their eyes were watching

As I settled comfortably into the movie theater with my popcorn, I anxiously awaited the previews for the documentary, The September Issue. My comfort quickly turned to shock and disappointment when the mostly white audience began dying laughing at the trailer for Chris Rock’s documentary Good Hair, which debuts on Oct. 9. As the celebrities…

ABOUT REBECCA WALKER I’m a writer, mom, speaker, cultural critic, editor, and all around intellectual mess-talker. I’m a multi-platform catalyst who tweets the VMAs live while reading a book on quantum physics, pondering the new Rick Owens collection, and posting articles about the Chinese penetration of Africa on Facebook. WHEN I’M NOT COVETING COUTURE OR…

Kanye West took a few moments to apologize to Taylor Swift on Monday’s primetime debut of “The Jay Leno Show”. Props to him for admitting “it was rude” to snatch the mic away from Taylor Swift and steal her shine. Before performing the popular hype song “Run This Town” with Jay-Z and Rihanna, ‘Ye appearead…

So now we know, thanks to Oprah: Crack remained wack, as far as Whitney Houston was concerned. But marijuana laced with cocaine—the better to “level things off”—now that was a different story. Whitney, by her own admission, made a lot of drug dealers very, very rich. But Bobby Brown was her biggest drug of all.…

Hey Saaret, you were right about Kanye West acting a fool at the MTV Video Music Awards. I honestly don’t know what the hell Kanye was thinking when he let his creepy attraction to Beyoncé get the best of him. As I wrote earlier today, Katy Perry was on point when she said that watching…

The most memorable performance at MTV’s Video Music Awards wasn’t Lady Gaga or even Lady B. Nope, as Daniel Kreeps from Rolling Stone notes, the most memorable — and disturbing — performance at the VMAs was carried out by rapper/producer Kanye West. And the brother wasn’t even trying. Now, we know Yeezy likes to speak…

I’ll admit I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to my pop culture. Like the small-screen equivalent of a “label whore,” I let a select group of networks command my DVR playlist just as DVF crams my closet (in my dreams). Trained grizzly bears in tutus buying push-up bras from Kathy Griffin? If it’s on Bravo,…

BET is on the cusp of making one of the best decisions they have made in years … maybe even decades. According to the official Twitter page of the canceled CW sitcom, “The Game,” the process of BET ordering a new season of the majority black sitcom has begun. Seeing as how BET is, in…

Tyra Banks’ “real hair” reveal on her talk show was much-anticipated and hardly worth the wait. The former supermodel and ANTM creator kicked off the first episode of her show’s fifth season with an underwhelming display of wet tresses sans weave, wig or extensions. Big whoop! I do that everyday. But do I get an…

ABOUT LIZA SABATER I rarely watch broadcast TV. And I am not that hot about cop shows either. I watch DIY shows. I don’t get the fascination with venereal disease metaphor movies and shows (am looking at you Twilight and True Blood). I’ve never liked Curb Your Enthusiasm, Maureen Dowd or voicemail. I won’t buy…