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I bought this at Uncle Bobbies in Philadelphia after a book talk there in 2019. It’s a little snug, but I enjoy…
Damon Young
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Damon Young is the editor-in-chief of VSB, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and the author of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker (Ecco/HarperCollins)
Jan 12
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It was 2008. I was working at Duquesne University, and one of my colleagues was telling me about Burning Man, which…
Jan 7
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Even as the pandemic has handcuffed so much of our activity, think for a moment of all the shit you still have…
Jan 6
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Meghan McCain’s face, captured here in a thousand-yard death stare while Brady-Brunched with her castmates on The…
Dec 30
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This morning, I began the celebration of my 42nd year on Earth with Esomeprazole (for acid reflux), Lisinopril (for…
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Jerking off is good! It can relieve stress. It can pass time. It can induce sleep. It can even help you finish your…
Dec 15
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When it’s a sport’s offseason and an athlete’s name trends as often as Kyrie Irving’s does—well, an athlete not…
Dec 11
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So, during my conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates earlier this week, he mentioned that he wants his work to “haunt”…
Dec 10
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In 2004, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh opened its doors on Sampsonia Way in Pittsburgh’s Northside neighborhood with a…
Dec 7
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I watched HBO’s The Undoing, and I have questions.
Dec 2
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It is below freezing in Pittsburgh today, with wind chills in the teens. I’ve spent much of the day indoors,…
Nov 25
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“It could be worse” seems to have overtaken the many versions of “I’m fine” on the list of the most common responses…
Nov 23
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A funny thing about My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy when compared to the other rap albums that exist in the space…
Nov 20
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I hadn’t realized exactly how thoroughly I’d been influenced by the onslaught of anti-turkey propaganda until making…
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Jackson was walking down the street, headed to The Container Store when he saw his friend Timothee approaching. He…
Nov 13
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My parents and I used to play a game where one of us would think of some ridiculous dare, assign an arbitrarily low…
Nov 11
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A Letter to the Dickheads Who Love to Tell You When People You Don't Know Are Talking Shit About You
The list of things that I don’t know is boundless. Endless. Infinite. There are so many things that I don’t know…