This article was written by seansmyph, co-creator of our blog Splackavellie Central: Ridiculous Moments in R&B and Beyond. It’s part of a series of posts called “The Worst of MC Hammer,” which is part of a series called “Worst of the Best,” which probably doesn’t make much sense the first time you read it. —– Read More
(Something like this, but you know. Not wack.) All, you may have noticed some of us are busy with our day jobs and new babies and posting a lot less here. As much as we hate that, PB has never really put food in our tummies. To pick up some of the slack — and Read More
Let’s start off with a semi-serious note, if only for a moment: We probably should stop referring to the expansion of marital rights as gay marriage. The only meaningful difference between marriages involving heterosexuals and opposite marriage is the genitals. And really, it’s not all that meaningful of a difference for the purposes of the Read More
The story lines of rejection this week are two-fold. The first describes Pete Campbell’s inability to reject his father-in-law’s business, partly because he worked really hard to get the account and partly because his wife’s dad ruins her surprise that she’s pregnant. But that’s a minor hitch soon overcome, Pete uses it to leverage even Read More
Farhad Manjoo writes about how black people use Twitter, and, more specifically, the prevalence of black-created hashtags on the site: Black people—specifically, young black people—do seem to use Twitter differently from everyone else on the service. They form tighter clusters on the network—they follow one another more readily, they retweet each other more often, and Read More
PostBourgie: The Podcast #7: The CBC, Ground Zero and Prop 8. Shani, Joel and Monica discuss the corruption investigations of several prominent black lawmakers, The “Ground Zero Mosque,” and the repeal of California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Key Links: Charlie Rangel: List of Charges. (CBS) Ethics Panel Outlines Charges Against Waters. (NYT) The Problem With Read More
With at least 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 20 inches of newborn to care for these days, our blogsister Stacia has a lot on her hands and heart and mind. And because we never miss a chance to do it big when it comes to celebrating milestones – as she once said in advance of Read More
Los Angeles Times: A federal judge in San Francisco decided today that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, striking down Proposition 8, the voter approved ballot measure that banned same-sex unions. U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker said Proposition 8, passed by voters in November 2008, violated the federal constitutional rights Read More
