• Men Just Don't Trust Women. And This Is A Problem

    It took five months of marriage, eight months of being engaged, and another year of whatever the hell we were doing before we got engaged for me to learn something about my wife. Actually, that’s misleading. I’ve learned many things about my wife in that time period. I learned that she owns both a snuggie and…

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  • The 10 Most Wrong Things About Bill Cosby Asking The Black Media To Stay Neutral

    Last Friday, Bill Cosby finally broke his silence, praising his wife for standing by him and specifically asking Black media to be neutral. There are a couple dozen levels of wrong with that request. Here are 10 of them. 1. He’s not actually asking for neutrality. He’s asking for apathy and willful ignorance. 2. “Black…

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  • Why The Georgetown Hoyas Need To Be Your Favorite College Basketball Team

    Although they won’t get as much publicity as Lebron, Derrick Rose, Kyrie Irving, and the rest of the professional athletes and celebrities donning “I Can’t Breathe” shirts, what the Hoyas did before Wednesday night’s game against Kansas was arguably more impressive. One, because they’re a group of 19 and 20 year olds conscientious enough to…

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  • Beverly Johnson Just Killed Any Bullshit Defense You Have Of Bill Cosby

    After reading Beverly Johnson’s first-hand account of how Bill Cosby drugged and attempted to assault her —- and please, if you haven’t read it yet, stop reading this and go read it — it’s almost as if Johnson heard every bullshit-ass defense people have argued for Bill Cosby, and said “Fuck this. I’m refuting all…

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  • No, Seriously. What The Fuck Happens On A $700 Date?

    After hearing about the $700 date heard ’round the internet, I was initially going to do a forensic examination on each of the details about this situation; a deconstruction of all the indications that these people live much, much different lives than I do. I was going to note how Dede Damati (the model who outed…

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  • Perfectly Normal Things Black Men Just Know Not To Do Because America Is Racist As Fuck

    We’re all aware of the potential criminality if caught driving while Black. And shopping while Black. And walking while Black. And walking with your hands in your pockets while Black. And waiting for a bus while Black. And sitting while Black. And eating while Black. And tipping while Black. And…well, you get the point. But, while the…

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  • Why The Chris Brown, Drake, And Karaoke Love Triangle Is The Most Lightskinneded Thing We've Ever Seen This Week

    1. Because Drake — who, all things considered, is having perhaps the best year in lightskinneded history — is involved. 2. Because for all of the blatantly violent, sexist, and misogynistic music that has flooded our airwaves in the past half-decade, “Marvin’s Room” is easily the most lecherous. And, admittedly, the most genius. It’s a…

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  • Black People Who Should Never Speak Publicly On Race Again

    Between the reactions to the Garner/Brown cases, Cosby, Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Igloo Australia, and street harassment, the last few months of news have been dominated by stories where race plays a crucial role in both the outcomes of it and the reactions to it. This has resulted in many different conversations about race, and many…

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  • Eric Garner Choked To Death By Cop. In Broad Daylight. On Camera. Cop Gets Off. Fuck Everybody.

    I don’t even know what to say now. Really, I don’t. Maybe I will later today or tomorrow. But now, I try to write and it feels like Groundhog Day. I could literally cut and paste everything I said the last two weeks about Michael Brown and just substitute Garner’s name for Brown’s, Staten Island for…

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  • Toni Morrison To Release New Novel, And I'm Preparing To Pretend To Understand It

    There are not enough superlatives to describe the work of Toni Morrison, America’s greatest living novelist. The Bluest Eye isn’t just a great book, it’s there with Citizen Kane, What’s Going On, the iPhone, and Bria Myles as one of the best and most important artistic triumphs of the last century. She is your favorite writer’s favorite writer; the person who both…

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