Historic Approaching Polar Vortex Is Just God Telling Us to Get the Fuck in the HouseAmerica is American-ing like shit right now in our collective response to the coronavirus. Of course, there’s the…ByDamon YoungPublishedMay 7, 2020
While BlackThe “clip of a person killed while doing a thing while black” phenomenon is such a part of our national zeitgeist…ByDamon YoungPublishedMay 7, 2020
The Last Dance Just Confirms That Mike Is Salty About (and Threatened by) LeBronAs a piece of pop art, as a nostalgia delivery device, as a triumph in film editing and story construction, and as a…ByDamon YoungPublishedMay 5, 2020
Drake's Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Reviewed (in 200 Words)The solidly listenable and immediately forgettable Dark Lane Demo Tapes is quintessential Drake—vacillating, as he’s…ByDamon YoungPublishedMay 4, 2020
I Just Finished Little Fires Everywhere Last Night and Now I Have Answers to My Questions!(Unlike yesterday, spoilers like a motherfucker in here)ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 30, 2020
I'm Halfway Through Little Fires Everywhere and I Have so Many Questions!*I will try very, very hard to avoid them, but there will be light spoilers here.*ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 29, 2020
How Old Were You When You First Realized That White Supremacy Is a Death Cult?I was 37. I wish I could say this realization came sooner. That’s an embarrassingly late age. But I also used to…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 28, 2020
Why Insecure Is the Best Show on TV Right NowI feel alien sometimes when considering the demand for representation that many of us make when assessing and…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 27, 2020
Popular Pittsburgh Nightclub Owners Protest Stay-at-Home Order, Outed as...Just Really Stupid White PeopleAn understandable but deeply misguided take on the armed (and mostly white) idiots in the streets protesting…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 22, 2020
The Problem With Michael Jordan Mythology PornMichael Jordan’s 63 against the Boston Celtics in 1986 was the first time I saw him play a full game live. Except it…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 21, 2020
Teddy Riley's Uncleisure, ExplainedYou’re really sticking to this gimmick now, huh?ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 20, 2020
The 10 Best Things About NASCAR Star Kyle Larson Saying the Word That Starts With 'N' and Rhymes With 'Bigger'Even during the dark days of the pandemic, when a handshake will kill you and a Kushner will drink your blood, the…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 14, 2020
Triflin' Negroes Like Jerome Adams, ExplainedSo I guess you’re back with the explainer thing for good, huh?ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 13, 2020
The Lonely Case for Joe BidenJoe Biden has been, in order, a dangerous young politician, a disappointing older politician, a laughable Democratic…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 9, 2020
Wendy Bell, America's Worst White Woman, Is Back (and Wants to Kill Your Grandparents)I imagine that, if you’ve never heard of Wendy Bell, you find her anointment as America’s Worst White Woman to be…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 8, 2020
What the Coronavirus Is Doing to Black People Ain't a Conspiracy. It's Just AmericaMonths ago, when the first news stories about COVID-19 were published, I read a convoluted Facebook status from one…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 8, 2020
The Difference Between a 'Karen' and a 'Becky,' ExplainedMerriam-Webster defines “Becky” as “a white woman who is ignorant of both her privilege and her prejudice.”ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 6, 2020
Trump-Supporting Piece of Shit Robert Kraft Does the Least He Can DoNew England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is in the news today for sending his private plane to China to get 1.7…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 2, 2020
The Coronavirus Killed My Friend. His Blood Is on Donald Trump's HandsOn Sunday the 29th, the New York Times published “Nothing Matters Anymore (Except What Actually Does)“—my essay…ByDamon YoungPublishedApril 2, 2020