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Painter Alim Smith Talks Going Viral After Turning Memes Into Art
I can’t even pinpoint the moment I saw Alim Smith’s artwork pop up on my Twitter feed. But once I saw his work, it immediately reminded me of something you’d imagine a modern-day Picasso creating. And with social media the way that it is, Smith is currently riding the wave of his viral internet fame.…
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Dave Chappelle Talks Comeback and Key & Peele Gripe
As of 12 a.m. Tuesday, Netflix had released the first of its three Dave Chappelle comedy series, which have marked the comedian’s comeback to television. But on Monday, the Washington, D.C.-raised comic spoke about the break he took from his career, as well as his issues with Key & Peele. “I was in this very…
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Report: Tomi Lahren ‘Suspended’ by TheBlaze Because She’s Pro-Choice
Being racist is good. Being pro-choice is bad, according to TheBlaze. And that apparently has led to Tomi Lahren’s suspension from the conservative digital network. Lahren appeared on The View on Friday and said that she was “pro-choice” and noted that anti-abortion conservatives were hypocrites. “I am pro-choice, and here’s why,” Lahren said. “I am…
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Fox News Pundit Calls for Snoop Dogg and Bow Wow to Be ‘Killed’ for Anti-Trump Comments
It’s one thing to make a parody video about how clown-tastic the president is, the way Snoop Dogg did in “Lavender.” But it’s another for someone to go on television and suggest that Snoop Dogg should be killed. And that’s exactly what Fox News pundit Kimberly Guilfoyle did over the weekend. During an appearance on…
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Trump Recites an Irish Proverb Written by a Nigerian Poet
On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, Donald Trump decided to read his favorite Irish proverb. “Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue. But never forget to remember those that have stuck by you,” said Nigerian poet Albashir Adam Alhassan. Alhassan was born to Nigerian parents in the Kano State of Nigeria, which,…
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Was McDonald’s Twitter Hacked, or Has It Gone Rogue?
Updated Thursday, March 16, 2017, 9:39 a.m. EDT: Looks as though the tweet was deleted, which means they were probably hacked. Earlier: I mean, plenty of us agree with the sentiments posted to McDonald’s Twitter on Thursday morning. But was the account hacked? So far the tweet has been up for more than 20 minutes…
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Morrissey Is Selling This Horrible T-Shirt, Because of Course He Is
There’s a line in the Smiths’ “Unloveable” that goes, “I wear black on the outside/’cause black is how I feel on the inside.” Morrissey, the Smiths’ former lead singer, decided to take his love of that line, as well as an image of James Baldwin, to make T-shirts to sell on his North American tour.…
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Chicago Students Pen ‘Thank You’ Letter to Chance the Rapper
Earlier in March, Chicago native Chance the Rapper met with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to discuss the Chicago Public School system. Although the meeting didn’t go as well as Chance would have liked, he walked away from it with one mission in mind: to give back to students in need. Just a day after meeting…
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Reality-TV Actress Ariane Bellamar Calls Van Jones a ‘House N–ger’
On a Tuesday-night CNN appearance, Van Jones made comments about Donald Trump’s “leaked” tax returns. And once again, he seemed to praise the president. “If all we get tonight is that Donald Trump paid $38 million to America’s government, that’s a good night for Donald Trump,” Jones said. “I’m sorry, but there’s just really no…
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Donald Trump Has Beef With Snoop Dogg Over Music Video
Shortly after tweeting about fake news regarding his 2005 tax returns, Donald Trump turned his attention to more important news: a rapper’s music video. Apparently, Trump has finally gotten wind of Snoop Dogg’s video for “Lavender,” which depicts Trump as a clown president (life imitating art) with Snoop aiming a gun at his head. Of…
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