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Maybe this is just social media are giving me a false perception about how things but I've seen so many barbers on social media charging $100+ for haircuts. These guys act like they're performing surgery when they're just lining up beards and giving fades 😂 Is this actually what's going on or...

I haven't seen a thread specifically talking about this topic. This is a particularly big topic in Atlanta where I currently live. The Atlanta DA used rap lyrics in their indictment of Young Thug, Gunna and the YSL crime syndicate and now they are using rap lyrics in an indictment they handed...

I see a lot of disparate, spread out conversations about the Brittney Griner situation but I haven't seen an official threat about it so I decided to consolidate the conversation here. This might be a controversial opinion but I have very little sympathy for Brittney Griner. With everything...

For many people the answer is obvious "yes" but for me it requires a deeper look, specifically at life expectancy. https://www.science.org/content/article/former-football-pros-die-faster-rate-baseball-veterans-and-reasons-are-surprising "The 517 former NFL players who died during that 35-year...

Looks like Twitter shareholders may be warming to the idea. Does Musk owning Twitter change the way you view the platform? Do you care? Edit: deal is done

The United States has been below replacement level (we're not creating enough new people to replace our current population) for a long time. Some of the good that's come from this is that team pregnancy is headed to lowest rate in decades. For a long time my hypothesis was that people weren't...

For those of you guys who don't know Derrick Jaxn is a "relationship expert" who's built a living bashing black men and telling women what they want to hear (i.e "he's the problem, not you"). He's used these tactics for years to amass a large social media following, sell books and book speaking...

The NFL reporter Jane Slater posted about an unpaid internship opportunity on Twitter and she got a lot of pushback for it. This started a larger conversation about the merits, legality and ethics of unpaid internships. A lot of people in the journalism industry got their starts due to unpaid...

Have any of you guys followed Alex Smith's recovery? He almost needed to have his leg amputated and had to have over 17 surgeries. A couple of days ago he was cleared for football activities. I totally respect his perseverance, I couldn't imagine how grueling the recovery was both mentally and...

I see a lot of threads about smashing and hooking up but I don't see many threads about successful relationships. How we met: My wife and I got married in this past December after 4 years of dating (got engaged in August 2019. We met when we were kids, I was 11 and she was 9. We both attended a...

I recently received a job offer to be a L5 Area Manager at the Fulfillment center outside Portland. Pay is pretty good but I'm trying to get a feel for the job; does anyone work (or know anyone who works) at an Amazon Fulfillment Center? Do any of y'all know anyone whose has had this job? I'm...

As some of you may have heard, The Rock is set to play Black Folk Hero, John Henry in an upcoming movie. https://people.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-netflix-john-henry-movie Black twitter is pissed because a half black actor is cast to play the role. If you google it, there's already been a dozen...

The fallout of the latest FBI investigation into NCAA basketball could potentially have huge implications on the future of the sport. Obviously everyone knows that players were getting paid, but this far reaching investigation would bring the whole system down. I understand the apprehension...

My hypothetical is a variation on something I saw on the Coli and twitter. The original was $50k or dinner with Jigga (and this is assuming he'd be dropping knowledge and not just eating a meal at the same table as you). My hypothetical: $1 million cash untaxed or Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Oprah...

I'm sure most of you guys have heard about the Aziz Ansari sexual misconduct claims by now, if not here's the rundown (here's the article if you want to read it (https://babe.net/2018/01/13/aziz-ansari-28355). He met a female photographer at last year's Emmys, after initially brushing her off he...

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/judge-ignores-recommendation-sends-meek-mill-prison-50973524 Am I the only one who doesn't feel bad for Meek Mill? The only reason he wasn't in jail in the first place for the gun and drug charges was because he was an up-in-coming artist who'd...

I'm 29 now and started feeling old about two years ago. When I was in my early 20s, I remember being able to go out to play basketball without stretching. I just hopped in and played all day. About two years ago I started to feel it really badly the next day. I'm shins, groin and my lower back...

Alright NT we all have insecurities, many of which we aren't willing to admit or say aloud. I'm going to use NT as a place to air my issues: 1. I'm losing my hair. It bothers me more than I'd like to admit 2. I'm an awful procrastinator. One of the worst I know of. I know a deadline is coming...

This has become a big issue lately, especially with key players sitting out of marquee prime-time match-ups (Cavs-Clippers from last week comes to mind). Here's the issue: Resting players is a sound strategy that pays dividends come playoff time, that's a known fact. Lebron probably wouldn't...

The Police Say Ryan Lochte Lied About Gunpoint Assault RIO DE JANEIRO — The American swimmers who claimed they were assaulted at gunpoint over the weekend by assailants posing as police officers fabricated their account of the episode, according to Brazilian investigators. After watching...