When Jay-Z announced that he was dumping the hyphen that had linked the two parts of his name for 19 faithful years, we flew to the rescue of the jilted hyphen.
We posted a personal ad on craigslist New York, titled “Single Black Hyphen seeks understanding apostrophe – 19”.
It began: “SBH (Single Black Hyphen), looking for love… and understanding…
“A little about me. I’ve just ended a long relationship. In fact, I was dumped… after 19 years – by someone I felt part of and thought I could trust. He used to say, ‘You complete me’…”
