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Jason Collins Is the Envy of Straight Men Everywhere
Sherman Alexie of The Stranger presents a self-deprecating explanation for envy of the NBA player. Once, in a private box at a Mariners game, a dude (married to a woman, who was five feet away) stealthily pushed his crotch against my blue-jeaned butt. That guy wore his closet like it was a pair of khaki…
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Nicki Minaj Goes Off Online
(The Root) — The beef between American Idol judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey seems to be heating up again, and gossip blogger Perez Hilton is stirring the pot. Carey took a little shot at Minaj during Wednesday night’s episode of Idol, and Hilton fanned the flames on his website. This ignited a series of…
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Did The Week Cover Just Turn White Bombing Suspects Brown?
Gawker‘s Cord Jefferson says he’s feeling “sort of in the dark” about an illustration of the Boston bombing suspects on the cover the The Week magazine that shows them looking, well, to use the terminology of the infamous CNN slipup, relatively “dark-skinned.” Jefferson’s take on the publication’s perspective: “If the terrorists won’t do us the…
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What's Hot Among Blacks on Twitter?
(The Root) — At any given moment, conversations on Twitter can range from the serious to the intellectual to the absurd — offering a fascinating look into the thoughts, motivations and desires of a diverse swath of people. But break up that group into a specific demographic, and things get even more interesting. According to…
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Chris Kelly: Police Investigate Possible Drug Overdose
Updated Thursday, May 2, 5:04 p.m. EDT: Kelly’s death “may have been a possible drug overdose,” Cpl. Kay Lester, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County, Ga., police, told CBS News. This, she said, was based on statements received at the scene as well as evidence that turned up at Kelly’s home in south Atlanta. Earlier: Chris “Mac…
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Should Mother's Day Be Anti-Gun Day?
(The Root) — BET President Debra Lee and National Action Network founder the Rev. Al Sharpton were joined by Cleopatra Pendleton, the mother of Hadiya Pendleton, to announce the launch of MOM, Mothers on a Mission Against Urban Gun Violence. The initiative is being rolled out in May to coincide with the Mother’s Day holiday.…
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On Avoiding Stevie Js of the World
Damon Young writes: Well being the black pop culture maven that I am, I spend an inordinate amount of time watching shows that Black Twitter watches. This includes all of the shows in the Ratchet Roundup (Love & Hip-Hop, Basketball Chicks, Real Live In Girlfriends, Say No To That Girlfriend, Pull Over That Ass Too…
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5 Steps to Upgrading Your Game After Graduation
Antoine Moss writes: As an expert career coach, my goal is to empower young professionals to reach their full potential. And one thing I’ve learned is that young careerists fail to attain optimal success because they don’t know how to stay on top of their game after college. Consequently, they often fall into the trap…
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The Moment of Impact
Back to The Vow. You know the story. Car accident. Wife loses memory. Can’t remember husband. The end. Nothing remarkable there. But what does stand out to me are two sets of quotes about moments of impact: My theory is about moments, moments of impact. My theory is that these moments of impact, these flashes of…
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