Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
Generally speaking, I’m not particularly savvy on how technology does its wonders. Like many, I too like to get my hands on the newest gizmos, toy with them, even master them –I’m just not going to try to comprehend the science behind how the designers built their complex device. As […]
Well it has been a year of unexpected victories & favorites being cast aside. The New England Patriots –usually the favorite in the NFL –assumed the early underdog role for the first time in quarterback Tom Brady’s Superbowl history, but overcame those odds to defeated the L.A. Rams with one […]
I’m usually not too sentimental as it relates to my hometown. This is a special occasion, however. I’m a huge basketball fan & the Toronto Raptors made NBA history last night. Their first Eastern Conference Championship. The franchise’s first appearance in the finals. The first non-US team to compete for […]
Chuck Lorre is one of the greatest creator-writers in American television history. His rise to the top over the past 30-plus years has come by way of hit after hit, each moving with the times, yet staying the same at their cores. In lieu of the end of one era […]
John Singleton is dead. He was an extraordinary talent whose work inspired me to become a storyteller. A trailblazer who, in an era where stories about the “black experience” in America were not the norm, presented stories that spoke to so many who have or still endure any level of […]
I’ve been honored to be a part of a couple television series while shooting their final episodes. The comradery often gets very palpable. These projects you’ve invested so much of your time, energy & soul into with others who believe in it as much as you become a part of […]
I was a wrestler in high school. Not the WWE kind, the greco-roman variety. & I was terrible at it. My best friend coaxed me into it in our freshman year by appealing to my competitive nature –we had a long history of friendly rivalry. The first weeks of practice […]
I recently read an interesting article by Julia Wolkoff about the reason why so many Egyptian statues & flat reliefs had been desecrated. It’s based on the book written by Brooklyn Museum curator Edward Bleiberg entitled “Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt.” The article calls on the psychology associated with […]