When you release a hostage, you don't have a party. You're just like, 'Oh, good.' Like, 'Oh, I'm glad that s**t's over.' You know, Black people, we're basically hostages in our own land.” - Chris Rock | The Daily Show

Jacob Rock is autistic and couldn’t speak for many years. After years of practicing typing on an iPad, he surprised everyone by expressing himself fully in sentences with perfect spelling and grammar. Six months later, he told his parents he wrote a 70-minute symphony in his head. It will debut at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, Calif., on Sept. 30. “It was damn, damn satisfying that I could claim my terrific identity and show everyone my intelligence,” said Jacob. “He just wanted to say, ‘Look, I