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An Expensive Sandwich Should Come With a Side
Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/15 04:25PMWhy Am I Always Defending My HBCU Education to Other Black People?
Julian Kimble · 03/27/15 10:30AMI was destined to attend a historically black college or university (HBCU) once my parents met at Delaware State decades ago. Fate resulted in a childhood characterized by religious viewings of A Different World. Aside from sending me on an early quest for my real-life Denise Huxtable, the Cosby Show spinoff helped frame the black college experience that my parents and their friends had long told me about. This made the decision to attend an HBCU simple, especially after dealing with the "too black, not black enough" paradox of growing up in an all-black neighborhood, attending a predominantly white high school, and not fitting perfectly into either environment.
New York Times: "Pizza Is Meh"
Sylvie Krekow · 01/27/14 09:36PMToday, The New YorkTimes posted a defense of their inclusion of “pizza” on the “Meh List,” whichthey call “a much-beloved and much-maligned part of the One Page Magazine.” Upuntil now, I was unaware that the “Meh List” was “much-anything,” but now that theGrey Lady herself has dragged pizza into the mix, I must step in.
Who Is "America's Foremost Public Intellectual?"
Hamilton Nolan · 01/06/14 05:19PMWhat Colors Are Your ABCs?
Tom Scocca · 09/26/13 02:58PMWack vs. Whack: Wack
Hamilton Nolan · 01/21/13 01:39PMLunchtime Poll: Summer Clothes vs. Winter Clothes. WHO YA GOT?
Drew Magary · 09/11/12 01:25PMI walked outside the other morning and, for the first time in eons, the temperature was below 60 degrees. And I was so excited for the cool air that I pulled my shirt away from my body and let it waft up my torso. "Here, nipples! Taste the refreshment!" Then I immediately ran into the house to announce the conditions to the rest of my family. "It's kinda cool out there! We may need pants!" Pant weather is quickly approaching and now is the time to think about which is the most enjoyable wardrobe for you, the average American man/woman/manwoman.
Chilling Look Into Future Reveals Polygamy, Mass Deportation of Whites, Nuclear War, Moon Colony
Max Read · 06/26/12 01:05PMRoom For Debate: What Kind of Drug is Rihanna Doing On This Man's Head?
Gawker Staff · 04/19/12 02:04PMThe New York Times' "Room For Debate" is an entrancingly dumb recurring feature in which they get a handful of vaguely qualified people to opine on various important questions such as, "Is Veganism Good For Everyone?" As we have done before, we now offer our own perspectives on an issue of substance: "What Kind of Drugs Did Rihanna Pour on This Man's Head?" Please see this controversial photo of Rihanna preparing to do drugs off of a man's head at Coachella this week for reference.
Counter-Counterpoint: ...Says the Guy Who Got the Fuck Out of the Advertising Industry
Hamilton Nolan · 03/26/12 03:30PMAh, Drew. A list of famous writers and artists who once worked in the advertising industry is not an argument in favor of the advertising industry. It's an argument in favor of getting the fuck out of the advertising industry. We recognize Salman Rushdie's name because he did not stay in the advertising industry. We can all take this as a lesson.
Millennials Are Too the Best Generation!
Hamilton Nolan · 03/16/12 12:45PMHaters: when will this "Millennial" generation get to stop dealing with them? Probably never, if a new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (and Haterz) is any indication. Contrary to the common knowledge on Twitter that Millennials are the most special and in general best generation thus far, the study found that they are, in fact, "more civically and politically disengaged, more focused on materialistic values, and less concerned about helping the larger community than were GenX (born 1962-1981) and Baby Boomers (born 1946 to about 1961) at the same ages."
What It Was Like to Argue With Andrew Breitbart
John Cook · 03/01/12 04:55PMRoom for Debate: Am I Smarter Than You?
Gawker Staff · 02/27/12 03:15PMThe New York Times' "Room For Debate" is an entrancingly dumb recurring feature in which they get a handful of vaguely qualified people to opine on various important questions such as, today, "Are People Getting Dumber?" As we have done before, we now offer our own perspectives on an issue of substance: "Am I Smarter Than You?"
Room for Debate: Does This NYT Columnist 'Need a Good Cuddle'?
Maureen O'Connor · 02/13/12 04:40PMRoom for Debate: What Color Is Best?
Gawker Staff · 12/20/11 05:05PMAll year long, we've been entranced by the New York Times feature "Room for Debate," in which six people each share short opinion essays on a controversial topic—important and relevant questions from "If store-bought donations at the school fund-raiser are so wrong, what's the solution?" to "Is Anti-White Bias a Problem?" to "Rising Wealth Inequality: Should We Care?" In that spirit, we've decided to host a small "Room for Debate" amongst the Gawker staff, around the topic: "Which Color Is Best?"
Are Doormen Necessary?
Brian Moylan & Hamilton Nolan · 09/08/11 01:10PMIn Defense of Shit Talking
Hamilton Nolan · 06/28/11 01:44PMScience: Wrong People Sometimes Win Arguments
John Cook · 06/14/11 10:46AMThe New York Times has a shocking story about new developments in social science: Apparently, our faculty for reason evolved not as a tool for enlightenment and pursuit of truth, but as a way to get people to do what we want. This changes everything. I'm rethinking the whole debate over invading Iraq, and I feel sick.