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Really, Alan?
With an ounce of charisma, a platform people will pay attention to, the support of a few million people, the sudden disappearance of every other viable candidates, and a little help from Lady Luck, he can get right back in this thing. And to think we were shaking our heads at high school basketball brawls.
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Lovely Weather We're Having
This has been a harsh winter. Amazingly enough, it was not the nearly 15 or so inches of snow before Christmas that opened my eyes to this reality. Nor was it the third time that I had to dig out my car. Indeed, this harshness idea didn’t occur to me even when my expensive, rear-wheel…
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John Legend's N.Y. Post Boycott
R&B superstar John Legend has weighed in on the N.Y. Post cartoon controversy with an open letter to the editor, in which he promises a personal boycott and urges readers and advertisers to join him. Here is the full text: Dear Editor: Iʼm trying to understand what possible motivation you may have had for publishing…
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Mardi Gras Noir
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” As I wrote in my essay on The Root, Mardi Gras is definitely “More Than Beads, Booze and Breasts.” Here in this photo, I’ve collected beads, doubloons (fake coins) and toys thrown from massive decorated…
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Wonderlic-ing Good
Before every NFL draft, along with the 40-yard dashes and 225-pound bench presses and agility drills, those hoping to make a living colliding with other premium athletes at a high rate of speed must also put their brains to the test—presumably before they’re turned to mush and the league turns their back on them—and tackle…
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Bringing Up Old Ish
This song pretty much makes no sense at all. The Buzz has no idea how it’s managed to captivate the conciousness, but isn’t going to fight it. As a friend once quipped, “It will be the most remembered song from a historic event.” Act like you don’t love it. My President And because it’s Friday:…
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Forming a Q: PM Edition
It’s happened to everyone before: A homeless man or woman will inquire whether or not you can spare change and you say no; not because you’re a miser, but because they money you possess is in larger denominations—5s, 10s, etc. And of course you feel terrible because you wanted to be helpful but, for whatever…
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Call It, Friendo
Oh, John Gibson. While the man certainly deserves an apology from The Huffington Post in this instance, Oliver Willis takes a look at statements Gibson has made and airs him out a bit. The Funny Thing About John Gibson
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Don't Protest the New York Post
Yes, I saw the cartoon published by the New York Post. Yes, it was insensitive, and yes, it was racist. Everyone knows that the imagery of a monkey serves as a powerful slur against African Americans, especially black men. The New York Post should be ashamed. But, if we are going to organize a protest…