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Posted on 05/30/08 @ 9:28 pm
After my half-day at work, I met up with Milk-Chan and some of her friends to see the 1:00pm showing of "Sex and the City". When the movie ended, we went to her friend's place for cosmos and talk about the characters, who their favorites were, and how the movie played out. Oh yeah, and talk about relationships and men and how they suck (well, except for the resident token gay). Oh yeah, and I'm going to the early matineé tomorrow morning so I can hopefully put together a review. Somehow, people still think I'm straight…. Filed under: Entertainment Comments: Comments Off |
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Posted on 03/10/08 @ 8:56 pm
I'm hungry as shit and my stomach is growling like a thunderstorm, so this'll be a quick one (until my seafood fried rice and veggie egg rolls come, that is). BET's College Hill Atlanta. Oh dear. I'm ambivalent, mostly. I mean, in terms of reality TV, BET is capitalizing on the college scene in Atlanta — something MTV has avoided for at least the last 15 years. So maybe it's good that we'll get to see a side of Atlanta that doesn't have to do with the club scene, getting crunk and having swagger. Then again…this is BET. It's hard not to pass judgment on the show even though I haven't watched a single episode (and probably won't unless forcefully coerced), but I'm trying to reserve a modicum of faith for it. I did go to college here, after all. And I'm still here. And there's the possibility that some AUC schools will be in the mix. I wonder what BET has to say about some of the cast members: Anthony - He can lick his lips 10 times in a row. (Gay.) Oooooook. This show can either be a good or a bad thing for the A. It could be good if they actually show college life in the city, how to balance school work with a city where every night is a party, or even just how different the HBCU experience is from other colleges. On the other hand, the radio spots I've heard and the commercials I've seen definitely give the impression that this will be a season of loud, raucous, sex-crazed young Black men and women, in college, yet out of damn control. In the past two years, BET has already stepped in major shit with the Black community, from their "Read a Book" skit to "Hot Ghetto Mess" to their lineup of shitty "original" programming. Is college going to be the next domain BET shits on, or will they actually come through and give a positive representation of the city and the Black college students in it? Technorati Tags: college hill, atlanta, BET, reality show, AUC Filed under: Entertainment Comments: Comments Off |
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Posted on 10/16/07 @ 1:20 pm
Two of the much talked about Jena 6 holding up the number of their remaining minutes of "fame"? Check. The same two stunting on the red carpet and showing the thousands of people who fought for their cause, wore black, and marched in their town for their sake that, so far, it's amounted to presenting at the BET Awards? Check. Horrible intersection of social justice and pop culture entertainment which serves little use for either notion? Check. Further evidence of BET's ignorance in and about the Black community? Check. Yeah…y'all can have this.
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Posted on 10/14/07 @ 7:15 pm
Been a little out of pocket as far as updates are concerned, but I've got something coming up you should enjoy. Until then, groove on out to this live performance by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings from their new album "100 Days 100 Nights": Filed under: Entertainment Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 09/25/07 @ 12:41 am
What comes to mind when you think of the artist Chaka Khan? A powerful voice? A dynamic, multi-genre singer? "I Feel For You"? Well Chaka is all that and more, and today she's releasing her seventeenth album! The upcoming set, titled Funk This, is produced by the legendary Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the producing powerhouse behind several other artists such as…well…you know how to use Wikipedia. In an industry of hot pocket crooners and pop tart starlets, Chaka Khan has stood the test of time. But don't worry, her new album is more than just classic Chaka. Funk This is a dynamic mix of new and old cuts, including vocals by Michael McDonald and Mary J. Blige. While other artists of her tenure are busy digging through the American Songbook to dredge up old standards, Chaka grabs the bull by the horns and rides her vocal talents forward into the future with fervor, full body and of course, the funk. Standout tracks include "Disrespectful", "One For All Times" and one of her hits with Rufus "Pack'd My Bags". Check out a few audiovisual appetizers from Chaka's new album Funk This (including a special message from Chaka herself), then run out and pick up your copy! Filed under: Entertainment Comments: 7 Comments |
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Name's Karsh. 27. Country-born, city-raised, 
