Nick Cannon

The man and the band that no knows anything about. If they do know something they are never quite sure if it’s true. Nick Blinko is a British outsider artist, schizophrenic, and lead singer and guitar player in the experimental Anarcho-Punk band Rudimentary Peni. Yes that’s “Peni” as in “Penis” Little is known about Rudimentary Peni and even less is known about Blinko. What there is to know is shrouded in mystery and all seems to come from a very small pool of original sources. Pooled here is…

everyday life. Based off of evidence from novels such as The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan, This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz, and Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn, this quote can be disagreed upon to believe that love is in existence in relationships and society does not…

being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.” In the story “Indian Camp” Nick, his father and his uncle George travel to an Indian Camp where there is a woman who is having trouble in labor. When approached, the woman is screaming on top of her lungs. Nick asks why, and his father has to explain to him that she is in labor. Nick has an uneasy feeling and keeps looking away. Nick’s father started operating on her without any anesthetic, having…

The doctor is accompanied by his son Nick and brother George to the reservation. When they first arrived all eyes were on them. They enter where the young woman laid in pain and he realize this was some much bigger than he expect. The young mother was in labor two days prior to doctor 's arrival…

In fact, his lack of interaction with his own son, Nick Flynn, for 27 years of Nick’s life did not even motivate him to alter his lifestyle to live a happier, alcohol-free life. It was exceptionally unfortunate that Jonathan’s life choices had a ripple-like effect on those around him. His actions created…

Book Review: Thieves of Bay Street, By Bruce Livesey By Chaavi Shamihoke Thieves of Bay Street, How banks, brokerages and the Wealthy steel from Canadians, Bruce Livesey, 2012, Random House Canada, p.313 Thieves of Bay Street is a non-fiction crime book about fraud in the financial world written by award winning investigative journalist, Bruce Livesey. Written as a critical study of the Canada’s financial and corporate history, in provides…

I chose this theme because while Nick was growing up, he constantly questioned whether there was a purpose to his life, and he wondered why he was not “normal,” like everyone else. From the ages of eight until twelve he thought about killing himself because he felt like he was such an outcast from all of his peers, and he also felt like a burden to his parents because they practically had to do everything for him. He even attempted to commit suicide by drowning himself in the bathtub. However…

memories add my sister sitting there next to me, the screen showing talking ponies instead of the old school bus. Even as the cartoon changed, it still had its own message to present, whether it be about the solar system or the magic behind friendship. In Nick Flynn’s lyric poem “Cartoon Physics, part 1” he delves into the connection of the innocence of a child and their optimistic outlook on life, and how this changes as one loses their innocence, all shown through cartoons. Flynn does this…

Irrationality in Love in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream Love is a central motif in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream, as evidenced by the actions and agency of the main characters in the play. According to Hutton (290), many critics feel that Shakespeare offers the audience a choice between the rational and irrational. The theme of love brings out this choice capably, as demonstrated by the perception that rational love triumphs over irrational love, as the young lovers settle for…

Representations of non-dominant identities in broadcast television have been on the rise in recent years. Along with these increased representations, comes the careful navigation of avoiding inaccuracies and making generalizations, sitcoms are no exception to this. Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks and Recreation are the product of showrunner and co-creator Mike Schur (Evans). These two shows do exceptionally well with the inclusion of diverse cast members and main characters, they reflect how…