Dave Schilling
Don't Have People in Blackface at Your Birthday Party
An Australian girl had a 21st birthday party that was "Africa-themed," which gave her guests carte blanche to paint their faces and wear cartoonish tribal garb. The internet is none too pleased.
LA Fashion Week Exists (and It Totally Sucks)
Fashion Weeks in New York, Paris, and Milan are legendary in their size and scope. They can make or break careers. Los Angeles Fashion Week only broke this writer's soul.
I Signed Up for the Ayn Rand Fan Club Dating Site
The Atlasphere is the preeminent online dating site for people who love Ayn Rand and Objectivism. I went deep into their profiles in search of my own personal "Galt's Gulch," if you catch my drift.
A Postal Worker Was Fired for Throwing Away Mail About Obamacare
A postal worker in Fresno, California was fired last week for disposing of Obamacare literature. No media outlet claimed the postal worker threw away the pamphlets for political reasons, but it was not outside the realm of possibility.
Police Dogs in Los Angeles Are Super Racist
A new study finds that LA Sheriff's Department dogs are biting more blacks and Latinos than white people, despite efforts by the department to reduce the number of minority dog bites in the county.
"Royals" by Lorde Is Not Racist
Lorde, the 16-year-old pop singer from New Zealand, has conquered the charts with her song, "Royals." Now a blogger has come out claiming that the song is racist because it degrades black "bling culture."
The Greatest Airport in America
Airports in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and Dallas are spending billions of dollars to upgrade and remodel their airports to meet greater demand for modernized terminals, but the best airport I've been to is a small regional in Tallahassee, Florida.
Forever 21 Wants to Sell Hip-Hop T-Shirts to White Kids
Selling shirts with famous black faces on it to white people isn't about destroying or cruelly appropriating black culture, it's just about making money.
Miss America Is Not White, and Everyone Is Mad
In a surprise to no one, including new Miss America Nina Davuluri, racists and xenophobes are up in arms that the venerable beauty pageant chose a non-white winner. For anyone with a bone to pick with those of the browner persuasion, Davuluri's victory...
Eric Andre Told Us About the 300-Pound Stripper at His Birthday Party
Season 2 of The Eric Andre Show is coming out, plus Eric is going on a nationwide tour. To celebrate, we talked about the insane birthday party he throws every year in LA. Guests included a camel, a horse, a goat, a rabbit, a huge stripper, and...
I Went to a WNBA Basketball Game
The WNBA barely registers with most Americans, but for a small band of dedicated fans, there's nothing more important. I decided to check out a game to find out what makes the WNBA so vital for certain people, but the butt of jokes for others.
A Red Lobster Waitress Got a Racial Slur Instead of a Tip
It's bad enough when a waitress puts in the time and effort to refill a customer's diet soda, complies with the incessant demand for "more Cheddar Bay Biscuits," and gets stiffed on gratuity, but it's even worse when said waitress is insulted for being...