On Is Andre 3000 Better At Rap Than Biggie Was?
@Kilgore Trout@twitter
it's only a dumb idea if you ignore that the hip hop ethos is rooted deeply in competition and claiming supremacy. It's not like Goya and Picasso had paint battles in the town square, you know.
Plus, people tend to take the whole "Biggie is G.O.A.T." thing as article of faith.
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On The Definitive List Of White Music Stolen By Black People
@Ushe Kimi@facebook Have you ever tried talking with your tongue in your cheek? You can make pretty cool noises!
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On British Woman's Buttocks Scrutinized
There's no better SEO than writing about SEOs. Also, mentioning Lindsay Lohan, tits, sex tape and Gossip Girl episode recap.
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On Study Finds Association Between Coolness, Sociability
@swizzard Since we've clearly established that the Internet is a gateway drug, can we ban all teens from getting online?
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On Ikea Pretty Much As Evil As Every Other Company
Well, we all know who invented the Stockholm Syndrome, right?
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On What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?
Common mistake. If the avatar was only a wee bit bigger, you'd see that it's legendary Italian soccer referee Pierluigi Collina in a Japanese octopus dumpling ad campaign.
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On Science: Liberals Love Brie! Conservatives Love Garbage!
It's amazing what wacky conclusions you can draw when you don't control for geography or education level, amirite?
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On What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?
I'm so incorporating this into my standup routine.
"White people tweet like this...."
(Mimic typing while standing up straight, keeping elbows in)
"...but black people tweet like THIS"
(Still typing, but leaning back, head tilted to one side, arm outstretched to other side)
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On George W. Bush Revisionism Starts Now!
So Douthat is one of those reasonable conservative commentators, yes? I guess "better than Kristol" is about as good as we can expect?
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On Is Andre 3000 Better At Rap Than Biggie Was?
@Daniel Roberts
Jada and Kurupt's inclusion in that list is more defensible compared to - wait, did he really put Redman before Jay-Z?