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The Anxious Generation

ByCharles RandolphAug 18, 2025
Book review graphic for Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation on ToSpeakOnline’s Readical series, highlighting Gen Z, social media harms, and phone-based childhood.

Kids are noisy and they must be stopped! I know, I am not alone in this conviction. Even without children…

The Myth of American Idealism | Book Review

ByCharles RandolphApr 17, 2025
An image with the book The Myth of American Idealism by Noam Chomsky on it. Image made by Charles Randolph

Beliefs can be a tricky thing. Whenever I want to believe in something,…

Jesus and John Wayne – Book Review

ByCharles RandolphApr 17, 2025
Jesus and John Wayne book in upper left hand corner and Donal trump at a podium speaking at John Wayne's museum

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a…

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The Society of The Spectacle and That Anime O Face

ByCharles RandolphJun 17, 2025
Charles Randolph contemplates the cultural spectacle of the viral “Anime Ahegao O Face” trend, as depicted in this image montage reflecting how internet aesthetics blur desire, parody, and commodified performance.

You’re on break at work, sitting, perhaps at your desk or in the local lunch room. You remove your phone…

Challenging My American Idealism

ByCharles RandolphApr 17, 2025
Vibrant hand-painted American flag on clenched fist symbolizing power, freedom, liberty, and democracy in the United States of America. This represents the challenging my American Idealism

I’ve often picked up a book by Noam Chomsky, read the title, glanced…

The Evolution of Influencers and Their Impact on Politics

ByCharles RandolphApr 17, 2025
A female influencers sits in front of a camera filming content, with a tablet in hand and a bright, professional setup including a plant and shelving in the background. The image reflects a modern content creator recording a vlog, tutorial, or social media post

We once had Jesus, then John Wayne, and now we have the influencer.…

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Kiss imprint on frosted shower glass, hand touching the pane—visual metaphor for longing in Charles Randolph’s love poem ‘A Place Reserved for Her.’

A Space Reserved for Her

Poem A Space Reserved for Her An impression left with the lipsNot on glass, but another placeA quiet place only…

A close-up of two long, rectangular stone slabs forming a minimalist bridge in a lush Japanese garden. Moss grows in the seam between the stones, framed by pink blossoms and dappled sunlight. A visual allusion to Charles Randolph’s poem “Concrete Coffins.

Concrete Coffins

Concrete Coffins A space, designed in advance, for A place, we’re meant to embrace, for… This post is only available…

Featured article image titled "The Contrasting Colors of Society" from Charles Randolph's poetry. Set on an off-white textured background, the phrase appears in bold black serif type, centered across the canvas. The image evokes themes of contrast, isolation, and social introspection explored in the accompanying poem.

The Contrasting Colors of Society

The Contrasting Colors of Society Them who survive rather than live They who mask to sense acceptance Those who dream…

Image conceptualizes Charles Randolph's poem The Great American Trauma Olympics. A golden egg, cracked open and glowing from within, rests in a luminous gold environment beside the words “The Broken Egg Awards.” The imagery evokes fragility, performance, and spectacle—symbolizing the cultural elevation of trauma as competitive currency and the poem’s critique of performative suffering in modern discourse. An excellent example of Charles Randolph's poetry that critiques modern culture.

The Great American Trauma Olympics

The Great American Trauma Olympics This is your trigger warning So be prepared to take…

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