Credit where credit’s due, those demons are out.

It does seem like a way to amp up the shock factor as if the fact that a person was killed by a romantic partner isn’t shocking enough. I am interested in whether Davenport had shown any signs of mental illness or whether there had been any incidents of domestic violence because we do such as horrible job in this…

Yeah, because this behavior is more common among men than among lunatics.

Also: “Davenport attacked Hines while performing what could only be described as an exorcism” Really? Because I can think of other ways to describe it.

... it seems sensationalist to keep saying this was an “exorcism.”

This is literally an individual with mental health issues though.

I feel like this is a little off, to keep reporting this as an “attempted exorcism.” Who cares what specific craziness was going on in his head at this point? It might be important later in sentencing, but at this point, it seems sensationalist to keep saying this was an “exorcism.”

Uh, he’s a coach - an authority figure with direct control over her life at the institution. If it doesn’t cross the line into criminal, it tiptoes up to it, and it damn well destroys his ability to be employed in any similar capacity.

Odom’s had such a shitty life. His dad was a heroin addict, his mom died from cancer when he was a kid, and his six-month-old baby died from SIDS, which is one of the most fucked up ways you can lose a child. And despite it all, he managed to still be a really nice guy.

Someone just pointed out to me that it appears that Odom is wearing a wired microphone. It seems strange to yell about the destructive influence of gossip media while simultaneously helping ensure they capture clear audio of you, but that’s none of my shaqo.

Every day. #SadDayInFootball

lol kind of like your replies? ok. all i got out of this exchange is that you wanted to be a dick to a woman who wants injustice talked about in a more open manner.

I’m glad we’re finally talking about the atrocities women go through in other parts of the world. America definitely isn’t perfect but we are better off in some respects. As a woman, I am glad I live in the United States and not in Iraq or Syria.

ISIS uses medieval interpretations of the Quran and Sunna to justify the rapes

I read the NYTimes piece with my jaw dropped open the whole time. I thought I couldn’t be surprised anymore by the depravity and evil of some members of the human race. I was wrong. These poor, poor people.

Rukmini Callimach has been doing some truly great reporting on ISIS/women and I highly recommend following her on Twitter

Oh well, Khosara sara.

And.... The musicologist FINALLY gets her day in court!

Cultural imperialism: Timba and Jay-Z acted as if the Abdel Halim song that was sampled was some obscure folk melody with no authorship that would not be immediately recognizable to any half-cultured Arab listener. The song is famous across the Arab world. It would be like sampling a song from an Elvis film and then…

et al. not et. al