Aaron Carter was a talented young man who brought joy to a lot of people. He also struggled with addiction and mental health issues, and today he suffered a tragic death. His sister died of an overdose ten years ago. There are so many of us who suffer every day. I’m sorry, Aaron.

🙋🏾‍♂️ It me!

It's Marvel movie spoiler prevention time for me again.

As a teen I hated hitting with the tennis ball machine. 20+ years later I'm willing to pay for this repetitive form of meditation.

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Finally saw Wakanda Forever and it's given me a surprising amount to think about. I really appreciated this SPOILER-laden psych profile of Shuri: slashfilm.com/1102312/a-real…

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Thanks to all the folks who made Twitter an hourly obsession for me the last decade+. I don't know what I'm doing, but I guess I'll be here: newsie.social/@durrellojello

Somewhere there's a video of me singing this beneath the Eiffel Tower.

Ugh. Within 4 mins tix for Kelela at Webster Hall sold out.

"If you sit and think this is just about rap music or think it's just about lyrics or think it's just about hip-hop... it's not." -- Kevin Liles on the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal court.

Belatedly posting the story about rap lyrics being used in criminal courts here for posterity: youtube.com/watch?v=iVKZIT…

"Even the schlubbiest bartenders get shameless solicitations when their patrons are properly lubricated. My mere existence as a six-foot-two black dude who can make a simple old-fashioned bumps me higher on a stranger’s 'f***-it' list." - DL Dawson mrbullbull.com/newbull/fictio…

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