In 2023, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem opened a hotline, allowing snitches to call in whenever they catch a whiff of drag shows near South Dakota colleges—along with an open letter, writing: “On campuses across the country, students have been taught the importance of diversity and equity and given access to ‘safe spaces’ instead of […]
Malcolm X. Nelson Mandela. Don Lemon. Our three greatest civil rights activists, all imprisoned by The Man at the height of their powers. One, pushed the country to pass voting rights for African Americans. The other, pushed South Africa to end its Apartheid. The last, a jaded prick, caught in the middle of a political […]
Look, the holidays can be bruuutal; forcing many of us into rooms with people we simply do not get along with. Financial troubles create anxieties and inadequacies, self-hate, the whole thing. No matter how upset you get over the holidays, here at Deadseriousness, I just want to make something known. And it’s a small thing, […]
Donald Trump is bad. We don’t need to run through the list of his flaws, I try to keep these articles under 100,000 words. But his attempt to cancel Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show because Kimmel wasn’t being nice to him, a thing a president was almost allowed to do while we all just go to […]
It’s never been more lucrative for losers. In a post-pandemic world, millions dead, markets collapsed, brains radicalized—losers are having a gold rush. A loser, to me, is someone who—instead of getting a job or a degree or getting up early and thugging it out for a paycheck, truly working hard to improve their financial situations—they […]
This is a special peek of the Deadseriousness newsletter Let’s Get This Dread, in which I, Lester Lee, weigh in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. It could feel embarrassing to ask your friends for life advice. Many adult friendships are surface-level— especially between men. A brief update […]
This is a special peek of the Deadseriousness newsletter Let’s Get This Dread, in which I, Lester Lee, weigh in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. All of my life, like, literally from the moment I was born, winking at the nurse cutting the umbilical cord, to today, […]
Stephen A. Smith’s newest turn into shallow, performative political commentary—on his podcast, I can’t imagine anyone spending their free time watching—proves this has-been, clinging on to his remaining years of fame, will do anything for a dollar. Well, anything except do his job. Last year’s ESPN NBA Finals coverage displayed, for all eyes to see, […]
This is an edition of the newsletter Let’s Get This Dread, in which the columnist weighs in on hot topics in culture. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Next month, NYC will have a new king of rats. Who can follow in the footsteps of the great Mike Bloomberg, one of the wealthiest […]
I don’t live in NYC. Fortunately, I’m close enough to have spent the last 4 years within the news cyclone of Mayor Eric Adams—who recently announced the end of his re-election campaign. Zohran Mamdani was dominating the zeitgeist—hitting Eric Adams with body shots as Eric Adams was out late, doing body shots off Latina bartenders, […]
You never want to celebrate the loss of another human life. We only get one opportunity on this planet Earth . We are so fortunate to have our cells formed and developed into living, breathing organisms. Every life on this Earth is sacred—just as any loss of life is a tragedy. HOWEVER… OREM, Utah (AP) […]
At this point, everyone understands that Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein preferred the company of adolescents. It’s like if your best friend was a world-renowned cookie-eater. And there are tons of photos of you and your buddy surrounded by stacks of cookies. And you both own cookie factories—cookie factories that share employees back and forth. […]
Fox Sports is making some changes. Joy Taylor Gone In January, two former Fox Sports employees filed lawsuits against the network, depicting the workplace as a breeding ground for misogyny where quid pro quo sexual favors were almost expected. Noushin Faraji was a hairdresser at FS1, where she claims the top executive of the company, […]
The New York Football Giants didn’t have the greatest season ever last year. They won 3 games. Out of 17. That’s a very small number of wins. But Giants owner and free Pepsi merchant, John Mara, allowed the front office as well as the coaches, one more year to prove their worth—including defensive coordinator, Shane […]
Hey, Aaron Rodgers is a Pittsburgh Steeler. ESPN sources: Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers was in the team’s training facility today to sign his one-year, $13.65 million contract that includes $10 million guaranteed and has a maximum value of $19.5 million. The deal includes $5.85 million worth of playtime and team performance… pic.twitter.com/a9DygTvufb — Adam Schefter […]
Hey, the Suns have a new coach. Just In: The Phoenix Suns are hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as the franchise’s new head coach, sources tell ESPN. Ott has been an NBA assistant since 2012 and has a strong background of offensive and defensive creativity, player development and communication. pic.twitter.com/doDE6Fahdj — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) […]
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