How to Get Arrested Without Really Trying
Being arrested was on my bucket list. I assumed it would be for unpaid parking tickets, but hoped it would be for overturning a cop car at a protest. But I got arrested in a strange way, I suppose. Here’s…
Cop Would Rather be Respected, Goddammit, than Save a Possibly Dying Man
This is why I dislike American law enforcement. They have a ton of power and then they do shit like shoot peoples’ dogs over plants, menace minorities, show up 45 minutes late to a mugging but right on time to…
Neighborhood has Peaceful Gay Event; Crazy People Show and Threaten to Rape Women; Cops Do Nothing
[trigger warning] At the moment when I walked into Gay Day this past Saturday, it was surreal, like some kind of charming French romance. A friend of mine playing soft acoustic guitar, neighbors sipping on cantaloupe mint smoothies from a local food…
BUT I WANT A YACHT: The Plight of Middle America
I don’t hate conservatism. I don’t want the government to waste money or have a bunch of power. I want entrepreneurs to start businesses and thrive and make good money and hire other people and pay them good wages. But…
Q&A with Jason Huvaere, director of Movement 2012
JBR: A lot of festivals last a few years, maybe even only one. I’ve been to my share of disaster first-year festivals. How do you explain the longevity and success of Movement? What makes this festival sustainable? JH: The festival…
Whatever Happened to Idlewild
Before laws changed in the ’60s preventing discrimination, Idlewild was known as the “Black Eden.” Founded in 1912, this resort town nestled in the Manistee National Forest in NW Michigan was a popular destination for African American tourists. African Americans…
Complete Drinking Holiday Scavenger Hunt
Public Vomiting Public Urination Nip Slip 40-year-old woman dressed like 18-year-old woman DadBoner Excessive makeout Lover’s quarrel Bro Loving Bro Physical Fight Broken Glass Crying Passed Out Person Trying to Describe Whereabouts Via Phone Angry Cop Bartender/Server at Wit’s End…
The Musem of Sex in New York
Two weeks ago, I visited my friend Josh Kahn, who I met during a vicious scavenger hunt in our undergrad. He currently lives in Manhattan, so I flew to Newark (what a paradise!) and took the train into the city….
The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
I know some people who think racism isn’t real and if you ignore it, it will go away. Because slavery is over. Because we have an African American president. Because they’re not a racist. Because they think racists are just…
Craigslist Editor For Hire II
Not so long ago, I said I would edit Craigslist posts for a nominal fee. I had no takers. And this is the result. Once again, I present what COULD BE if these horny hunks would just drop me a…