- We don't normally write about sports here at Critical Writ, but to some degree, NFL football is definitely a pretty big part of American pop culture. Really, we're only bringing this up because over the weekend, a whole lot of NFL players and even owners staged a very blatant protest against Donald Trump. This Washington Post bit about how this came about talks about Colin Kaepernick, a man of color and a player who has been ousted from the league simply because of the personal protests he staged last year against cops killing people of color.
- Legendary Actual Real Life Superhero Stan Lee is joining up with Tampa Bay Comic Con this weekend in order to raise money for victims of Hurricane Irma, by auctioning off a one-on-one dinner with him, and some of his personal artwork collection.
For today's musical hit, we have Lorde and "Royals"
Today's critical rolls: If money was no obstacle, what kind of celebrity experience/merchandise would you dish out money for, especially if it was for a good cause? What celebrity would you want to hang out with, what would you want to do, or what kind of item would you want from them?
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