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Sigh. These days, few movies that make it to the multiplex are actually about something. Few bother to explore ideas, big or small, reflecting modern day life in a way that enlightens and entertains. (And no, He’s Just Not That Into You does not count.) So at first blush, it’s tempting to applaud Crossing Over…

…Chris, if it went down like this, you should go to prison. You are currently a danger to yourself and others. Rihanna, if it went down like this, suspend reconciliation attempts. It will not be easy, but neither is a life where you will always have to wonder if your man is going to attempt…

James and Paul: A regular bunch of scamps. Afterward, they went and ding-dong ditched Michael Steele’s house.

According to CNN, he’s got major concert dates scheduled this summer in London. …Good to know. We’re still perfectly fine jamming on our Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad records and concert tapes, but you know if we get a minute, we’ll definitely try to get around to checking that out.

The Los Angeles Times blog does a decent job of characterizing the alleged assault, but TMZ provides a rawness of detail that, if true, paints a much more alarming picture of the event. There are just so many unanswered questions in a delicate case and delicate issue. Here are The Buzz’s thoughts on what took place according to…

The Los Angeles Times: Proposition 8 Court Challenges Set Begin Today TBT: Whatever your thoughts, the manner in which either argument is made will clearly demark our progress as people. The San Francisco Chronicle: Homicide Victims Are Not Just Statistics TBT: Absolutely thought-provoking, heart-rending and probably a Buzz item all its own. The New York Times:…

Lil’ Obama A little Obama in a lab coat being scolded by little elephants in suits? If that’s not adorable, The Buzz doesn’t know what is. Raising the Dead The Buzz of course appreciates any jab to the zealots, but the idea that he’s somehow raising big government from over a decade ago pretty much…

I was at Washington Dulles Airport, when an older white woman walked past me. She was wearing a fabulous blue linen suit, her hair swept into a clean silver bun. Had it not been for the handbag she was carrying, I might not have even noticed her among the crowd of other well-dressed white women…

As I packed up my 3-year-old white satin tutu-styled dress, (à la Carrie Bradshaw) in a large packing box to donate, I had an image of a young girl in my head. She’d be strutting around town, in Ghana somewhere, in the same dress. She’d be as fierce as Naomi on a Paris runway, as…

It’s A Shame – The Detroit Spinners Rock Steady – The Whispers Easy – The Commodores Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper Sunday Morning – Maroon 5 Close To You – Maxi Priest Let It Be – The Beatles If You Think You’re Lonely Now – Bobby Womack Mr. Loverman – Shabba Ranks Charlie, Last…