Confessions of a Part-Time Sexy Dyke and Full-Time Wandering Immigrant

Sharon Onga · 09/08/12 12:00PM

Sometime in the middle of this summer, I came up with the title "Confessions of a Part-Time Sexy Dyke" for my web series. I imagined the series remixing the traditional American queer coming-of-age narrative with my experience as a 21-year-old African immigrant. I came up with a theme song and even filmed an intro to the first episode. Then, I got stuck. I realized I couldn't go forward with the production before I really explored my relationship with the English language and my pervasive desire to be consumed by American audiences since I arrived in the states 11 years ago.

Ohio Teen Sucked Into Storm Drain, Travels Over a Quarter Mile Through Sewer

Taylor Berman · 09/07/12 11:29PM

As if parents didn't have enough on their minds with all their kids stealing cars and playing with dead squirrels, now they have to worry about vicious, child-swallowing storm drains. Jeffery LaPorta was just being a normal 14-year-old teenager, riding his bike with friends near the edge an overflowing creek when disaster struck. Somehow LaPorta fell into the creek, which swept him into a nearby storm drain.

Taylor Berman · 09/07/12 09:19PM

Daniel Craig has signed up for at least two more James Bond movies, making him the third longest-tenured Bond.

MMA Fighter Who Ripped Friend’s Heart Out and Cooked It Pleads Guilty to Murder

Taylor Berman · 09/07/12 07:45PM

Earlier today, former MMA fighter Jarrod Wyatt pled guilty to first degree murder and mayhem for one of the more grotesquely violent crimes in recent memory; in 2010, Wyatt cut an 18-inch hole in his friend and sparring partner Taylor Powell's chest before ripping out Powell's heart, tongue and face, all while tripping on mushrooms. As part of his plea Wyatt will serve at least 50 years in prison.

Judge Calls Schwarzenegger's Decision Making 'Repugnant' But Finds Him Innocent of Charges

Taylor Berman · 09/07/12 07:04PM

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was absolved of charges that he abused executive powers when he commuted the sentence of a political ally's son. On his last day of office, Schwarzenegger reduced Esteban Nunez's sentence for voluntary manslaughter from 16 years to seven. Nunez, the son of one time California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the 2008 stabbing of Luis Santos.

Adorable Little Fairy Princess Has Death Metal Dark Side

Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/07/12 03:16PM

Two talented siblings, drummer boy Izzy and his fairy-winged sister Aaralyn, have joined forces with their (unseen) guitarist dad Jason to form Murp — the most adorable deathcore band this side of the apocalypse.