Throwback Thursday – Revisiting The Short Film ‘Slow’
For Throwback Thursday we revisit one of our first short films we featured on the site (over 7 years ago) which happens to also be one of our favorites exploring the act of ‘hooking-up’. I remember when I first watched the short and the feeling…
State Senator Stephanie Flowers Is My Favorite Black Woman In The World Right Now
Arkansas State Senator Stephanie Flowers was giving a passionate, heartfelt speech about how she felt the state’s attempt to enact ‘Stand Your Grounds’ laws could negatively impact Black people. Her sentiments are a reaction to not only what we see but also to a study…
Jason Whitlock on Toni Harris – When The Broken Clock is Right
The word ‘coon’ is used fast and loose in social media spaces frequented by Black folk when describing other Black folk who they feel are “Shuckin’ and Jivin” for massah. I never use this term to describe Black people whom I disagree with on racial…
Have You Ever Had “Six Pack Abs Envy” as a Gay Man?
I have Six Pack Abs Envy, especially as a gay man. To be completely honest, I’ve even been slightly envious of those guys whose genetics keep their midsections lean no matter what they eat or drink.
Throwback Thursday – The Wonderful World of Tumblr
Shortly before Tumblr decided to ban all pornographic content, contributor Juan Carlos dropped Cypher Ave a submission revealing his Tumblr porn observations. We thought it would be cool to reminisce and travel down the memory lane of Tumblr’s former smutty paradise for Throwback Thursday. My…
That Time Shannon Sharpe Shut Jenny Taft Down On Her Double Standards
Last year video was released of Kansas City Chief’s Kareem Hunt assaulting a white woman. While under the influence Hunt can be seen in the footage (below) getting into a verbal altercation with the women (whom nobody knew) while she was outside of his and…
Does What a Man Drive Really Matter?
While in my employer’s large lounge area, I had the displeasure of my casual tablet web surfing down time being disrupted by two trendy gay guys and a hag. Their animated conversation began with how “these ni@@as aint shit” and are “lame as fuk”. One…
Attempting to Decipher J Cole’s Middle Child Video
While 21 Savage’s A Lot video is my favorite rap video so far this year, J. Cole’s Middle Child is my favorite rap single this year. So of course I was hotly anticipating his video release for the track. Coming off the heels of momentous hip…
Image Comics Presents ‘Excellence’
While I haven’t actually purchased comics in a 4 years, Image comics will always hold a special place for me due to it being the home of my favorite character ‘Spawn’. Before Black Panther gained mainstream name recognition, Black protagonist Al Simmons (Spawn) was the…
Gay White Men of Color
Where are the notable Black gay men who I actually relate to and identify as BLACK MEN just like me?
Mr. Robinson and The Graduates: Dating Younger Men
When an older masculine man approaches young dudes, they know exactly what’s up and will let him know if they are down for it in the first 30 seconds. We want sex, companionship or both.
Damned If You Blue, Damned If You Don’t
When Disney first dropped their live action adaptation of Aladdin featuring Will Smith as ‘Genie’, folk were upset because he was not blue. Being that the animated version included a blue genie voiced by Robin Williams…folk don’t like change or studios fucking up their nostalgia….
Google’s Playmoji Featuring Childish Gambino
Premiering during the Grammys, Childish Gambino helped introduce Google’s Playmoji feature only available on their Pixel phones. Playmoji allows people to interact with virtual versions of celebrities and other characters. My thought when seeing this; “Great, something else to add to our self-absorbed narcissistic society…
MA – Starring Octavia Spencer
Don’t you hate it when you feel a trailer gives away the whole dame movie? I feel like the trailer for ‘MA’ does just that. From what I can tell the film is a thriller set in a small town. It features MA who appears…
Collector’s Edition of Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys
Some of you may be familiar with the African Spider god Anansi brought into mainstream media by the Starz television series American Gods. American Gods is a novel by Neil Gaiman which mixes mythology and fantasy revolving around ex-convict Shadow. In the television series we…