Dan Harmon has decided to step down as showrunner of Community. In a press release, he stated, “While I cherish the time we all spent creating something that has touched a portion of the population, I have decided to step aside and let another voice take over, and to pursue other projects in television. NBC has been nothing less than supportive of me, and I look forward to producing more television shows with them.” Continue reading
Here is Gilbert Gottfried doing the audio book for the soft-core S&M novel Fifty Shades of Grey. It is genius. Freakish, horrifying genius. Watch after the jump. Continue reading
This article was first published on Crasstalk last year in honor of Malcolm X’s birthday.
Today would have been the 86th birthday of Malcolm X, had he not been gunned down at the age of 39 at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan while delivering a speech to the Organization for African-American Unity. In an editorial following his death, the New York Times called his worldview “distorted and dark,” his intentions based on a “ruthless and fanatical belief in violence.” Such opinions on Malcolm X were not uncommon; to many he was a demagogue, a troublemaker, the dangerous antithesis of Martin Luther King Jr.
While these charges are still thrown about today, you probably are not likely to hear or see this: “We respect anyone who respects us.” Continue reading
I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda. I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against. I’m a human being first and foremost, and as such I am for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole. Continue reading