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  Spike Lee Says Jerry Jones Is on the Wrong Side of History

  Monday, December 16, 2019 at 1:34 p.m.

  The Winspear Opera House feels diverse, energetic and slightly dangerous in the way that reminds me of the first day of school. Spike Lee walks out to a standing ovation and veteran journalist Roland Martin walks out in a caftan. Lee immediately makes a joke about how the Dallas Mavericks...

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  Top 10 Best Songs by Really Bad Artists

  Monday, December 16, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  One crucial tenet of music criticism is being able to see a piece or performance as the multifaceted work it truly is. Seldom are songs, albums or concerts ever completely without blemish, and in that same vein, seldom are they ever irredeemably bad and devoid of any favorable characteristics. If...

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  We Shouldn’t Be Scorning Boomers, We Should be Helping Them Understand

  Monday, December 16, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  If you use social media, you’ve probably by now seen one of the most popular memes of the year, “OK boomer." The saying has become a popular response whenever someone of baby boomer age (approximately 55-75 years old) says something that younger people deem stupid or incorrect, in order to...

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  How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Post Malone

  Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  A shaky iPhone camera steadies on a glorious sight: 24-year-old Austin Richard Post, cloaked in black and dripping with jewelry, is vibing to the stylings of Canada’s finest, Shania Twain. While Twain serenades the American Music Awards crowd with the boppiest of bops (“Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”) Post...

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  Juice WRLD Performed a Crucial Public Service in Helping Young People Find Strength

  Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  In June, I had the pleasure of reviewing one of Juice WRLD’s two Bomb Factory sets, and I noticed something about him that was rare. He was popular enough to do a two-night stand at a 4,300-capacity venue, but at the same time, he was everyone’s little secret. You may...

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  We Shouldn’t Be Making Fun of Aaron Carter

  Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Contrary to popular belief, we at the Observer actually don’t sit in our ivory towers, looking down at all the lay folk with scorn and disapproval as we kick it with George Soros and other members of the Deep State. We’re all just regular people like you who are simply...