culture
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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…
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Ala. Man Settles for $460,000 in Police-Brutality Lawsuit but Gets Only $1,000
Even after settling with the city of Birmingham, Ala., one inmate will remain locked up, and as it turns out, his lawyers will get more of a payout than he will, AL.com reports. Inmate Anthony Warren settled for $460,000 in a police-brutality lawsuit, but under the terms approved by the City Council and Birmingham Mayor…
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NYC Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola
The fourth case of Ebola in the U.S. has been diagnosed in New York City after a physician who recently treated Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus, according to preliminary test results, the Associated Press reports. Further tests will be performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm the…
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Calif. Prisons Will No Longer Punish All Inmates of the Same Race for the Actions of 1
Prison reform is alive and well, and it can start from the inside out. According to an Al-Jazeera report, an inmate filed a civil rights lawsuit against California’s prison system and got it to reverse a policy that caused every inmate of a particular race to lose privileges whenever an inmate of that race got…