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The Other Monsters in ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’

The horror show featuring America’s most notorious serial killing cannibal receives yet another unnecessary retelling

Oct 4, 2022

The Other Monsters in ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’

Oct 4, 2022

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The Real Johnny Depp

And the precarious myth of his innocence.

Aug 8, 2022

The Real Johnny Depp

Aug 8, 2022

Ben's Bizarre Shorts

BREAKING NEWS: The Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Trial Is Over

So why is it so difficult for both sides to just move on?

Sep 14, 2022

BREAKING NEWS: The Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Trial Is Over

Sep 14, 2022

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The Unbelievable Amber Heard

And the real reasons why Johnny Depp won

Jun 24, 2022

The Unbelievable Amber Heard

Jun 24, 2022

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Kevin Samuels was nothing special because his game was nothing new.

He successfully played both sides against the middle while cosigning the continued disrespect for Black women.

May 9, 2022

May 9, 2022

Ben's Bizarre Shorts

Let’s Try This Again

I joined Medium a couple of months ago without officially introducing myself, which I think is a bit rude since I’ve previously published…

Jan 19, 2022

Let’s Try This Again

Jan 19, 2022

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Some Not-So-Fun Facts for Slavery Apologists

According to slavery apologists (whom I imagine as a willfully ignorant mob of tiki-torch whites whose questionable grasp of American…

Jan 10, 2022

Some Not-So-Fun Facts for Slavery Apologists

Jan 10, 2022

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Nikole Hannah-Jones, The 1619 Project, and the uncertain future of American History

To many African-Americans, the kind of racist flex being unleashed against the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times journalist, and…

Dec 30, 2021

Nikole Hannah-Jones, The 1619 Project, and the uncertain future of American History

Dec 30, 2021

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A Blerd’s Eye View: ‘Passing’

Remember when Taylor Swift basically took the music world by storm with her amazing banjo-picking rendition of Earth Wind and Fire’s R&B…

Nov 29, 2021

A Blerd’s Eye View: ‘Passing’

Nov 29, 2021

Ben's Bizarre Shorts

Ben's Bizarre Shorts

I’m a multimedia journalist, writer, creative, failed gigolo, and a pathological liar (just kidding) who thinks being a Black nerd is cool.

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