culture
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Here Are 5 Funny Promos for Dear White People, Which Opens in Theaters Nationwide Today
First Justin Simien’s new film, Dear White People, made the film festival rounds. Then it won big at Sundance. And if you happen to live in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. or Atlanta, you got a chance to see the film last week in theaters. Now, finally, the film is screening nationwide—it opens around…
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Houston Man Charged With Raping Teen and Toddler, Both of Whom Now Have HIV
A Houston sex offender is now facing serious charges of sexual assault after he allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl and a 23-month-old toddler, both of whom now have HIV, among other sexually transmitted diseases, Click2Houston reports. David Richard Wilson, 33, was convicted in a 2005 sexual assault of another teenage girl and was sentenced to…
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Watch: NYPD Officer, Thinking Fellow Cop Is a Suspect, Kicks Him in the Head
A plainclothes New York City police officer kicked his undercover colleague in the head with a force that reverberated through a video taken by a professional photographer who shot the footage after he happened upon the scene after stepping off a train, DNAinfo New York reports. The plainclothes officer apparently mistook his colleague for a…
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If He Wants to Put a Ring on It, Don’t Get Hung Up on What He Bought
My fiance told me to pick out an engagement ring. We found one that we both liked and was within the budget. He asked for specifications and pictures. I sent them to him. I asked if he was going to get it and he said I would get what I wanted. Now I think he…
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How to Get Away With Murder Recap: More Wigless Nights
With How to Get Away With Murder audiences still collecting themselves from last week’s wig-snatching episode, this week’s was relatively tame by comparison. There was no sex aplenty, for perhaps the first time since the show debuted, and no new dead bodies turned up. All in all, we got a breather from a show that has…
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NC Man Shoots Home Invaders Who Were Trying to Rape His Teen Granddaughter
A North Carolina grandfather suffered gunshot wounds after firing back at three home invaders—and possibly killing one of them, News 2 reports. The suspects also reportedly tried to rape his teenage granddaughter. According to reports by the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began on Monday around 10 p.m. when someone knocked on the door of…
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Cleveland Browns’ Hawkins Jokingly Kicks Out 2-Year-Old Son for Liking Bengals’ Players
Only Andrew Hawkins fans are allowed in Cleveland Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins’ house. Seems a fair rule. So the NFL star must have been crushed when his 2-year-old son, Austin, proclaimed that the Cincinnati Bengals’ wide receivers—and Hawkins’ former teammates—A.J. Green and Mohamed Sanu were his favorite players. In a cute Instgram video, the…
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Scandal Recap: Everyone’s Gone Mad
Let’s discuss how Olivia Pope and her friends flew over the cuckoo’s nest on Thursday night’s Scandal. Olivia full-body cried. Olivia hadn’t seen or heard from Jake in days, and her gut told her that he was in trouble. Olivia’s gut has been wrong so many times at this point, she can’t even get anyone…
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NYC’s 1st Ebola Patient Lives in My Building—Don't Panic
Ever wonder what it’s like to be in the middle of a controversy or at ground zero of a major news event? We hear stories of people rushing out of a burning establishment and many of the dead being trampled by those trying to save their own lives. Who starts the frenzy? Is it…
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Autopsy: Vonderrit Myers Jr. Shot 8 Times, 6 Times From Behind
An autopsy shows that 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers Jr., who was fatally shot by an off-duty St. Louis police officer earlier this month, was struck eight times, including six shots from behind, according to the forensic pathologist who performed the independent procedure Thursday. Dr. Cyril Wecht told reporters at a news conference that the autopsy suggests…