“Wasps may have stung me in the testicles – but I love them anyway.”
“Wasps may have stung me in the testicles – but I love them anyway.” To bees, you are perfect.
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Woman Suing Sperm Bank Over Biracial Baby Has Lawsuit Thrown Out
Jennifer Cramblett, the white woman who sued a sperm bank for accidentally impregnating her with the sperm of an African American man, has lost her lawsuit.In 2014, Cramblett filed a lawsuit claiming...
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Letters to My Brother (or: How to Live in a Country That Requires Your...
The following correspondence between Brian Alsup and Kiese Laymon took place during the week of August 31, 2015. As John Callahan once wrote of the decades-long exchange between Albert Murray and Ralph...
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NYC Developer Accused in DWI Death Counted Cash in Court to Kill Time
The New York City real estate developer accused, after wrecking his Porsche, drunk, in the Hamptons, of dragging his passenger out of the car and leaving him to die, killed time in court on Friday by...
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Mindy Kaling's 'Gross Body' Brings Her 'A Lot of Happiness'
In an interview with the Guardian, Mindy Kaling spoke about topics ranging from body positivity to minority representation in Hollywood, to her relationship with B.J. Novak. Kaling called her...
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Hungary Allows Refugees Headed for Germany to Cross Austrian Border
After a series of policy reversals by Hungary’s xenophobic government, on Saturday, refugees in that country from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan were able to cross the Hungarian border with Austria and...
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Johnny Depp: "I Killed My Dogs and Ate Them"
While promoting his new film The Departed 2: Black Mass at a press conference on Friday, Johnny Depp, who is not well, joked (?) about his recent canine controversy: “I killed my dogs and ate them...
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Rally Crash Kills Six Spectators In Spain
Six spectators including a pregnant woman were killed at the A Coruña rally in Spain after a driver lost control of his car, per The Guardian. Among the dead were four women and two men. Additionally,...
View Article“As his face broke into a grateful smile, I felt a palpable twinge of unease...
“As his face broke into a grateful smile, I felt a palpable twinge of unease rather than pleasure. In those fleeting seconds, Sri Lanka’s venerable past and bright future came together—and I felt...
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Sarah Palin Says If You Want to Be in America You Better Speak American
Speaking to CNN on Sunday, Sarah Palin praised Jeb Bush for being bilingual and the “connection” that he has with the United States’ “large and wonderful Hispanic population,” but hedged her generous...
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Pope Francis Asks Catholics to House Refugees
On Sunday, Pope Francis, addressing thousands in St. Peter’s Square, asked every European parish, religious community, monastery, and sanctuary to shelter refugees. It is not enough to say, “Have...
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32 Cockatiels Who Are Now Very Wealthy (For Cockatiels, At Least)
In her will, the late Leslie Ann Mandel, an entrepreneur who lived in Manhattan, left $100,000, with instructions, to her 32 cockatiels. Her will asks that the birds continue to live in the style to...
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500 Days of Kristin, Day 224: Put the Squash in the Coconut
Next Sunday, the Chicago Bears—led by quarterback Jay Cutler—will play their first game of the regular NFL season. What will Kristin Cavallari, who is married to Jay, be doing then? Perhaps making...
View Article“Sometimes, I want to wear a tie, but don’t feel like wearing one around my...
“Sometimes, I want to wear a tie, but don’t feel like wearing one around my neck. And it’s easier to tie around my waist than to tie around my neck.” Would you like to see how Tumblr employees dress?...
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Damon Wayans Defends Bill Cosby, Calls Victims 'Unrapeable'
In a Friday interview with New York’s 105.1 Breakfast Club radio show, Damon Wayans offered a long and stereotypical defense of Bill Cosby. Cosby has now been accused by more than 45 women of rape and...
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There Are No Union Mines Left in Kentucky
The last union coal mine in Kentucky, a state where workers fought and died for the right to organize, has closed, the Associated Press reports. Patriot Coal had announced the closing of its Highland...
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“Kim Davis for President”: Scenes From a Pro-Kim Davis Rally From Hell
Almost 300 ralliers came out in support of county clerk-turned-anti-gay martyr Kim Davis yesterday, many of whom (at least according to their signs) appear to have spoken directly with God and/or Jesus...
View ArticleHigh School Football Players Target, Light Up Poor Official [UPDATE]
Marble Falls (Tex.) beat San Antonio John Jay 15-9 Friday night, and the above video is purportedly from that game. We have no other context to it, other than the title which alleges the umpire was...
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Gunman Attacks Las Vegas Police Officers in "Ambush-Style" Shooting
A man with a handgun ambushed two Las Vegas police officers as they waited at a stop light on Sunday, firing three shots and hitting one officer in the hand, KVVU-TV reports.Authorities say the gunman...
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