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Collage by Ruby Aitken, using a photo via MTV.

Collage by Ruby Aitken, using a photo via MTV.

At MTV, writer Doreen St. Félix delves into the politics of patois—a dialect of the African diaspora—and its place in contemporary pop culture. —Diamond Sharp

Photo via It's Nice That.

Photo via It’s Nice That.

Sculptor Wilfrid Wood cements the range of expressions at the 2016 Olympic games in clay.

Photo via MTV.

Photo via MTV.

The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony was held this past Sunday night. Journalist Crystal Bell tracked down the legendary albino snake from Britney Spears’s 2001 VMAs performance of “I’m a Slave 4 U.” —Rachel Davies ♦