And sent to jail for assault.

I imagine that some pro Darren Wilson fans are probably also Garth Brooks fans. This sends a pretty powerful message.

During high school I washed dishes in what passed for a fancy seafood restaurant in my outer-borough neighborhood. The entrees came out with a twice-baked potato and a little mini-bowl of vegetables. The owner instructed us that if potato or vegetable came back untouched we were to give it to the cook so he could…

It's absolutely disgusting that victims of violent crime have to raise money to get their medical bills covered.

It's latent racism. Black women are more "masculine" therefore "athletic" instead of words people use to describe white dancers, like "elegant" or "delicate."

This piece on why it took Chicago so long to honor Mayor Byrne with a street named after her is worth checking out, if you'd like to know more about her legacy (though disclaimer: it was reported by my good friend Lauren Chooljian, so I might be a little biased in my love for it).

Jane Byrne has died, Chicago's first—and to date, only—female mayor. She was 81. Byrne served from 1979 to 1983, and was a reformer in a number of other important ways, appointing the first black superintendent, proclaiming the city's first Gay Pride parade, and passing the first ordinance to ban the possession of…

They're not "fish", they're "sea kitties" (at least according to PETA).

What is her deal with dating sex offenders?

Internet: You should also fuck his sister to get back at him.

"Hmm. Well, on one hand, he always takes the garbage out and he has great abs and we both love dogs, but, on the other hand, he's kind of fucking his sister a little bit. What should I do, internet?"

Especially because having sex with siblings or having crushes on siblings, at least, isn't that rare.

To be fair, a dating site from Steve Harvey (or any dating site) should be judged if/when it actually grows past infancy. Harvey's web site is most likely targeted towards his most ardent fans; late 30s, 40s or 50-somethings who might be re-entering the dating scene after a very long time — long-term marriages ending…

Tinder is the land of options

I would not sign up for this. Mostly because Steve Harvey reminds me of my uncles who were all players back in the day (and some still hold their title at current), who try their hardest to impart wisdom to their daughters about "what men are like" while encouraging their sons to be those type of men. I think he…

Moreover, Conflict Kitchen's (largely conservative) pro-Israel critics are still propagating the frankly insane notion that the restaurant has some responsibility to include the perspective of both sides of the conflict.