Ben Kharakh
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Manic pixie dream goth. With appearances in Fortune, Vice, Gothamist, and McSweeney's.@benkharakh
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How to Write Opening Lines That Will Get a Response on Dating Apps
"Turn on the lights! I'm lookin' for 'er too; I heard she sings songs to pre-existing tunes!" We hear ya, Future, but we're not going to give you a call if we find that special someone because we're going to keep them for ourselves! Everyone wants love—the willful reconstitution of the other, as Sartre might say. We want someone to willfully reconstitute us! Accept us warts and all, bring out our best selves, and make out with us. But how?! Hoooooooowl! We're turning into Tex Avery wolves over here. What we need to find out is how to write opening lines that will get a response on dating apps. That's the ticket!
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Humans
10 Pusha T Songs to Get You Amped for His New Album
Beginning with his work with Clipse, continuing through his solo career and his numerous guest spots, Pusha T has earned and maintained the reputation as one of hip-hops best lyrical emcees. So when Push announced his highly anticipated King Push would be entirely produced by Kanye of course we took notice. We've been waiting for King Push for years, and now it's finally coming out on May 25th! We've wanted that album for so bad that we were even willing to give Kanye West that Star Wars role that he wants if it meant King Push will came out sooner! Here are 10 Pusha T songs for you to understand our excitement!
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Beat
YouTube Rabbit Holes You Can't Stop Watching
It's 10pm and you decide to watch a Tasty video to unwind. One more turns into one more turns into one more and before you know it, going to bed on time has turned into one of those late nights where you binge watch YouTube. It's happened to enough of us to not feel bad about it; but not enough of us that there are sherpas ready and willing to take us on YouTube excursions into the world of Finger Family Songs, conspiracy theories, or competitive cup stacking. We've got what you need! "Come with us if you want to watch YouTube Videos!"
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Geeks
Songs About Police Brutality
Sometimes a song is the fastest and the most emotionally evocative way to communicate a lesson. You can read a book, watch a movie, and even subject yourself to raw cam footage of grizzly police violence, but what music is able to communicate is simultaneously both feeling and narrative. In doing so, the issue is both illuminated and complicated. That's why songs about police brutality are indispensable; they both shape the conversation and are the conversation in and of themselves. Crank up these jams, get woke, and shut it down! No justice; no peace; no racist police!
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in The Swamp
Types of Profile Pictures You'll See on Every Dating App
If you've ever tried online dating, then you must have immediately noticed that there are profile pictures you'll see on every dating app. And it's not even uncool photos that you're seeing on repeat; it's all of them! A lot of people just have the same ideas about what it means to put your best foot forward. In fact, as you scroll through the pictures below you might start to think you're on a dating profile rather than reading an article. Don't fight it if you become smitten; be open to love.
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Humans
Best Political Gifts For People Who Hate Trump
The perfect gift for the anti-Trump person in your life is going to help send a message to the dumpster fire in the White House. It's not going to be some wacky shirt or a Donald Trump blow up doll that you can wack over and over again. The best way to wack Trump is to practice self-care, amplify the voices of the disenfranchised, and take it to the streets to flex our collective might. The must-have political gifts for people who hate Trump aren't tchotchkes; they're practical tools of fighting against an oppressive and repressive regime.
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in The Swamp
Things Boys Learn by Age 5 That Perpetuate Rape Culture
Through a combination of parenting and unconscious indoctrination, there are many things boys learn by age 5 that perpetuate rape culture. And if you find the term "rape culture" to be too much, ask yourself if the widespread sexual violence exposed by the #MeToo movement is itself too much.
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Viva
Possible Gun Control Solutions
America's epidemic of gun violence is easily solved. There are plenty of gun control solutions and the public is hungry to see those solutions implemented. The problem is that there are too many politicians who benefit from the status quo and the various legal and psychological machinations that keep those politicians in power.
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in The Swamp
The Biggest Dicks in Porn
The debate over dick size in porn is kinda like the the debate over how real wrestling is. Sure, there's some camera chicanery and maybe even prick trickery, but there's little debate over the fact that the athletics are real and so are the dicks. And while there is an occasional faker, personality is sometimes as important as penis size. After all, showbiz schlongs are there to put on a show so, at the end of the day, if a dong is 9 inches instead of 11 is it really that big of a deal if you're having a good time? Exactly. No matter what these wangs are all whoppers!
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Filthy
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Best Foods for Your Car Survival KitTop Story - April 2018
Whether you just need a jump start or you're on the side of the road when all major metropolitan areas in the US are subjected to a tactical nuclear strike, you'll be grateful to have the best foods for your car survival kit within arm's reach. Food is as important as a change of clothes, a first aid kit, or toilet paper. And since a car survival kit doesn't expire, you can just set it and forget it in your trunk. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it!
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Wheel
Sexiest Video Games of All Time
The fact that self-identifying male gamers outnumber female gamers 15% to 6% is no reason to construct female video game characters to appease the male gaze. Not cool!That makes a lot of sexy games" bottom rung on our list of sexiest video games of all time.
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Gamers
Funniest Hits Blunt Memes
The funniest hits blunt memes make you laugh and think. They re-orient your perspective so that you see things in a different way. You're no longer as attached to outdated points view and the world takes on a fresh feel. Everything is more vibrant, even new. And you don't have to be someone who hits blunts to LOL at these combinations of funny quotes and funny pics! So post up with your J, your vape, or of course, your blunt, and get ready. Hits blunt. Ding! I'm ready.
By Ben Kharakh6 years ago in Potent