A few weeks ago, someone posted a hidden camera video online of Erin Andrews, an ESPN sideline reporter, while she was nude in a hotel room. The whole incident has left her understandably shaken. She has said she will sue the person responsible, as well as anyone that spreads the video (a list which would Read More
quadmoniker: I’m going to endorse universal health care, or at least universal dental care. Because of the way I changed jobs and a lack of consistent coverage, I didn’t go to the dentist between 2004 and 2008. At the same time, I was fairly steadily on subscription antacids because I kept getting pretty bad ulcers, Read More
The conversations at TNC’s spot on the Gates fiasco have been great to read, but this quote from a commenter named brent is really worth highlighting. Setting aside all of the other meta-discussions on race and class that surround this issue, the thing about all of this that creeps me out the most is that Read More
The Times has a long, long profile on Valerie Jarrett, one of Obama’s closest advisors during the campaign and who currently serves as a senior advisor in the White House. It begins thus: On Jan. 25, 2008, the day before the South Carolina Democratic primary, Barack Obama endured a grueling succession of campaign events across Read More
Samhita is rightly bothered by the unfortunate, predictable response (and ESPN’s non-coverage) of the lawsuit against Pittsburgh Steeler’s QB Ben Roethlisberger for an alleged rape. We can still evaluate the way the media portrays women when they bring about rape charges, the extent to which the general public will defend and accept athletes that have Read More
A lot of people seemed surprised by the $44,000 a month in child support Nas was ordered to pay Kelis as part of their divorce settlement. But when you factor in the cost of a HoverCrib, the CarPlane and unicorn milk, it really isn’t all that much. (Also, diapers.)
Maybe the “birthers” are actually on to something: [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.853121&w=425&h=350&fv=autoPlay%3Dfalse] The scam is tricky. But I wouldn’t put anything past a fur-ner and a colored lover. Speaking of interracial love, I’m beginning to fall head over heels for Salon’s Joan Walsh. She even managed to outdo herself last night on “Hardball.” Post-script: I always find Read More
The NYT’s Neil Genzlinger on CNN’s “Black in America 2:” So come to this program for some heartening examples of people who are responsible for relatively small efforts against big problems. But expect only one revelation: that the “Black in America” concept needs to be put out of its misery. When poor urban children are Read More
A random query from Alyssa’s spot: One of the reasons I’m as obsessed with pop culture as I am is that I grew up somewhat isolated from it. My didn’t have a television for much of my childhood, so I missed things like Saved by the Bell and The Simpsons almost entirely (It made Turn Read More
