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By JAY Z, MOLLY CRABAPPLE, JIM BATT and KIM BOEKBINDER | Sep. 15, 2016 | 3:58 Why are white men poised to get rich doing the same thing African-Americans have been going to prison for? Related: article: Jay Z: ‘The War on Drugs Is an Epic Fail’ Source: Jay Z: ‘The War on Drugs Is…
Only women would sign up for this much crap. Okay first, allow me to check my privilege so you don’t have to: I am a white woman with a college education. I am married. I live in a beautiful little town in the mountains. I have a career I genuinely like. I am one lucky…
For over a year after Love Me Back came out I woke up every day with this loop in my head: I should write. But I need money. If I write something I can sell it and I’ll have money. But I need money now. If I had money now, I could calm down…
Reporter David Fahrenthold got a phone call around 11 a.m. Friday from a source with a tip about Donald Trump. The source asked: Would Fahrenthold be interested in seeing some previously unaired video of Trump? Fahrenthold didn’t hesitate. Within a few moments of watching an outtake of footage from a 2005 segment on “Access Hollywood,”…
Image via Fox Searchlight I don’t watch footage of violent encounters on Facebook, but I happened to catch the footage of the murder of Philando Castile not long after it had been posted. I thought it had to be a trailer for a movie or something similar. There was no way a death would play…
New badges are being handed out to encourage people to talk to each other on the London Underground. The Tube Chat pin is supposed to indicate to other commuters that the wearer is happy to have a conversation. The man behind the badges says he thought handing them out would be “way more fun” than…
Someone recently asked me if I had done theater in high school, to which I replied, “Oh yeah, I was acting 24/7 back then.” Actually, I played sports: soccer, basketball, and track. I came from an athletic family, so that wasn’t a surprise. When we are growing up, trans people like me learn early on…
The number of people killed in Haiti by the devastating effects of Hurricane Matthew was reported by Reuters to have risen as high as 842 on Friday as rescue workers and aid agencies battled to reach remote areas of the country, assess the damage and deliver relief. The hurricane, which hit Haiti on Tuesday, brought…
Your Post Has Been Launched! Fabulous! Don’t forget to share with your friends on Twitter and Facebook. 1. Please welcome another Young Avenger to the solo light: America Chavez is getting a Marvel Comics series of her very own come 2017. View this image › Marvel Comics ID: 9755604 2. The series was announced Friday…
I can’t believe it’s been nine years since the Southwest Airlines slogan “Wanna Get Away” was last in play. Sure, they’ve had memorable campaign slogans since, such as “Bags fly free,” but in my mind, they’ve always been the “Wanna Get Away” airline. When they brought the line back from hiatus last week, it felt…