In January, I coined “The dime” to be used in reference to 2010. I even put it on Urban Dictionary. But seeing as how it is now the end of December, I think it’s safe to say that it did not catch on. Your loss. However, there are still three solid business days left to [...]
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Those coincidentally are my most heaviest of items. Gracias!… ”
Franco Torres said regarding Oldskool Wednesday
Back in 2003, I used to tour with an X-Games knockoff called the Mobile Skatepark Series. It was pretty cool because it eventually became the LG Action Sports Championships, which showcased Bucky, Sheckler and all of the other giants of extreme sports. I was hired to coordinate The Yard — an underfunded HipHop companion piece [...]
Somewhat recently, I went to the dentist for the first time in nine years. Why so long between visits? Well, partly because I was a struggling writer with crappy dental insurance (read: no dental insurance), and partly because I had a nagging pain in my jaw. The latter seems like a rational justification for a [...]
Remember “No Homo”? In an act of unabashed homophobia, rappers were saying it at the end of sentences to prevent being misconstrued as a gay person. For example: “I love you, dog. No homo.” I love this colloquialism because it is 2010; and yet, some people still feel it appropriate to be so brazenly bigoted. [...]