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A journalist at the University of Missouri was challenged and physically blocked from filming protests at the school. The man was met with chants saying, “Hey hey, ho ho, reporters have got to go!” (YouTube/Mark Schierbecker) Video of a confrontation between a news photographer and protesters at the University of Missouri on Monday led to…
photo by FreeImages.com/Martina – I know why you’re here. Something has happened that has pushed you over the edge. You know, with regards to “political correctness.” Or “call-out culture,” or the “Internet outrage machine,” or whatever you want to call it. It’s been a lot of little things up until now — you know, comments that you’ve…
A couple of weeks ago President Obama mocked Republicans who are “down on America,” and reinforced his message by doing a pretty good Grumpy Cat impression. He had a point: With job growth at rates not seen since the 1990s, with the percentage of Americans covered by health insurance hitting record highs, the doom-and-gloom predictions…
On the Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, Senator Claire McCaskill dropped by to make an instructive video about all the subjects on which men should “shut the hell up.” We’re listening. We’re right here with you. McCaskill noted that “as one of just 20 women serving in the Senate,” it’s important to her…
Hey brah, what’s your favorite energy drink? Red Bull? Monster? Rock Star? Male Gaze? Do you embrace your guy friends while maintaining an arm-wrestle-like hand-clasp between your bodies? Do you enjoy infusing your body with guarana before doing some reps and contemplating the precariousness of manhood? If so, you might be one of the gentlebros…
Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever is a a classic of children’s literature, having sold millions of copies to parents looking for a fun way to teach their children simple vocabulary. The book was first published in 1963 and then updated in 1991. Interestingly, one of the reasons for the update was to show a…
And yes, the coaches walked out too. Impressive. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed college sportsball players can change the world. In response to protests over his inaction following a number of racist incidents, University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned Monday morning. While he hadn’t yet been moved by a black graduate student’s…
Christakis lives at Yale, where he presides over one of its undergraduate colleges. His wife Erika, a lecturer in early childhood education, shares that duty. They reside among students and are responsible for shaping residential life. And before Halloween, some students complained to them that Yale administrators were offering heavy-handed advice on what Halloween costumes…
Rachel Dolezal is still up to her old tricks—chiefly, identifying as black and saying little beyond that when questioned about virtually anything—per her appearance on today’s episode of The Real, the View-style roundtable talk show whose panel is made up entirely of women of color. God knows why Dolezal appeared on the show—her internet-breaking notoriety…
On last night’s episode of The Nightly Show, Larry Wilmore weighed in on Ben Carson‘s new outreach strategy with a rap ad directed towards African-American voters. All things considered, Wilmore thinks Carson’s got a loooooong way to go before he can be the Tupac Shakur of politics. Deciding that he “had to hear this,” Wilmore…