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Toure: The Burden of the Perfect Victim

Toure: An information war is being waged in Ferguson, Mo., each salvo meant to shape public perceptions of Michael Brown and Darren Wilson. ... [W]hen thereÂ’s a black victim involved, the information takes a different and predictable turn: The victim becomes thuggified. This is an easy leap for many minds, given the widespread expectation of black criminality. If you become nervous when you see a young black male approaching on the street, it is not hard to convince you that a kid who was shot was not one of the "good ones," that he was scary and maybe did something to deserve it. Information wars thrive on AmericaÂ’s empathy gap -- the way some people struggle to see any kinship or shared humanity with strangers who donÂ’t look like them.

Funny Pictures – February 10, 2020

The power of makeup. via Water pipe in Romania, they’ve found a use for their stockpile of vampire stakes. via Welcome to my offish. via The right way to carry your boss’s body after you kill him. via Want a new challenge? via Nice “Four head” via He loves doing this. via Coronavirus protection for cats via Finally got their booty. via Trampoline for sale. Collection only. via You seeing this??! via Muscle Lamp via Stumbled upon a satanic duck ritual. via Protected by Ernie via I made a mistake. via Girl Scouts setup shop outside my local dispensary. via This Harry Pooper Sorting Hat birthday cake, made by my wife. via My dad and I found an invisible bench! via Local Asian restaurant has instructions on how to use chopsticks. via

Earthscape Art: The Chillest Thing You'll See All Day

The Vimeo video below contains quite possibly the mellowest two minutes and 48 seconds of your day Andres Amador is a 42-year-old San Francisco native who now spends much of his time as an "earthscape artist." What's that mean? Well, he uses rakes to create elaborate geometric patterns on Northern California beaches, letting them stand for others to admire until the tide comes in and wipes his sandy canvas clean. Like this: That video was made by the San Francisco Chronicle , which recently profiled Amador in a written story as well “Nothing else is on my mind when I’m doing my artwork,” Amador tells the Chronicle . “You can’t hear the cars. The city washes away. I kind of feel as though I’m painting. I’m using my whole body, and the end of the rake is my brush.” Read more... More about Videos and Watercooler

Funny Pictures – August 28, 2019

Our roommate bought a Keurig despite us already having a coffee pot. The community was not happy. via Let’s take a picture with the dog they said, it will be fun they said. via My friend thought The Sixth Sense was a sequel to The Fifth Element. via No Shoulder.. via The Parliament of Montenegro – Haute Couture, Summer 2019 collection. via I misread this license plate on my commute to work this morning. via Eat here, get gas via My dog after I literally had to push him out of bed this morning. via NUT! via So that’s what it’s for via My dad hardly sends me texts. Usually just “Mets looking good or seasons over”. Today he sent me this.. via Not what I expected when I tuned my porch lights on. via This full face swimming mask from 1928. via I wonder if this was intentional? via CROC-Tarts via Sean FAQ for a pair of rock climbing shoes on Amazon. via

Funny Pictures – August 3, 2019

Infinity cast via Nice try cops! via Absolute legend via Plot twist: Posted on the door to the Women’s room. via Snake cosplaying via Not boats, those are rips in my leather couch. via Thanks for the heads up! via This kid via You would be better off.. via Bob, I finally did it! via My mom found these at her work. She works at the health department. via Donuts.. via My sister caught this Pikes Peak proposal on camera. via Do I make you horny baby? via This Old Spice deodorant. via Someone made a fake sticker so good that the rental company didn’t notice it before sending the lift back out. via Saw this on a work trip. via What would you call this? via This bouncy castle gonna get real expensive, real fast. via I am the best. via

Funny Pictures – May 20, 2017

The best way to a man’s heart. via When you’re struggling to make the minimum word count. via Instead of Millennium Falcons or fire trucks, my 8 year old son builds Lego bars with drunk patrons. via Help… via Bride who is a computer engineer doesn’t have any girlfriends, so she invites her bros instead. via Master Yo-Yo. via Water fountains at private schools. via What we watched today in history class. via Shirts given out at our school library on the last day. via Let them be a reminder. via Inappropriate Squirrel. via We’ve started getting Bud Light in the UK. My local supermarket is keeping it next to the water. via The writing on the bathroom wall. via When you work in IT and an executive asks if you’re good at fixing computers. “Yes!” “Ok, cool cause it got run over by a golf cart.” via On my English teachers door. via Junk mail is becoming self aware. via The local nuns were handing out these anti-smoking coozies. via Me and a b...

Funny Pictures – April 3, 2017

I’m related to Robin Williams! Apparently he is my great great great great grandmother… via Riding into battle! via My sister’s April Fools’ prank on her husband. via I’m screwed. via When she’s pissed and you’re trying to figure out what you did wrong. via This grocery store has a serious shoplifting policy. via Jimmy Fallon wearing Shaq’s jacket. via Our big bad Pitbull, hiding from the lawnmower. via I don’t know who you are… via The name of this jewellery store. via Ghost in the Shell movie description in my local paper. via The most ‘Florida’ thing I’ve seen during my trip to Orlando. via This Chinese inspirational poster. via Found this little fella a bit further down the tree from the navel oranges. via I Love you Japan. via Ballin’. via Attention Thieves. via At my local Home Depot…Winning! via Monday Lisa. via

Funny Pictures – July 22, 2020

Existential crisis pigeon. via Laughter is the best medicine. via Some graffiti on a train parked behind my house. via My 5 year old son’s “rocket” he made at summer camp. via This was outside my work. The red Camaro is one of the instructor’s cars. via My friend set her cat’s food on a timer. All he does all day is wait for the food gods to bless him. via Hot sauce so mild you can feed it to a baby. via Stay Alert via Found this sign today in Dunbar, Scotland. via Plenty fast via Spot of late night fishing at the train station. via

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