Joseph Lamour

Washington DC native Joseph Lamour is a writer, an artist, and a musician — sometimes all at once. Joe loves to write about the intersection of social issues and pop culture, food, love, and strange things on the Internet. You can see his words on MTV news, Apartment Therapy, and others in addition to Mic. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Joe's work has been displayed in galleries in New York and DC, the Pentagon, Smithsonian, the Pentagon, and the White House (under Obama, of course). You‘ll probably hear him singing if you’re near him for more than 45 minutes.

Culture

Johnny Depp's post-trial statement is already one of the most liked Instagram posts of all time

Culture

Amber Heard's team said the jury was "confused," and they plan to appeal the decision

Culture

Kendrick Lamar wrote a song about his trans uncle and named it “Auntie Diaries”

Hit Snooze

Do these viral TikTok sleep hacks actually work?

Health Advice From the Peanut Gallery

Tucker Carlson thinks you should really consider tanning your balls

Adulting

5 tax tips for young Black and brown entrepreneurs

Culture

Jerrod Carmichael’s coming out breaks a cycle of Black queer shame

Om

Questlove is the only person who got to block out The Slap

"Racially Tinged"

Bystanders are less likely to give CPR to Black and Latinx people, study finds

Hard No

Someone get this guy to stop eating raw eggs and animal brains on TikTok

Health

Lead exposure has lowered the IQs of almost half of the U.S.

Racial Disparities

Black and brown communities saw the worst spikes in overdose deaths during the pandemic

Drugs

Dr. Bronner’s soap wants you to ride the psychedelic train to wellness

Mental Health

How Black men are making space for their own mental wellness

Wait But Why?

Your poop pic could win you $10K on Super Bowl Sunday

Decolonize This

Corn Flakes made me hate myself

Work

Older millennials are killing it at work — but at what cost?

TikTok Tomfoolery

People are braising chicken in NyQuil as a cold remedy — again

Hot Ones

How did consuming spicy food become a measure of masculinity?

Life

Jeff Bezos is too rich for one lifetime, so he's trying to live forever