Russell Simmons’ Global Grind post this past Tuesday, which urged a mass of unnamed rappers and entertainers to “Get Off Rihanna’s Dick,” has taken on an Internet life of its own. We dubbed Simmons’ the pop and hip-hop world’s first unwitting marquee-name feminist for his takedown of the criticism over what Rihanna may or may [...]
Five Disturbing Currents in the Internet Response to Pro-Rihanna, Anti-slut-shaming Articles
Russell Simmons’ Global Grind post this past Tuesday, which urged a mass of unnamed rappers and entertainers to “Get Off Rihanna’s Dick,” has taken on an Internet life of its own. We dubbed Simmons’ the pop and hip-hop world’s first unwitting marquee-name feminist for his takedown of the criticism over what Rihanna may or may [...]
Battered Woman Gets 20 Years for “Warning Shots”: Does Fla.’s Justice System Care About Domestic Violence Victims?
So if your spouse – whose track record included being extremely abusive to both you and at least four other women with whom he’s been intimate – said, “If I can’t have you, nobody is going to have you,” what would you do? This was the dilemma of Marissa Alexander, the Jacksonville mother of three [...]
Snoop: Please Go Back to the Lakers
Yesterday, the most beloved stoner since Spicoli, Snoop Dogg, caused a minor kerfuffle in the worlds of both hip-hop and NBA fandom when he posted the following picture to Instagram: Snoop, a well-known Lakers aficionado, suffered an immediate backlash in the comment section of his own Instagram page, with hordes of irate Lakers fans calling [...]
Greece’s New Neo-Nazi Black Metal Parliamentarian
Yesterday, a man named Giorgos Germenis was elected to Greek Parliament to represent the Greater Athens district. At a glance, nothing seems amiss here; just another turn of the political wheel as Greece tries to steer its rapidly capsizing country back into calmer waters. However, there is a reason that nearly every metal news site [...]
Would Susan B. Anthony List’s Karen Harrington Endorsement Make Its Namesake Proud?
As you probably know, Susan B. Anthony was an iconic feminist who spent her life fighting for women’s rights. So you would think that any list bearing her name would obviously endorse someone like Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose pro-woman credentials include introducing the EARLY Act in 2009 (which helps empower women to make informed decisions [...]
King Khan and the Shrines’ New “Bite My Tongue” Is a Horn-Heavy Taste of the Band’s Upcoming Album
Cult bandleader King Khan is exactly the kind of abject weirdo we love around these parts. When he last appeared in Miami, as part of a kick-off show the night before the Bruise Cruise, he showed up in fine form: bare-chested save for a shell necklace, rocking a feathered headdress. No real reason why — [...]
Body Farm Series Co-Author Jon Jefferson Appears Tonight at Books & Books
Journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker Jon Jefferson, one half of the best-selling writing team Jefferson Bass (the other half being world-renowned forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass), is appearing tonight at Books & Books. The duo recently released The Inquisitor’s Key, the latest book in their Body Farm mystery series. The thriller provides fans with a [...]
Get Filthy With John Waters at the Parker Playhouse on July 28
In the world of the iconic mustachioed director John Waters, both nothing and everything are fabulous. Grandmas lovingly but delusionally converse with religious status, and a jail for delinquent youth is a perfectly fine place for a song and dance. None of the protagonists in his movies is wealthy or conventionally beautiful, yet they happily [...]
Sew What: The Sociopolitical Vision of Public Image Vintage
Andrew Vincent’s boutique, Public Image Vintage, is named after the English post-punk group Public Image Ltd – so it’s fitting that the shop’s headquartered a few doors down from Radio-Active Records in Fort Lauderdale. The neighborhood is all hemmed together nicely: local businesses drawing inspiration from each other and working together. In fact, Vincent premiered his [...]
Q&A: Donald Tardy of Obituary Talks Swamps, Cats, and “Cobweb Shows,” Plays Grand Central Friday
Florida’s death metal legacy is untouchable. We’ve waxed romantic upon its impact before, and are now delighted to take you deeper into the belly of the beast, with one of the genre’s greatest practitioners at the helm. Obituary as we know them have been holding it down since 1988, when they shed previous monikers Executioner/Xecutioner [...]
