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Paco’s Apology: On the Circumstantial Blackness of Socrates

An old suspicion about the great philosopher reveals the problem with Greek history that ‘Western civilization’ never wanted solved.

Paco’s Apology: On the Circumstantial Blackness of Socrates

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Jun 2, 2017

Orang Asli: Introduction to the ‘First People’ of Southeast Asia

For much of my adult life, I have been collecting old photographs of the so-called “little blacks” of Asia.

Orang Asli: Introduction to the ‘First People’ of Southeast Asia

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Jun 4, 2017

Buddha in the Robot

Meditations on the lost links between Japan’s Giant Buddha statues and its super-sized TV superheroes

Buddha in the Robot

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Nov 10, 2025

About Me — Paco Taylor

I’m gonna share something that people who know me don’t even know. (Previously unpublished piece from March 2025)

About Me — Paco Taylor

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May 1, 2025

Fat Joe, Embrace the Truth: Latinos Did Not Partly Create Hip-Hop

A vintage photo recalls how young Puerto Ricans embraced an already present black subculture

Cropped header image showing two Puerto Rican teens.

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Mar 1, 2025

Gen Z, Please Touch Some Grass. Toonami Did not ‘Put Everyone onto Anime’

Gen X cultivated anime fandom before you were even born.

This header image features a composite with the blonde-haired lead character from Sailor Moon, the Cartoon Network mascot Toonami Tom (a futuristic robot) and the dark-haired Goku, Dragon Ball’s lead character.

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Jan 29, 2025

Interesting read, J.C., reflecting a very respectable amount of research.

I’ve been fascinated with King Kong and Godzilla since I was a kid in the 1970s, and have written quite a bit about both.

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May 31, 2024

This Dave Stevens-Related Discovery Will Excite Collectors of His Comic Book works

A 1950s sci-fi magazine inspired what is arguably his most popular comic book cover.

Partial image of Planet Comics #1 cover showing two, beautiful, scantily-clad “bad girls” riding a red rocket scooter.

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Apr 30, 2024

This was quite the pleasant surprise.

Thank you both for introducing me to this swell podcast of yours and this episode's thoughtful selection of Medium writers whose works I…

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Apr 13, 2024

The 10 Most ‘Totally Traumatizing’ PG-Rated Movies That Generation X Watched as Kids

‘Some material may not be suitable for children,’ they warned. Our Boomer parents did not GAF

Screenshot of the late Heather O’Rourke as the terrified Carrie Ann in ‘Poltergeist.’

Paco Taylor

Paco Taylor

Paco writes about Eastern & Western pop culture, history, and art. He has bylines at CBR, The Beat, G-Fan, NextShark, San Francisco Bay View | stpaco@gmail

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