culture
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Paula Deen Creates New Empire
Surprise, y’all! Paula Deen is not done yet. The celebrity chef who lost her culinary crown after she admitted to using racist terms is now intent on creating a new cooking empire, CNN Money reports. Deen has reportedly created a new company, Paula Deen Ventures, which will include restaurants, cruises, cookbooks, cookware and other merchandise…
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12 Years a Slave Now a Best-Seller
While 12 Years a Slave, the film, has been turning up at award show after award show, with its cast and crew nailing down quite a few trophies this season, it turns out that the memoir it’s based on isn’t doing too badly, either. Director Steve McQueen’s film bringing the profound and painful story to life…
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Why I Don’t Watch the Privileged Olympics
Oh, white people. I get it. The snow and the patriotism and the ice-skating lessons and freezing temperatures and the red cheeks of Winter Olympic-ness—I get it. I just can’t get into it. Or watch it or root for it, because it feels like expendable cash, and skating coaches, the frilliness of extravagance and privilege…
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Winter Storm Cripples South and East Coast, Kills 13
A punishing, relentless snowstorm slammed most of the Eastern United States Wednesday evening, grounding flights, halting travel and knocking out power to more than 350,00 customers, Reuters reports. Reuters notes that at least 13 deaths have been directly related to the blistering conditions, including three people who were killed when an ambulance transporting a patient…
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Richie Incognito Tweets That Jonathan Martin Was Suicidal
Looks like Richie Incognito just can’t keep quiet. The former Dolphins offensive lineman, who is still knee-deep in controversy surrounding bullying allegations lodged by ex-fellow teammate Jonathan Martin, took to Twitter Wednesday to voice his displeasure with Martin and Martin’s representative, the New York Post reports. Incognito, who is still awaiting the findings of an…
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What Does It Take to Be the Black ‘It’ Girl?
In some ways, Lupita Nyong’o fits the fashion-plate standard of beauty that’s changing, ever so slowly, but still frequently looks for a certain type: She’s thin and sculpted, with regal cheekbones and bearing to match. And her accent doesn’t hurt, either, in an America that’s still New World enough to be impressed by such things.…
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If God Loves Me, Why Don’t I Have a Valentine?
I cannot count the number of times I have heard the phrase “If you just wait on God, He will send you your husband,” or “It’s just not your ‘season’ right now, but keep serving God and the right man will come your way.” Just this season on BET’s Being Mary Jane, Gabrielle Union’s character…
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Don’t Have a 1st Valentine’s Day Gift for Your New Man Yet? Keep It Sensual
“This is my first Valentine’s Day with my new boyfriend. I’ve waited until the last minute to get my guy a gift and I don’t want to ask him now what he wants. I am clueless about what to get him. Flowers? A massage? Cologne? A sex coupon book? What do I get him? Help!”…
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California Man Confesses to Blaming Black Man After Shooting Himself
A California man admitted to authorities this week that he lied about being shot by a black man, the Raw Story reports. In an interview on Monday, Brent Thomas Posada told the Redding Police Department that he actually shot himself with a high-powered air rifle at the beginning of the month. According to the Raw…