culture
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The King of Pop's Peculiar Reign
View a timeline of the King of Pop’s life and career on WashingtonPost.com .
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Shaq Traded to Cavs
From ESPN: The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns have come to an agreement on a blockbuster trade that will send Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland to team with LeBron James, according to sources. The deal has been agreed to in principle and is expected to be finalized Thursday, according to sources. Cleveland will send Ben…
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Notes on a Scandal: Gov. Sanford Edition
Dear Gov. Sanford, Emails don’t disappear after you send them. Breaking News, who obtained the emails from The State newspaper on Wednesday verifies this fact. Here are a few gems: “Two, mutual feelings … You have a particular grace and calm that I adore. You have a level of sophistication that[‘s] so fitting with your…
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Video: Wait…You Can't Shout the Homosexuality Out of People?!
Found this clip over on NewsOne. A “casting out of spirits” courtesy of the Manifested Glory Ministries in Connecticut.
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Is Toronto Exploiting Caribana?
When the jubilant extravaganza known as Caribana officially begins on July 14, more than 1 million people from around the world will take to the streets of Toronto in an outpouring of enthusiasm for the culture and pleasures of the Caribbean. Established in 1967 to celebrate Canada’s centenary and its many cultures, the three week…
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What a Man Won't Do for the Mo' Betta…
What some guys won’t do… So apparently, Gov. Mark Sanford wasn’t hiking through Appalachian valleys, but was enjoying valleys carnal with his Argentine jump-off. He admitted as much today in a news conference in which he apologized to the wife and kids he stepped out on and the state he stepped out on. From CNN:…
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Martha's Vineyard: A Meeting of Cosby Clans
In a piece for the latest edition of New York Magazine, Toure delves into the world of Martha’s Vineyard, the assumed summer spot for the first family. The Vineyard is an odd collision of liberal political think and self-imposed segregation and is at the tricky intersection of what Black success means in America. An excerpt:…
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Canadian Magazine Cover FAIL
The cover of Toronto’s latest Fun Guide has a multiethnic family on it. Cool, right? Well, it’s not as cool when the mag’s editors make it multiethnic after the fact. From The National Post: The smiling, ethnically diverse family featured on the cover of Toronto’s latest edition of its summer Fun Guide was digitally altered…