their eyes were watching

It’s no big secret that we find physical anguish hilarious. Slipping on a banana peel (or some such) will always get you a laugh. A pie in the face? Painful and humiliating—a double yuck. And although I never quite got Steve Martin’s arrow-through-the-head bit, clearly it worked. But a nine iron to the head, a…

Every Sunday at 3 p.m., as long as the whether permits, at the peak of Meridian Hill Park in D.C., an oasis of people from all different walks of life come together to create a drum circle. There are blacks, whites, Latinos, Asians and anything else you can think of in one space at one…

Miss last night’s Grammy Award nominations special? Here’s the scoop from Grammy.com: Beyoncé topped the nominations with 10, Taylor Swift garnered eight, and the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Kanye West each earned six nods. David Guetta, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga received five each; and Colbie Caillat, Michael Giacchino, Kings Of Leon, John Newton, RedOne,…

In yesterday’s “Why Tiger Woods’ Family Business is Our Business”, writer Jimi Izreal raised some valid points about the recent crash involving Woods (and, rather bizarrely, his wife Elin who was on the scene standing over her hubby with a golf club). Izreal states that while Tiger Woods has the right to stay quiet about…

Natalie, I say you’re wrong! So sorry to disagree, but I think that Desiree Rogers rocks the Comme des Garcons… It looks absolutely beautiful on her, managing to be both cutting edge and glamorous at the same time. You’re right about one thing, though:  Rei Kawakubo’s designs aren’t for everyone, but not because you’ve got…

So in the pool report for the Obama’s first White House State dinner, Politico’s Nia-Malika Henderson tried to call out our fellow TEWW blogger and Pulitzer-prize winning culture critic Robin Givhan for knowing just the right question to ask White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers: From Henderson’s pool report: “Desiree Rogers arrived at about 6:53…

After watching this leotard porno three times, I still don’t get it. But that’s assuming there’s anything to get in the first place. Still, I expected more from Lady Gaga—she of the fashion risks so risque that one can do nothing but use the adjectives artist and genius because really what else can you say…

Even Oprah sometimes gets it wrong. On Friday’s show the daytime diva apologized to actress Robin Givens, ex wife of former professional puncher Mike Tyson and spokeswoman for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Winfrey admitted that she should’ve handled a recent interview with Tyson much differently—better. During her sit down with the former heavy weight…

This summer, I had the privilege of teaching journalism to a girl I doubt I will ever forget. I was struck by her confidence and vibrant personality. But she refused to do her work. It was not until she broke down and told me her biggest struggles that I understood why. As a high school…

Yo, Dora, I’m really happy for you, and I’m a let you finish, but PBS had the best children’s television show of all time. I loved Sesame Street. I still do. I guess that’s why I’m slightly offended when my 4-year-olds act like there are cooler, more interesting characters to watch on TV than the…