In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie and Myra have a hard time understanding how egregious behavior they figure puts most people in jail ends with probation for a cop.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Whatabout a boorish theater patron?
In “What’d I Miss?” Myra tells Ossie about Rep. Lauren Boebert’s deflective response to getting tossed from a Denver show — and imagines another “whataboutism.”
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“What’d I Miss?”: Amending the ballot
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie reacts to Myra’s explanation that efforts are underway to keep Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado based on the 14th Amendment.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Ossie’s fraught encounter
In “What’d I Miss?” a disturbing chance brush with a female driver who didn’t have her headlights on leaves Ossie wondering about basic human interactions.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Ossie learns Colorado history, and what’s in a name
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie learns about Black homesteaders in Colorado — and also about what’s cool in a name.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Debunking disinformation around white slavery
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie and a co-worker talk about “white slavery” in America, a false claim perpetuated on the internet — and long debunked.
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“What’d I Miss?”: On Black men and dancing
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie’s dad notes Elijah McClain was dancing when someone called the police on him. O’Shae Sibley was vogueing when he was stabbed to death.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Teaching the upside of slavery
In “What’d I Miss?” writer R. Alan Brooks and artist Cori Redford look at how Florida’s new history curriculum spins slavery — and who might want to try it out.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Imagine fame, but without fortune
In “What’d I Miss?” Myra engages on the topic of Hollywood actors seeking better treatment, but her friend can’t seem to get past equating celebrity with riches.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Writers, actors, strikes — and AI
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie and Myra do the math on the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, and make the connection to issues surrounding AI.