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I went all the way to Saudi Arabia to get a vital organ removed from my body, and I blogged about it. When that was all over, I decided to keep the blog going. Go here for the full explanation.

I'm Cord, a writer with one kidney. Wanna be friends? Get at me: kidneyandthekingdom[at]gmail.com

Aug 19
What the fuck, Germany? The fucking Beastie Boys are in there!

What the fuck, Germany? The fucking Beastie Boys are in there!
Posted at 6:12pm

Jul 28
It’s one of the cruelest paradoxes of the black experience: an unreasonable fear of the world around you, and it happens for good reason.

That’s the best sentence in this, an article I wrote about Mos Def’s self-defeating tendencies.

I still love the guy, but sometimes he’s just on some far out, paranoid, conspiracy theory shit.

Posted at 1:45pm

Jul 27
This is a column I’m now doing for The Awl. Because it’s about time someone kept an eye on all the rotten wild things.

This is a column I’m now doing for The Awl. Because it’s about time someone kept an eye on all the rotten wild things.
Posted at 5:25pm

In what sort of hellish, backwater, dimly lit, hard to find, scary community theater dressing room does one decide, “Fuck it, I’m taking the Butt Odor Victim part”?

In what sort of hellish, backwater, dimly lit, hard to find, scary community theater dressing room does one decide, “Fuck it, I’m taking the Butt Odor Victim part”?
Posted at 4:48pm

Notice how the cow gets billing over the negro. I suppose it’s in order of death, but it’s still a bit disconcerting.

Notice how the cow gets billing over the negro. I suppose it’s in order of death, but it’s still a bit disconcerting.
Posted at 10:51am

Jul 25
Received an e-mail from a kid who said that he liked my Mos Def cover story. Said he wouldn’t have written, but he figured it was the least he could do considering that he stole the magazine from Barnes & Noble. Beautiful.

Received an e-mail from a kid who said that he liked my Mos Def cover story. Said he wouldn’t have written, but he figured it was the least he could do considering that he stole the magazine from Barnes & Noble. Beautiful.
Posted at 1:56pm

My water cover-ups article hit the front page of MSN. Check it out here.

My water cover-ups article hit the front page of MSN. Check it out here.
Posted at 1:51pm

Jul 14
I finally weighed in on MJ with a companion piece to my friend/colleague Dayo’s essay. Both articles are on Slate today. Enjoy.

I finally weighed in on MJ with a companion piece to my friend/colleague Dayo’s essay. Both articles are on Slate today. Enjoy.
Posted at 9:57am

Jul 13

Told You, Mom

Researchers from the school of psychology at Britain’s Keele University have found swearing can make you feel better as it can have a “pain-lessening effect,” according to a study published in the journal NeuroReport.

Posted at 10:25am

Jul 12
My GOOD article on the most notorious water cover-ups in American history is on newsstands now. Check it out and support a magazine whose greatness belies its name.

My GOOD article on the most notorious water cover-ups in American history is on newsstands now. Check it out and support a magazine whose greatness belies its name.
Posted at 1:39pm

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