On Juneteenth (and the Very American Idea of Freedom)The story of our return to freedomJun 17, 20232.2K36Jun 17, 20232.2K36
Published inThoughts And IdeasHow To Find Unknown Prime Numbers and Count the Number of Primes Less than (X)A radical, yet simple new approach for how to find unknown prime numbers, and to count the number of primes less than (x)May 5, 20214882May 5, 20214882
Published inHumungusMy Therapist Is Called ‘Law & Order’Disclaimer: A television show is no substitute for professional mental health support. That said, my favorite cops-and-lawyers procedural…Oct 28, 20196904Oct 28, 20196904
Published inHuman PartsWould You Ever Give Up Your Whiteness?I asked 79 white people if they would give up their whiteness. Here are the results.Oct 21, 20197.6K96Oct 21, 20197.6K96
Published inHumungus‘Hustlers’ Is Right, America Is A Strip ClubJennifer Lopez’s new crime drama is about more than strippers striking backSep 24, 20196793Sep 24, 20196793
The Pendulum Sequence: a Simple Formula for Calculating Prime NumbersI created a math sequence based on a pendulum, and I accidentally discovered a simple two-step equation to calculate prime numbers.Aug 17, 20193925Aug 17, 20193925
Published inHumungus‘Fast and Furious’ Are Movies About America At Its BestAll men and women are created equal. Equally fast, and furiousAug 2, 20195983Aug 2, 20195983
Published inHumungusWhy Bruce Lee Is An Icon of Black AmericaThe kung fu legend stood up for himself and taught others to do the same, no matter their skin color.Jul 1, 20196956Jul 1, 20196956
Published inHumungusReal Men Solve CrimesJim Rockford was a laid-back TV detective who lived in a trailer on the beach… and helped those who needed helpJun 26, 20191.8K20Jun 26, 20191.8K20
Miss America Woke Up With Blackface and Redface Stains On Her Breasts, And Was Like, WhateverMiss America has a threesome with two frat bros wearing racist makeup, but when their sex tape leaks, it goes viral. Can love conquer this?Apr 6, 2019283Apr 6, 2019283
17 Things I Wrote This Year That Aren’t Half-BadThis was a year, alright. And now, thankfully, mercifully, it’s done. We’re on to the next one.Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2018
The Last Time I Committed Suicide I Used A Time Machine, But I Did It For LoveA black time traveler hunts down fugitive targets who escape their timelines. That’s easy. The trouble for her is: she’s fallen in love.Nov 26, 20189Nov 26, 20189
Rihanna Will Set You Free, You Best Believe ThatA story about a brilliant black girl, a broken-handed man, a drag queen, and a pair of Russian gangsters, who discover the power of RihannaNov 19, 20181Nov 19, 20181
How a Freed Slave Wrote the Playbook for People PowerOver 130 years ago, Lucy Parsons gave us the tools we need for a progressive political revolution — now it’s time to use themOct 31, 201810Oct 31, 201810
How To Decolonize the EarthThe people fighting for indigenous rights at the United NationsOct 6, 20188Oct 6, 20188
Published inMEL MagazineHe Was an Infamous College Hacker. Then a Bitcoin Millionaire. Now He’s Charged With Murder.Daniel Beckwitt’s genius mind couldn’t outrun his paranoia—resulting in a rime so brutal it’s hard to believe it really happenedOct 4, 20182Oct 4, 20182
Published inMEL MagazineDisc Golf Is Going Pro, and Life for Chill Bros Has Never Been BetterGleneagles Golf Course leans against the backside of a steep hill in San Francisco. It sits on the southern slope, over the hill from…Sep 29, 2018Sep 29, 2018
Published inMEL MagazineTerminal Lucidity: The Researchers Attempting to Prove Your Mind Lives On Even After You DieOne of the strangest stories of death you’ll ever hear is the tale of Anna Katharina Ehmer, a wildly deranged, developmentally delayed…Sep 26, 20188Sep 26, 20188
Published inMEL MagazineJoe Exotic: A Cautionary Tale of a Murder-for-Hire Plot Involving Tigers, Michael Jackson’s Pet…Imagine a man who looks like Guy Fieri’s older brother, who quit working at the family shoe store to follow his dreams of professionally…Sep 14, 20181Sep 14, 20181
Published inMEL MagazineBourbon-Flavored Jellyfish Chips, Squid Like Pulled Pork and Octopus Like ButterHow food science is hunting down what you’ll be eating in the futureAug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018