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Imagine someone trying to do you a solid and educate you on what “true” Jamaican food consists of. And then they offer you doctored recipes, and the photos of the dishes look nothing like you expected. That’s exactly what happened when BuzzFeed posted an article titled, “27 Essential Jamaican Recipes You Need in Your Life.”…
Yesterday, Burning Man organizers revealed the truth: the annual desert arts festival is infested with bugs. Swarms of them. Piles of them. What are they? Why has nobody ever seen them before, in over two decades of building mega-party spaces in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert? We found out. We asked entomologist and insect photographer Alex…
Seventeen-year-old Malyk Bonnet says he doesn’t think of himself as a hero. But the woman who owes her life to his courage and good judgment would probably disagree. As CBC News reports, Bonnet was on his way home from work when he noticed a couple arguing by a bus stop. Persuaded that the man might…
Limberbutt 2016 Limberbutt McCubbins, a Kentucky cat running for president, praised fellow 2016 hopeful Deez Nutz on Thursday. Limberbutt 2016 McCubbins, whom Nuts named as his top pick for vice president, has not agreed to be No. 2 on the ticket. Limberbutt 2016 Limberbutt is running as a Democrat. Previous Next Enlarge A Kentucky feline…
Simon and Schuster Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King, who claims to be biracial, is accused of lying about his race by conservative news website, Breitbart. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King received a scholarship to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Larry French/Getty Images King criticized Oprah Winfrey about her suggestions…
Last week, I spoke to an ambitious group of high school students at SPARC in Berkeley. Several of them asked me about things I wish I had done or learned earlier in life, or regrets I had from earlier in my career. Again and again, I came back to the idea that I wish I…
A sign posted outside a Regal theater warns patrons of the chain’s bag search policy.(Photo: WBIR) You already submit your bags for a security check at airports, sports arenas, amusement parks and museums. Now, in the wake of recent theater shootings, you may have to get checked before entering your local multiplex. Regal Entertainment Group, the nation’s…
I believe in the power of an almighty God who is both just and terrible in his wrath: America’s least favorite gathering of startup dorks on MDMA is swarming with a plague of nightmarish, biting bugs. http://valleywag.gawker.com/meet-the-shit-… From the official Burning Man blog: You may have seen the bug rumors on the internet. We are…
Every single word spoken by a person of color in every film in the blockbuster ‘Harry Potter’ franchise. everysinglewordspoken.tumblr.com ▶ Every Single Word Spoken by a Person of Color in the Entire ‘Harry Potter’ Film Series – YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EagQVJuM-K0 After last week’s incredible sendoff for Jon Stewart, Comedy Central is letting Trevor Noah charge ass-first into his hosting duties for next month’s return of The Daily Show. Here, Noah saunters onto his new set — Kanye’s Power pumping in the background — and takes a seat at the helm. But not before adjusting the seat’s height, in what mightbe…