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I saw the word “hunger” in a dream. Not a representation of the word but the word itself. I had been lying by the fireplace, letting its warmth melt the month’s worth of ice that had collected on my ...

Fired MSNBC host Joy Reid played Grinch on social media this week, sharing a video claiming beloved Christmas anthem “Jingle Bells” was written “to make fun of black people.” In the video she shared ...