{"id":18396,"date":"2014-05-29T16:29:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T20:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=18396"},"modified":"2016-01-06T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T21:35:41","slug":"the-pc-thug-25-facts-you-may-not-know-about-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/29\/the-pc-thug-25-facts-you-may-not-know-about-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"The PC Thug: 25 Facts You May Not Know About Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Believe it or not, there was once a time where not all kids shows was about goofy characters singing songs in repetition. Surely, we had \u201cBarney,\u201d and \u201cBananas in Pajamas,\u201d but we also had shows that taught, educated, and brought us an experience. Before Elmo took over, \u201cSesame Street\u201d was a great parade of puppets and humans learning together. There was also \u201cMr. Rogers Neighborhood,\u201d and \u201cWhere in the World is Carmen San Diego?\u201d The best among them though was \u201cReading Rainbow.\u201d After the heartbreaking cancellation of \u201cReading Rainbow\u201d in 2009 by (the gradually right leaning) PBS Network in America, Levar Burton fought to bring the show back, and despite his difficulty the series still lived on through memories and the love by fans of all ages.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m quite elated to see that \u201cReading Rainbow\u201d is on the verge of coming back in full force<\/strong><\/a>, and I\u2019d love to see how Levar Burton takes his love child and adapts it to the digital world. We\u2019re now in a digital age where the world skims through most of their reading, and information has to be delivered in small sentences. I love Tweeting, but it\u2019s really stifled the sheer thrill of reading. I\u2019ve heard too many people declare \u201cI hate reading,\u201d or \u201cReading is boring,\u201d and variations of that sentence, and with pride. For a long time during the mid aughts, it was pretty chic to completely avoid reading.<\/p>\n

Especially with hip hop stars endorsing the notion of avoiding reading books<\/strong><\/a>. I was very lazy as a child and didn\u2019t read at all. During most of my time in school, I did everything I could to avoid reading. And then in high school I learned how cathartic it was to write, and began reading. One of the better methods to sharpening your writing is to read. Read everything. Read anything. And then hone your ability.<\/p>\n

While I learned to love and appreciate writing, I began reading everything I could. I even worked in a library during high school, and would constantly check out books to read. I read and write more now than I ever did in school, and I love it. I find it shocking that many people even marvel at the fact that I read so much. I have a stack of books in my room I still have to read, and it\u2019s tough to pick out what I want to get to first.<\/p>\n

Often times I walk around with a book marked with my fingers, and whenever one of my cousins or nephews asks about what I\u2019m reading or why I read, I can\u2019t recommend it enough. I encourage them to read a lot, and to always pick up a book to look for information you\u2019re interested in. I can\u2019t get enough and I try to be a cheerleader for it.<\/p>\n