culture
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My Friend Introduced Me to a ‘Friend’ She Slept With but Didn’t Tell Me
I’m dating a guy I met through a friend. She introduced him as a friend only but admitted that she used to find him attractive. When he approached me about spending time, I asked her if it was cool and she said, “Of course. Why wouldn’t it be?!” He later tells me they had sex…
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If Q-Tip Can Co-Sign Migos, Then It’s Time for Hip-Hop Purists to Quit Hating
Joke: “A hip-hop purist and his friend walk into a bar for a good time.” The end. It’s funny, right? Because hip-hop purists don’t have a good time—they’d rather spend their meanwhiles masquerading as tastemakers, directing traffic in and out of the “respectable” rap lane. They’re the cultural-gatekeeping equivalent of Otis the security guard from…
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Fumble: New England Patriots’ N-Word Tweet Is a Social Media Fail
The New England Patriots are in hot water after tweeting out a message containing the n-word, according to the New York Daily News. The football team’s Twitter campaign to highlight its one-millionth follower caused a social media PR disaster because the winner’s Twitter account contained the n-word. The Patriots’ account posted a picture with a…
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Mom Who Left Kids in Car Now Has Public Defender; Some Say She Has Squandered Donations
Shanesha Taylor, the Arizona mom battling charges for allegedly leaving her children in a hot car while she was interviewing for a job, will now be represented by a public defender, AZFamily reports. According to the news site, Taylor’s other two attorneys were allowed to withdraw from the case after both lawyers said that there…
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Scandal Recap: Papa Don’t Take No Mess
On last night’s episode of Scandal, Mellie slept with Andrew, who slept with Elizabeth, who is working with Kubiak, who was murdered by Huck, which was witnessed by Javi. Jake and Fitz engaged in the world’s cattiest pissing contest. And Olivia wore a winter-white pashmina-cape-snuggie number that was so sick I took some Theraflu on its…
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No Backing Down: Activists Hold Silent Protest Over Police Brutality at UN Meeting
Youth activists held a silent protest Nov. 13 during a meeting of the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva, reports the Straits Times. Members of Chicago’s We Charge Genocide raised their fists in unison and displayed photos of victims of police brutality while the U.S. government’s delegation responded to charges of police brutality before…
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Day Care Employee Arrested in Kicking of 20-Month-Old
A Georgia day care teacher is facing charges of battery after allegedly being caught on video kicking a 20-month-old toddler, WGCL reports. Alexis Wilson-Britten, 22, was supposed to be fired the day she allegedly kicked the child, Kids R Kids Day Care owner Robert Phelps told the news station. Apparently, the alleged incident was not…
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USC’s Josh Shaw Comes Clean About Fake Pool-Rescue Story
It’s been a whirlwind these past few months for the University of Southern California’s Trojans football co-captain and cornerback Josh Shaw. In August, he was lauded as a hero after a story broke that he jumped from a second-floor balcony to save his nephew who was drowning in a pool, spraining both his ankles. However…
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NBA Union Leader Blasts Team Owners, Salary Cap and the Age Limit
It seems like there’s something in the water with regard to high-profile people coming to the defense of athletes and the issue of whether they’re underpaid. Earlier this week, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a convincing case for why college athletes should be paid, and now Michele Roberts, the first female executive director of the…
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Obama: Undocumented Immigrants Who Have Lived, Worked and Raised Kids in US Can Stay
Federal officials who are responsible for tracking down and deporting undocumented immigrants will likely have new marching orders from the White House as early as next week that will be far more lenient. According to a New York Times report, President Barack Obama is putting the final touches on a “memorandum” that will allow millions…