Very Smart Brothas
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The Cold War Between Straight Black Women And Gay Black Men
A Facebook friend recently sent me this video. Another distraction from all this pretending to write, thought I. Now, unlike the cats-are-assholes videos and clips of happy, dancing Black babies that occupy way too damn much of my day, this video prompted a big ol’ screwface. Ten seconds into the clip, I rolled my eyes…
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VSB Interviews: Tonja and Berook Bring you CINEMA BUN!
Every now and then something new (no Sanaa Lathan) hits the scene that heals the world and makes it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race. Cinema Bun is not one of those things. *rimshot* What it is, however, is a new podcast brought to you by some of…
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The Kind of #Columbusing I Don't Mind
There’s been a lot of discussion about “columbusing” or effectively the art of people (read: white people) claiming to discover shit that has already been common knowledge to others. Like braids. And jazz. And well, the world. You know, like how America got “founded” when there were people already here. It’s that imperialist bullshiggedy. But…
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Man Faces Fines For Running Of The Bulls Selfie
Police are looking for a man who decided to murder the selfie game (and maybe himself) by stopping to take a picture during the running of the bulls. He could face thousands in fines for endangering others during the event, though somehow the government of Spain has managed to avoid these charges for centuries. People…
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On Bachelor Parties And Blackouts
(Editor’s Note: After some thought, I’ve decided to change the title, edit out the hashtag, and remove the references to Jada. Don’t want to be seen as capitalizing on what that girl has had to go through. D. Young) It started with Bellinis. We got there at 2:30. The bottomless was ending at 3. So, in order…
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#NerdStuff: They Killin' Archie Out Here. Hide Your Kids.
I came across an article today about a comic strip that I used to read pretty religiously as a youth. It turns out that they’re going to kill of Archie Andrews from Life of Archie pretty soon. Whatever will Betty and Veronica do? This blew my mind. Hell, I didn’t even know the comic strip was…
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There's Nothing Wrong With Being A Bandwagon Fan
(Damon’s latest at EBONY explains why he’s a fan of NBA players first, not NBA teams.) Growing up, my three favorite basketball teams were the Lakers, Bulls, and Warriors. I had a poster of Run TMC, a Bulls Starter jacket, and dozens of Laker t-shirts, sweats, and shorts. Since the Pittsburgh papers didn’t print NBA…
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Damon Is Getting Married. And I Couldn't Be Happier.
In case you didn’t know, Damon is getting married. In less than a week from now, he and the Gay Reindeer (I have no idea how he types that out multiple times…I felt ridiculous just now) will be a distinct, legally binding unit held to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By the way,…
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Lebron Goes Back to Cleveland. Holy. Fucking. Shit. (Edit: 10 Post-Nosebleed Observations)
No coherent thoughts yet. Hard to type while my nose is bleeding. (Edit) Now that my nose has stopped bleeding, here’s 10 quick thoughts about Lebron returning to Cleveland 1. This is the 5th straight summer dominated by a Lebron storyline. 2010: The decision. 2011: Losing to the Mavs. 2012: Winning 1st chip. 2013: Repeating…
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VSB Roundtable: How Fake Deep Was Your Fake Deep?
The majority of the people reading this were either in high school or college when Love Jones/Def Poetry Jam fever hit the Bougie Black nation, turning everyone into some awkward combination of Saul Williams and Miss Cleo. Christina Eichelberger posed a great question to the rest of the VSB contributors: How fake deep was your…