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The 2018 Single-Life Reboot for Your Best Year Ever
We made it through Christmas, and if you are anything like me, you are glad that shit is over with. Now, with just five days left in 2017, it’s time to prepare ourselves for the new year by clearing out the old stuff and starting up new habits that will make 2018 the best year…
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Neo-Nazi Teen Mowed a Swastika Into a Field 2 Months Before Allegedly Killing Girlfriend’s Parents: Report
Roughly two months before a 17-year-old Virginia teen allegedly shot his girlfriend’s parents to death, neighbors say a giant swastika was mowed into the grass of a community lot. Instead of notifying the police, they told the teen’s family. Some now regret making that decision. The mowed swastika was roughly 40 feet across, and tire…
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5 Things Movie Theaters Can Do to Win Audiences Back in 2018
When is the last time you actually sat in the movie theater to watch a film? What movie was it? How much money did you spend on the entire experience? How soon are you likely to go to the movies again? These are the questions that came to mind for me as I looked at…
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One Good Tongue Deserves Another: The Art of Fellatio
Since we talked before about going down on women, it’s only fair that we discuss going down on men, too. It’s a thin line between love and hate, and that line hinges on you being good at your (blow) job. I mentioned my old blog—Hideous Kinky—in another column, and those who have been following me…
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Officers Who Handcuffed 11-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint Won’t Be Disciplined: Report
The Grand Rapids, Mich., police officers who handcuffed a terrified 11-year-old girl at gunpoint in a case of what they described as “mistaken identity” will not face disciplinary action, the department says. Bodycam footage showed the officers accosting Honestie Hodges on Dec. 6 while they were conducting a search for her aunt Carrie Manning—who is…
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#NetNeutrality: United Nations Expert Concerned About US Repeal of Open-Internet Rules
On the heels of the Federal Communications Commission voting to repeal the net neutrality rules that keep the internet free and open for everyone, the United Nations’ expert on freedom of speech expressed concern Wednesday that the ramifications of that decision could lead to small and independent voices being silenced on the web. David Kaye,…
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Royal Family Member Apologizes for Wearing Racist Brooch at Dinner With Meghan Markle
Want an example of white privilege? White privilege is wearing an expensive piece of racist jewelry to a dinner attended by your black soon-to-be relative and, when called out on it, “apologizing” by saying you have worn it many times before and no one has ever said anything, Princess Michael of Kent came under fire…
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Talking Dirty to My Mom
The other night, I was having a phone conversation with my mother, catching her up on everything that had been going on with me this week. I got to a part in the story where I made a mention of dickfishing, and it occurred to me that she might not know what it meant. So…
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Straight Into Compton: The City With the Gangsta Rap Is L.A.’s ‘Newest Housing Hotspot’
When you hear the city of Compton mentioned, you might think about gangsta rappers like Dr. Dre, N.W.A, Eazy-E and DJ Quik. You may even think of gangbangers and drive-by shootings, but the hometown of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams is being touted as something else: the newest place to buy up lower-priced homes.…
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This Video of Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Ms. Tina Doing the Electric Slide Is Everything
There are a few fundamental truths that we all know as black people. You don’t eat at work potlucks. You always ask who made the potato salad. And when “Before I Let Go” by Frankie Beverly & Maze comes on, you get up out of your seat and join the rest of the party as…
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