This country never truly dealt with its civil war. After the war, the northern states imposed a plan of reconstruction, but it was pretty much a splash of paint on the already existing structure. There was no attempt to root out and confront the deeply entrenched power structure of the South. For their part, the…

This would be nice, but I think the crux of the apocalypse we are facing right now is that the principle actors have no sense of shame whatsoever. Trump has no shame, that’s why he appears completely bullet-proof against scandals that would have felled other politicians months ago and Fox News has no shame which means…

It would have been nice to hear, but this woman is already taking an enormous risk just by speaking up about sexual violence in a state like Alabama.

Many of her neighbors will have already labeled her a slut. The general consensus at her church will be that she was asking for it and ‘its no better than she deserves.’…

I have to admit that sentence jumped out at me as well. This is the kind of ‘boys will be boys’ language that makes this kind of crap acceptable to society at large. It would be a much better way to discribe them as ‘alleged serial sexual harassers,’ or ‘alleged sexual predators’ in the case of those accused of rape.…

As a gay man I can say one of the things that has always turned me off about LGBT nightlife is that your presence in a club is often construed as consent. The train of thought seems to be “people come to the clubs to hook up, this guy is in the club drinking and dancing, therefore he is here to hook up with whoever…

I imagine the tutors, managers and guardians will stand up before the cameras, wring their hands and say they are shocked and feel deeply betrayed. I think it’s been well established that Hollywood is first and foremost a company town. If you are at the top of the food chain then you will be protected by the people…

I know and that sly, smirky smile he has...very hot.

Okay, so I’ve always had a massive crush on John Oliver. He’s been my awkwardly cute secret British boyfriend since I first watched him on the Daily Show, so I can’t judge that picture. He looks adorable and if I had been at school with him I’d have crushed on him, spots and all.

Also, Samantha Bee looks so cute in…

It could be just ‘a ring.’ But yeah if I had successfully convinced Sarah Paulson to stroll down the aisle with me, I would wear that ring everywhere. Braggin’ rights!

Where is this .gif from? It’s now my favorite-ist thing on the internet.

The thing that upsets me the most and I keep reminding people I speak to online and in real life is that this condemnation is months too late. All of these GOP shit-bags were falling all over themselves to lick Trump’s teeny-tiny dick when he won the presidency. Even though during the election he was endorsed by the…

I’ve always had trouble getting my body to do what my mind tells it to. I’m very heavy on introspection which means I tend to second-guess my instincts. For something like jumping rope that means you tend to get tangled up. Besides, this was really my friends Victoria, Auwilda and ‘Tasha’s thing. It was enough to be a…

I remember watching the neighborhood girls double dutch from my apartment building’s stoop in Chicago. I was so jealous of them because they were so graceful and I was an uncoordinated mess. Still I was defacto part of their circle because they knew it was safe to leave their stuff next to me while they jumped.…

Another vote for Chewing Gum. It’s smart, sharp and funny. You might also want to try out Shetland and Happy Valley. Both are well-written British police dramas and Happy Valley has two very strong women leads in it. Also, if you’ve not tried Call the Midwife that’s well worth your time.

I was shocked and horrified (well, not really, it’s just a list) that the Outfield’s “Play Deep” isn’t on this list. You know the one with that dreadful song “Use your love” on it. Also did I miss Extreme on that list? I know the assholes who wrote “More Than Words” deserves to be on there.

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I really loved the first season of “Insecure” and, like a lot of viewer’s, was really surprised it didn’t get a nomination. One of my closest friends has that sort of ‘awkwardness’ that Issa captures in the show and it makes me love the series even more, because my friend Jen is convinced that the world at large will…

For a marketing genius (truly Madonna’s only real talent) she has an amazing lack of self-awareness. Her career was built on discovering thriving minority sub-cultures and repackaging them so wannabe-edgy white girls could upset their mommas on the weekend. In her example she is way more like Elvis Presley than some…

Don’t get me wrong, I would love to watch Elba and Ali act opposite of each other in a show or movie, but neither of these actors can save True Detective if it’s as dismally written and directed as season 2 was.