(cross-posted from U.S. of J.) Admittedly, it’s nice that Laura Bush is pro-choice and doesn’t hate gay people, but still, it doesn’t actually count for anything. Her “right thinking” doesn’t make-up for the fact that she has offered nothing but unlimited support to her husband, whose actions as president cost the United States thousands of Read More
[cross-posted from TAPPED] It’s hard not to see sexism in this obsession over Elana Kagan‘s sexuality. The White House has denied that Kagan is gay, but that’s not enough to counteract persistent rumors, perpetuated by those like Andrew Sullivan who believe that the role of bloggers is not to participate in traditional forms of reporting Read More
I remember the exact day that I met this girl and fell in love with her. She was an original, pure, untampered and down sister. Boy, I tell ya, I miss her. The story goes like this: we used to hang out, I would see her around the way, then she started messing around with Read More
Jamelle, our resident political wunderkind, is now also blogging at his new digs over at True/Slant. Brokey McPoverty, our resident jokestress, is now snapping on your uncle’s church suit over at The Urban Daily. Please make a note of it.
Late last year, I blogged about the NYC Paid Sick Time Act for TAPPED. At the time, the city council bill was being framed as a public health issue, post-H1N1 and seasonal influenza scares. Currently in committee after being revised, the bill is modeled on a San Francisco ordinance that provides paid sick time to Read More
In my guest-blogging efforts over at Alyssa’s spot, I recently reflected on the oddity of seeing Ray Allen and LeBron James on the court together and how it reminded me that Spike Lee saw it all coming a long time ago. Twelve years ago, to be precise: It’s probably the best hoops movie of my Read More
I can see how this would be a really polarizing episode. If you care about finding out Jacob’s origin story and if you want some explanation for why/how the Man in Black became the Smoke Monster, then this hour was probably quite satisfying for you. If you’re like me and don’t give a flip about Read More
I have had the most difficult time writing this article. It took me the whole of Confederate History Month (known also as April) to do. I figured it was just because I’m over-thinking, as I always do, bending far too often to the little internal editor who keeps reminding me that my language isn’t vivid Read More
Latoya Peterson pens a love-letter to Daria on the day the series was released on DVD, noting that today’s MTV couldn’t produce such sharp fare: The series’ complex web of teen life is almost impossible to imagine in the demographic-obsessed media market that has emerged since, when so many personalities gracing MTV direct all their Read More
Sorry, Joel, but… I mean, was Kingdom Come the worst major rap release of the aughts? No, because L.A.X. was the worst major rap release of the aughts. Is “Young Forever” the worst track ever rapped/sung/produced? No, but it’s somewhere in the bottom fifty, wedged between “Fast Lane” and a latter-day Canibus track. But who Read More
