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Solange Knowles Addresses Elevator Fight in Lucky Magazine
Solange Knowles has moved on from what she refers to as “that thing,” which we all remember as that time she had a fight with Jay Z in an elevator at New York City’s Standard Hotel. Knowles is gracing the cover of the August issue of Lucky, and sort of addresses the now infamous elevator…
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Variety Claims Rock and Roll Was Invented by Elvis but Gets a Lesson From Twitter
There are a lot of things Elvis Presley may have “invented,” like that little shimmy with his hips for which he became popular, although there are some who don’t even want to give him credit for that. But who would have thought that Presley was responsible for inventing rock and roll? According to a recent…
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Are You Raising a Homophobic Child?
When I was growing up, the first sport I wanted to play was softball. My friend, who lived next door to me, played, and pangs of jealousy ran through my body every time she talked about her games. I remember one spring I begged my mother to sign me up for the softball team, but…
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Nick Cannon Hints at Portraying Richard Pryor in Biopic; Pryor’s Children Want Marlon Wayans
This winter it was announced that Lee Daniels was in talks with the Weinstein Co. to direct a Richard Pryor biopic. At the time of the announcement, front-runners in consideration for playing Pryor included Michael B. Jordan, Marlon Wayans and Eddie Murphy. After testing for the role, Wayans was said to have impressed the executives…
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‘Things Tim Howard Could Save’ Meme Stars Team USA’s World Cup Goalie
Who cares about a LeBron James meme when it’s Tim Howard’s time to shine? Although Team USA failed to defeat Belgium during yesterday’s World Cup match, Howard has become the talk of the world. Howard, the goalie for Team USA, is not only still trending nationwide but has also been memorialized in a meme. Twitter’s #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave is…
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Want to Dress Like Kanye? Now You Can, but It’ll Cost You!
Have you ever wanted to dress like something out of an Old Navy catalog but wanted to pay about a hundred times more for the items? Well, now you’re in luck! Wait, what do you mean no? Are you sure you wouldn’t want to pay $150 for a camouflage T-shirt? Or how about $385 for…
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From Teen Mom to Boss: An Encouraging Story From Humans of New York
Humans of New York is the brainchild of New York City-based photographer Brandon Stanton. Started in 2010, Stanton’s street-portrait photoblog has garnered critical acclaim and even a best-selling book. With only a camera in hand, Stanton hits the streets of New York City capturing photos and stories from random people. The photos and stories are then…
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Waffle House Boycotts Belgian Waffles for Team USA
Color us amazed, but the Waffle House restaurant chain has found a way to garner more fans by using today’s USA vs. Belgium World Cup game as leverage. What’s more American than some waffles—well, unless those waffles are Belgian waffles? The Waffle House came up with the novel idea of boycotting Belgian waffles—or Belgium waffles,…
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Bobbi Kristina Brown Blasts Angela Bassett Over Whitney Biopic
Bobbi Kristina Brown is all in her feelings after getting wind of an interview Angela Bassett had with Entertainment Weekly. In the interview, Bassett spoke about the direction the biopic was going in. Bassett touched on the fact that Houston’s death and other negative aspects about her life would not be a part of the…
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Robin Thicke’s #AskThicke Twitter Q&A Takes a Left Turn for the Worst
VH1 decided it would be a great idea to host a Twitter Q&A session with Robin Thicke, asking people to tweet Thicke questions using the hashtag #AskThicke. If they didn’t see how this could possibly go wrong, I wonder where they were when #AskRKelly happened, because that was pretty much an example of not knowing your…
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