

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