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Lunch Break
Think you need an AIG-type bailout? Well, Jana Sikdar over at The Indalian Job has concerns about paying for her kids’ education, having enough of a nest egg to retire comfortably and whether or not Keifer Sutherland is going to grab her up when she goes to her basement. And she’s barely old enough to rent…
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Cherry Pickin'
The New York Times: AIG Set to Get Another $30B, Failing Up Is “The New Black” TBT: This will help keep us afloat, this will help keep us afloat, these guys will do the right thing this time… The Washington Post: Judge Rules In Favor of Campaign Benefactor, Question Raised As To Whether He Ruled Impartially…
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The Tie That Binds
A small South Carolina town at the intersection of our nation’s history. Two men, Darrell Crawford and Marty Cann, who share not only reputations as fine men and upstanding citizens, but also bloodlines that land them on opposite sides of a tragic day nearly 100 years ago. Unspeakable Buzzonians, what, if anything, does Marty Cann owe…
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Learning, One Lyric at a Time
Gabriel Benn, a D.C. rapper cum school teacher, believes hip-hop and higher learning go hand in hand. Click below to see what he and others are doing to make rhymes and word play part of a balanced curriculum. Reading, Writing, Lyricmetic Those who have a command of the language very often control the flow of information…
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What Chris Brown Can Learn From Mike Tyson
To watch “Tyson,” the former heavyweight champion’s self-produced mea culpa on all things Mike, is to unpack two decades’ worth of crazy: the rape conviction, the prison conversion, the chewed ear, the DUI arrest, the bankruptcy, the Don King dustup … that Barbara Walters’ train wreck of an interview with Robin Givens. The documentary feels…
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While You Were Out: The Week In Review
The New York Times: ‘Slumdog’ Smashes at Oscars, Buzz Still Has Not Seen It The Los Angeles Times: Obama Likely To Act As President of Whole Country, MoveOn.org Has Collective Stroke Think Progress: Rick Santelli Throws Down Gauntlet at President, Is Shook Upon Realization of What He Did The New York Times: President Delivers Patented ‘Obama…
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OO-OOP! Delta Sigma Theta: STAND UP!
The Ladies in Red Assuming that these ladies are not strolling through the hallowed halls of Capitol Hill, doing step routines, and distracting the flow of those around them while oop-ing ad nauseum—as they are wont to do at collegiate social functions—all The Buzz can do is tip our hat on a job well done. We all need help…
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Nadya…Is That So?
In an interview with Dr. Phil, Nadya Suleman, baby mama of a fourteen, admits that adding eight to her half dozen was probably not the best idea in the world. Thankfully, she has a plan. What’s that plan? She’ll tell you: You Know What? Maybe Fourteen Was Overdoing It 33 years old with no job…
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Voice of the People
Here’s an outstanding comment from Buzzonian trill, fran0495, regarding The Buzz’s thoughts on Jonah Weiner’s article on Slate regarding Barack Obama’s presidency and what it will mean for the state of hip-hopracy: I love that you draw attention to the obvious differences between Barack Obama and 50 cent. But the most glaring flaw in the slate article…
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