The Unhinged Prince of Hollywood (…Or, How Will Smith Auditioned for the Brett Kavanaugh Biopic)
David Himmel David Himmel David Himmel David Himmel

The Unhinged Prince of Hollywood (…Or, How Will Smith Auditioned for the Brett Kavanaugh Biopic)

Smith displayed the most overused and exhausted Hollywood trope in real time in real life: toxic masculinity. Swooping in to defend the honor of his fair maiden. There was nothing valiant about it. Maybe Jada thought so, but the rest of the world didn’t. So maybe it’s best to keep their antiquated gender dynamics in their bedroom.

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The Word of 2018 was “WTF?”
Don Hall Don Hall Don Hall Don Hall

The Word of 2018 was “WTF?”

CNN announced that the word of 2018 was “Justice.” I’ve read on Medium that the word of 2018 was “Trauma,” “Resist,” and “Moments.” Also, “Truth,” “Rage,” Fuck,” and “Listen.”

All wrong.

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On Fear and Silence
Kari Castor Kari Castor Kari Castor Kari Castor

On Fear and Silence

When I watched Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, I felt her desire to be believed, and her fear that she wouldn’t be, as palpably as if it were my own.

It is my own.

I am afraid to tell this story. I’m afraid to put it out into the world and let others judge its seriousness and its veracity.

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American Shithole #28 — Keeping Up with the Kavanaughs
American Shithole Contributing Writer American Shithole Contributing Writer

American Shithole #28 — Keeping Up with the Kavanaughs

Boys will be boys,” some old, crusty bitches have said about drunk, teenage rapists — by the way, fuck you, conservative white women over 50. Seriously, fuck you. I want a new world order where you get assaulted at bridge club by wandering donkeys fed solely on Viagra.

Hey, donkeys on Viagra will be donkeys, you crusty fucking bitches.

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