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They Did The Best They Could...
The first topic was "something that's slippery and hard to hold onto." You know where this is going. CONTINUED » |
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It's an odd beef — I'm not sure why Ice-T is wasting any time on Soulja Boy (doesn't he have an busty wife to exploit?) or why Soulja Boy is wasting any time thinking about Ice-T (doesn't he have idiotic dances to make up and really ugly jewelry to buy?) but they are thinking about each other. And they're not good thoughts. Despite all of his many, many faults, I'm going to have to side with Ice-T on this one. Soulja Boy may not have single-handedly killed hip hop — that's giving him too much credit — but he certainly is a willing participant in its destruction. And because he's young and maybe not the sharpest knife in the drawer, he's resorting to facts derived from the elder rapper's Wikipedia page to formulate his rebuttal. |
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• More on Suge Knight's trainwreck. I mean, reality show. [HR] • The Council for Unity, an anti-gang group, actually effects change. Cool. [MSNBC] • Yep, it's about that time for Nicole Richie to announce some new project. [PH] • So it's come to this now. [JJP] |
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Our Favorite Powerful Black Men
So, Obama may have this thing locked, huh? 'Bout time, especially since TV, movies and theater have known for decades that black men are great in positions of power. Not only is our physical presence in high offices different, therefore inherently unsettling and humbling, our skin tone goes great with the luxurious leather chairs on which VIPs perch. After the jump, some of our favorite authoritative black men from throughout the years. (Sorry, ladies, we'll get you next time.) Check them out, and please be vocal with your agreement or displeasure. |
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• Ice-T's Coco needs to read a book or something. [MG] • A black couple on the Food Network? Our country is totally ready for a black president. [YS] • Eva Mendes is in rehab for "personal issues." [People] • Like MoveOn.org's members, the vast majority of Color of Change's members are in Obama's corner. But this was much more expected. [COC] |
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I had the pleasure of spending the evening in the press room, where the honorees and presenters came back to chat. In fact, so many VIPs were in attendance, I decided to write up my experiences in a handy superlative format. Check out the Best and Worst, plus lots and lots of pictures, after the jump. CONTINUED » |
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The only people who will ever really know what happened at Flavor Flav's Comedy Central roast this weekend are the ones who were in attendance, because the comedy network can't air a lot of it during the August 12 broadcast.
I didn't know pimp, crack, and hooker were off limits, but in these post-wardrobe malfunction days I'm not surprised at censorship. I am surprised that Snoop, Ice-T, and Katt Williams only said the n-word 11 times. The NAACP would be proud of their restraint! If, of course, they hadn't been attending the roast of a guy who's TV show does the opposite of advancing colored people. [NYP] |
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Flavor Flav's Comedy Central Roast took place this weekend. The comedians were probably thrilled to have a subject that made the whole thing so shamefully easy. Most of the Charm School girls and Brigitte Nielsen were in attendance, of course. How sweet! But no New York? Pics after the jump. CONTINUED » |
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Guess Who
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Entertainment Weekly Celebrates Its Ultimate Must List Issue
Here's the thing about celebrity-soaked parties. I know that they're for work, but they can't be fun can they? The planners select a pretty unrelated group of people in the entertainment industry — like the group at last night's Entertainment Weekly party — and invite them to stand around a room together in pretty outfits, sipping drinks from liquor sponsors. What does Amerie have to talk about with Montel Williams or Janice Combs, for instance? What does Coco have to talk about with anyone? Actually, does she talk, or does Ice-T speak for her? These are the questions of the day. More pics after the jump. CONTINUED » |
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It's Legal
As I informed you earlier, today is the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Loving vs. Virginia, which officially legalized interracial unions. A group of overly sentimental people have dubbed this day Loving Day, during which we are all supposed to celebrate our legal right to love and marry whoever we want (as long as they're of the opposite sex). Here is a smattering of some famous interracial couples, starting with two of my favorites, Paula Patton and Robin Thicke. |
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Entertainment Weekly 2007 Upfront Party
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