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Shitfishing: The Thing No One Tells You About Getting Older Because It Would Scare The Shit Out Of You
It happened last week. I was watching my daughter and watching the Cavs game. Which means I was watching the Cavs game and my daughter was sleeping somewhere within 12 feet of me. And midway through the second quarter, I felt some gas. Which was expected, because I had a milkshake earlier and I’m lactose intolerant and…
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Who Won 2015?
2015 is almost over, which means its time to make forced assessments and half-assed evaluations of the past year. Because no year is complete without an arbitrarily crafted review of it. We will all die today if I don’t write up a summary of 2015 and if you don’t read that summary. Seriously. We will all…
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Photos: Black Lives Matter Minneapolis Protests Death of Jamar Clark
After a well-executed triage of protests, Black Lives Matter activists shut Minneapolis down Wednesday. Protesters rallied together in the name of Jamar Clark, a young man shot in the head by a police officer during a domestic dispute in Minneapolis last month. Clark died one day after the incident, which has led to weeks of…
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2015’s Best of #BlackExcellence
Black excellence goes far beyond a trending social media topic. It is a notion that is indicative of who we are, our fortitude and extraordinary accomplishments. We’ve compiled a list to honor #BlackExcellence in 2015—from Amandla Stenberg schooling the world on cultural appropriation to Todrick Hall, a viral, Internet celebrity-turned-reality-television star. Join us in…
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Wu-Tang Is For The Children. Martin Shkreli Will Sell Your Children Into Slavery
I’ve got a funny feeling that this is the plot to Undercover Brother 2: Electric Boogaloo. But in case it ain’t, let me run it down for you. Last week it was revealed that Martin Shkreli, the young pharmaceutical exec who jacked up the price of AIDS medication 5000%, purchased the single copy of the…
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The Best Hip-Hop Tracks of 2015
It’s tough being a hip-hop fan in your mid-30s. Your formative years took place entirely during the genre’s “renaissance” – roughly 1992-2000, when classics dropped weekly and before ringtone rap, singles-driven albums and J-Kwon came in and stunk up the whole joint. You know what quality and effort sound like. Some hip-hop heads – the…
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Our 10 Favorite Albums of 2015
There was a lot of excitement in the music world in 2015. Between the music-streaming rivalries (e.g., Apple Music vs. Tidal), artist comebacks, cross-genre beefs and an onslaught of hit bangers, fans have had quite an earful this year. This makes coming up with a list of best albums for the year all the more…
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5 Healthy Holiday Hacks to Jump-Start Your New Year
2015 flew by, and 2016 will be making its debut very soon. So if you want to make this final month of the year a December to remember, then these holiday hacks are just for you. Get ready to attend every holiday party with a stress-free RSVP, all while jump-starting your New Year’s resolution with…
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The 2015 List of People We Don’t Mess With Any More
Notwithstanding the fact that two very smart brothas (Damon Young and Patrice O’Neal) have instructed me to never trust a Black man without facial hair — we (Black people) collectively stopped messing with Taye for a very different reason. Taye made headlines and our shit list when he said he doesn’t want his biracial son…
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14 Thoughts On The Wiz Live After Taking A Week To Fully Process Its Blackassness
1. Black people are everything. 2. Newcomer Shanice Williams was great as Dorothy. Her voice has just the right amount of innocence and clarity for this role. She was a joy to watch and held her own alongside a cast of stage and screen veterans…and Common. I look forward to seeing her career blossom and…
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