pop culture
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So, Michelle Obama Is Gon' Just Be Outchea Staying Awesome, Huh? With Her Bomb Self.
My auntie and your auntie, Michelle Obama, of the Chicago Obamas, is out here kickin’ ass and takin’ names in Washington, DC. In as many weeks, she just up and showed up at two public schools in Washington, DC, without nary a warning, nod, spoiler alert, or heads up and granted some 26 students (14…
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Well, On The Bright Side, At Least "No Frauds" Is Proof That Nicki Minaj DOES Write Her Own Rhymes
Despite the claims of Remy Ma and many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many others, I’ve never subscribed to the belief that Nicki Minaj employs and relies on a cadre of ghostwriters to prop her up. Mainly because it’s a claim that always seems to resurface whenever there’s a popular female rapper who also makes no…
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Underground Season 2 Episode 1 Recap
Underground is back, y’all! Season two premiered last night so let’s get started… We open with an image of a well-coifed black man and… is that… why yes, it is! Bokeem Woodbine just blessed my whole year with barely any lines of dialogue. He plays a skilled worker who we see receive payment at the…
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Real Talk, Viola Davis's Spontaneous Snot Bubble In Fences Should Have Won An Oscar Too
It’s been over a week since Viola Davis won her first Academy Award for her portrayal of “Rose” in Denzel Washington’s screen adaptation of August Wilson’s iconic and devastating Fences; bringing her one step closer to coveted EGOT status. Which means it’s been over a week since the biggest travesty of awards season took place. And…
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It's A Low Down Dirty Shame What Remy Ma Did To That Nicki Girl From Queens
When I heard direct shots cast at Remy Ma on Gucci Mane & Nicki’s reconciliatory collab “Make Love”, three words immediately came to mind: are you dumb? Apparently Remy felt similarly – and on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 1:03 PM EST, one Onika Tanya Maraj got her entire life snatched in just under 7 minutes by…
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Even When White People Finally Get It Right, They Still Get It Wrong
In one of the most entertaining “spontaneous” bits I’ve ever seen performed at the Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel allowed a group of flabbergasted and starstruck tourists into the Dolby Theater to walk past the audience. This, of course, introduced the world to #GaryFromChicago and his wife — computer generated composites of every Black uncle and…
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2017 Academy Awards Open Thread
Will Moonlight pull the upset, or will La La Land’s unstoppable celebration of cinematic Whiteness prevail? Will Uncle Denzel and Viola and Mahershala walk away with hardware? Will we have another “Hidden Fences” moment? Will Jimmy Kimmel do something — anything — funny? Let’s see!
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Can Someone Please Explain To Me Why Future Is A Thing Because I'm Trying Really Hard And I Just Don't Get It
Years ago, I dated someone who was a big fan of HBO’s Girls. Such a big fan, in fact, that it wasn’t uncommon for her to spend a Saturday or Sunday binge-watching episodes she’d already seen. I happened to be at her place during one of these binges, and I sat and watched a few episodes with her.…