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WTF Is Going On With Kehlani, Kyrie Irving, PartyNextDoor, And Chris Brown, Explained

Who is Kyrie Irving? Kyrie Irving is a point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Really? That’s the answer you’re going to give? You’re going to sit up here and pretend that Kyrie isn’t your favorite player in the league, and that you haven’t been writing about him since 2012? I didn’t think that was relevant…

By

Damon Young

Published

March 30, 2016
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Shit Bougie Black People Love: 31. Unnecessary Hashtags

Bougie Black People are always doing things. In college, while the rest of their classmates were doing things like “listening to Sisqo” and “fucking on twin beds,” Bougie Black People spent the bulk of their time “writing spoken word poetry they’d never perform” and “vacillating between ‘hating White people’ and ‘dating White people.” As they transitioned…

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Damon Young

Published

February 18, 2016
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20 People, Places, And Things Still Somehow Less Petty Than Janet Hubert

Early Monday morning, Jada Pinkett Smith logged onto Facebook to tell the world that we should all boycott the Oscars because the Academy didn’t see it for Will Smith’s interpretation of an Igbo accent. That same MLK day, “Blacktress” Janet Hubert popped open her MacBook, picked her favorite filter on photobooth, poured some of her…

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Shamira Ibrahim

Published

January 22, 2016
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Ask Agatha: Regretful Threesomes And Why Men Should Never, Ever, Ever Take Selfies

Andre from Patterson, NJ asks: What are the worst mistake guys make on Social Media? Taking selfies. There is nothing masculine about a man alone in a bathroom trying to find his best light. Natasha from Brooklyn, NY asks: My boyfriend talked me into a threesome. I’d never been with a girl before and I…

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Agatha Guilluame

Published

October 27, 2015
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Ask Agatha: "I Can't Stop Stalking My Ex On Instagram!"

Cash from Queens, NY asks: My ex and I broke up a year ago but I still find myself checking her social media accounts. On the train ride to work. Standing in line for coffee. At night, after I put my FWB in a cab. I know it’s keeping me from moving on but I…

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Agatha Guilluame

Published

October 6, 2015
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Yes, Participation Trophies Are Stupid, But James Harrison Is A Shitty Parent

Let’s just get this out of the way. Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker James Harrison was recently in the news for an Instagram post where he took a picture of trophies his sons were awarded for participating in a sports league, and wrote that he was giving them back. His rationale? Trophies need to be earned, not…

By

Damon Young

Published

August 18, 2015
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Five Things Your Lame Ass Better Not Do If Kicking Game On The Internet

Despite the fact that my ethnically ambiguous looks make me appear as if my name could actually be “Don Juan,” I am no Don Juan. I’m just Leon. I am, however, a guy who wants to use the wisdom gained from years of being a sexy internet geek for good. Today, that goodwill manifests as…

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Leon Scott

Published

June 15, 2015
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No, Seriously. What The Fuck Happens On A $700 Date?

After hearing about the $700 date heard ’round the internet, I was initially going to do a forensic examination on each of the details about this situation; a deconstruction of all the indications that these people live much, much different lives than I do. I was going to note how Dede Damati (the model who outed…

By

Damon Young

Published

December 11, 2014
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Why The Chris Brown, Drake, And Karaoke Love Triangle Is The Most Lightskinneded Thing We've Ever Seen This Week

1. Because Drake — who, all things considered, is having perhaps the best year in lightskinneded history — is involved. 2. Because for all of the blatantly violent, sexist, and misogynistic music that has flooded our airwaves in the past half-decade, “Marvin’s Room” is easily the most lecherous. And, admittedly, the most genius. It’s a…

By

Damon Young

Published

December 8, 2014
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Dear Chris Brown: People Will Get Over You And Rihanna If You Allow Them To Get Over You And Rihanna

Hey Breezy. How are you today? I know you didn’t ask, but I’m doing fine. It was cold as balls last weekend in Pittsburgh, but it seems to be warming up, and I’m enjoying this nice fall day. BTW, why do we say “cold as balls”? Aren’t balls typically warm? I mean, even when it’s…

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Damon Young

Published

November 4, 2014