Sorry to interrupt all the happy randomness but what. the. hell.Cop beats the crap out of teenager because she's 'lippy' and kicked her shoe off? Welcome to fucking adolescence, asshat. (And the video is not pretty. I am getting really sick of this shit.) h/t Sassy Women Online....

I'm starting to look for a new apartment. Roomie and I have decided, in the interest of maturity and future growth (and the fact that we might want to develop healthier relationships with boys), to break up the panda pen. In all honesty, I'm hoping to find an apartment down the street. (Yes, we migh...

25. I was unofficially voted Most Likely to Flirt With Your Boyfriend. The truth of this depends on what alcohol is at hand. (See #24.) There are two early memories I have of boys, both named David. Well, there are more than two memories and more than two boys, but these are the most telling. David ...

i'm trying to think of an appropriate post for black history month, but i am tapped out. (*you* try jumping through federal hoops for a fucking earmark, oh, i'm sorry - pork.) i wrote one for work, instead. shorter ding's post for work: since most people are so ignorant about basic american history,...

Gag! Gag! Gag! I know I shouldn't read these NY Times style articles before my morning coffee; I know it. And, yet, here I am reading about the 'widows' of New York financial guys who need a support group because their alpha male traders, bankers and whatnot are melting down along with the economy. ...

Hey, what was some of the important stuff going on in Congress yesterday? H.Res.68: "Supports the establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams." Who knew that was the kinda stuff Congress n...

I am looking for answers. I want to know how many police have ever been convicted of the wrongful death of any civilian of any color. I want to know how complicit our media is in police shooting acquittals. I want to know how many people of color are killed by police each year without justification....

Queering Black Politics: Reconsidering the Black Single Mother Argument In light of taddyporter's post and discussion below about non-traditional families (or non-cookie cutter families), here's another wrinkle: race. I think a commenter in that discussion made mention of how class identity impacts ...

It's colder than Satan's anus in Chicago, a weather pattern that captures my current mood toward the holiday season perfectly. I am about to mail 16 really bitter holiday cards and I've only bought one gift (for my dad) and don't really give a shit about anyone else. I'm committed to a friend's fami...

When I was growing up, I lived with my family in a smallish apartment on Santa Rosalia in Los Angeles. Bouganvilla climbed the white stucco walls of the apartment building, there were hardwood floors in most rooms and linoleum in the tiny white kitchen, and when the windows were open we could either...