Ether. “I have found that at Princeton, no matter how liberal and open-minded some of my white professors and classmates try to be toward me, I sometimes feel like a visitor on campus; as if I really don’t belong. Regardless of the circumstances underwhich I interact with whites at Princeton, it often seems as if, [...]
Ether. Prepare for one of those short, bullshit soap box joints that I hate. Something nice is cooking. Some of you have made the plea for Obama picking Mean Joe Biden, a tough-nosed hawk, for VP. Others have made the plea for the governor of Virginia and senator from Indiana, in the hopes that one [...]
A lot of pundits see Obama on the ropes right now. They see his moves to the center, his so-called flip-flopping, the statistical “dead heat” as the beginning of the end. I had to revisit this piece to remember that Obama, like both Clintons, McCain and Bush, will do anything to gain the right to [...]
Ether. When nothing in the world makes sense, blame George Bush, the de facto recession and that A Milli beat… I know a Nigga who wants her money. This Nigga is after me. Last Sunday morning, I was sitting in my bedroom thinking about Bernie Mac and Moms Mabley when someone banged on my front [...]
Ether. “We all been afraid to tell the truth. I want to make you cry. I want to make you think. I want to make you laugh.” – Bernie Mac Not so deep down, we all know that safety is an illusion. That’s why most of us do everything we can (healthy and unhealthy) to [...]
Ether. So who would have guessed that John Edwards is ho-ish and that Pineapple Express did more to make a Nigga thankful he’s not white and doesn’t smoke weed than anything I’ve ever experienced? Let’s pause for a second … If any of you sippers of this Cold Drank ever catch me talking or writing [...]
I hate the man in this picture. His name is George Harmon. George Harmon whupped my ass a few years ago and I’m ready for a rematch. I want to write something interesting and meaningful about George Harmon but I can’t, because — like I said — I hate him. This isn’t one of those [...]
Ether. My Dearest Johnny “Shoat Arms” McCain, I come in peace. You are repping the shoat armed men of America inspirationally well. I assumed that the best a shoat armed man could hope for was George Bush, but ol’ W. is Scottie Pippen compared to you. I am 6’1, but wield the reach of someone [...]