pop culture
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An Ode To The First Black Twitter: Vibe Magazine's 20 Questions
Last week I did my biannual mourn over what Suede Magazine (Fall 2004-Spring 2005 RIP RIP RIP) could’ve been if it hadn’t tanked after four BOMB ASS issues. I love Googling “I miss Suede Magazine” and finding all the new Pinterest boards and blog posts in its honor. Suede came and went my junior year…
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A Ranking Of The 10 Whitest Guys Rashida Jones Has Been Romantically Paired With On Screen
While watching Parks and Recreation with the wife person, I mentioned something about Rashida Jones being Quincy Jones’ daughter. To my surprise, the wife person had no idea. This segued into a discussion about Jones as an actress (we agreed she’s likable, has great timing, and plays the “normal woman” to the manic surrounding characters pretty well),…
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2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards Recap
In keeping with the stereotype that Black folks are always late, BET aired the 2014 Hip-Hop Awards last night something like three weeks after it filmed in Atlanta. Why? My guess is because there’s usually a fight or twelve at the hip-hop awards and BET wanted the ability to edit it out, ya know, just…
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A Ranking Of The 25 Best Black Television Shows Of All-Time
Two things: 1. There’s no real science to determining what makes a show “Black.” For instance, Scandal has a Black creator and a Black star, but it’s not a Black show, while The Wire had a White creator and the closest that show had to a protagonist (in the first three seasons, at least) was…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Ep. 5 Recap: "Truth Be Told"
It’s Tuesday, which means that last night, the house that Mona Scott-Young built invaded our living rooms for a little bit of country and a little bit or rock and roll. So now that we’re back to life and back to reality, let’s delve in, shall we? Yes. Let’s. As usual, let’s start with the…
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10 Thoughts That Immediately Popped Into My Head While Watching Gone Girl
1. “Wait…what??” 2. “No!” 3. “Fuck no!” 4. ” I just…I can’t.” 5. “Are you fucking serious?” 6. “…………………..” 7. “This can’t be happening. I refuse to believe this is happening.” 8. “I need a shower. A long, cold, lonely shower. And a hug. And then another shower, but a hot one this time. And…
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5 Interesting and Useful Facts I Learned From Hip-Hop
Between slanguage and actual facts, hip-hop saved my life. That isn’t true, nor does it make sense. But I’m being grandiose. And I’m a hot nigga. I’ve been that way since about a week ago. Also, I’ve learned that slang is still evolving. For instance, I’ve spent a considerable enough amount of my lifetime around…
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"Morning, Church. I've Been Fucking Everyone. Oh, And I Have AIDS." = Worst. Sermon. Ever.
We’ve been thinking all morning (actually for just like the last 10 minutes) of a sermon that could possibly be worse than the one Pastor Juan Demetrius McFarland recently gave Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery, where he admitted that he… A) Was stealing from the church B) Getting high C) Sleeping with everyone D)…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Ep. 4 Recap: These *CENSORED* Ain't Loyal…Or Listening
Once again it’s on. My favorite Monday night adventure came through with the boomboompow. We’ve got at least 2 drinks thrown and it would have been 3 if a certain fake-me-out hoodrat wasn’t pregnant and infused with temporary common sense. Temporary. Because VH1 hates us just a little bit, we had no Ray J sightings…
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Teairra Mari Should Be A Superstar
To know me is to know that I love all things entertaining. All things entertaining includes VH1’s Monday night lineup, ‘pacifically, Love & Hip Hop Hollywood. This is not news. I remember when I heard that Ray J was going to be a centerpiece of the show and the joy that arose in my heart.…