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Those Damn Kids Today…Are Actually Much Better People Than We Were
Predictably, the Meek Mill/Drake feud was the main topic of conversation in my barbershop Friday. In the hour or so I was there, the following points were touched on: The importance of whether Drake has a ghostwriter This entire feud happening because Meek Mill is feeling insecure because he’s fighting above his weight with Nicki…
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World Shocked That Man Named "Hulk" Who Made Living Getting Slammed On Head Said Something Offensive
I will never forget where I was and what I was doing the day I learned a steroid-stuffed man who named himself “Hulk” and became famous by voluntarily having his head slammed into barriers, ropes, poles, chairs, feet, knees, and livestock 30 times a day for 20 years straight said something offensive. I do not know…
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They Killed Her. They Fucking Killed Sandra Bland
My wife and I went to the YMCA tonight; her to take a yoga class, me to play basketball. After the Y we went to Giant Eagle, and sat in the parking lot for 10 minutes to create a grocery list. While doing this, I checked my phone for emails, texts, and Facebook/Twitter notifications. A link shared…
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Yeah, Let's Chill With The "KKK Clashes With The Black Panthers" Headlines And Story Angles
(Quick thoughts about this weekend’s rallies in South Carolina to protest the removal of the Confederate flag) 1. I mean, I get it. The Ku Klux Klan was present at this rally. As were some Black pride groups, including those affiliated with the Black Panthers. And, I would assume that if a KKK member and a Black…
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Our 10 Favorite Manic Pixie Free Black Girls
Even before it was given an actual title, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl has long been one of the most popular — and most critically debated — stock film characters. Originally coined by Nathan Rabin, it’s defined as “that bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful…
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Five Quick Thoughts About The Stills From The Barack And Michelle Date Movie
Yesterday, two stills were released from Southside With You, the movie depicting the President and the First Lady’s first date. I have some thoughts about this. 1. A friend and I used to joke about each other being a “big deal.” Sometimes it would happen in conversation (“Waitress at Pamela’s got me extra crispy bacon…
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50 Cent Is The Worst Type Of Person: Powerful And Petty
I will not pretend to know exactly what happens when a person files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Sure, I can read about it on the internet. And the internet will tell me that “when a business is unable to service its debt or pay its creditors, the business or its creditors can file with…
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White Tears, Explained, For White People Who Don't Get It
Yesterday, I wrote a short piece celebrating Serena Williams’s 2514th consecutive victory over Maria Sharapova; a win that took her to the Wimbledon final. Titled “Serena Williams Drinks, Bathes In, And Makes Lemonade With White Tears“, it acknowledged and made light of how Williams’s success grinds the gears of certain types of people upset that she…
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Serena Williams Drinks, Bathes In, And Makes Lemonade With White Tears
Serena Williams just beat Maria Sharapova. Again. Because that’s what she does. Chew bubble gum, beat Maria Sharapova, and win majors. And I have no doubt that, as long as she doesn’t become too distracted by the emojis Drake is texting her right now, she will beat Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon final. There is a particular…
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10 Real, Actual, Really Important Things The Bill Cosby Story Is Distracting Us From
Along with the people who still refuse to consider that Bill Cosby might be more like cockroach — and not “Cockroach” the character from The Cosby Show, but an actual cockroach — than Cliff Huxtable, there’s another, more subversive, strain of Cosby sympathizers. Perhaps they’ll (reluctantly) admit that the Cos might be a rapist, but…
