Random Midday Hotness: The Yonce in Tar-zhay.

Your Tuesday Random-Ass Roundup: The Godfather.

If anyone ever went about promoting a Gospel-Pak, wouldn’t it be Herman Cain?

Seriously, Cain has been on a run of looniness that stands apart even among his fellow GOP presidential contenders. Comparing him to General Otis might be considered a compliment at this point.

Speaking of shameful behavior, how about some links?

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The Most Random ‘Wire’ Reference Ever.

Who knew? Apparently there’s a lot of overlap between the audiences for “The Wire” and “iCarly.”

h/t Sean @ Melanism.

Five Romcoms You Should Side-Eye.

After a brief conversation about John Hughes’ 1984 teen romcom classic, Sixteen Candles, this morning, I was reminded of something I’ve always suspected by never taken the time to truly analyze: romantic comedies are never as innocuous as their writers would have you believe. For all their spin about happy endings, they’re about as [...]

Getting Even, DC City Council Edition.

Flickr: thisisbossi

As we’ve mentioned before, the DC City Council is kind of a hot mess right now.  And Council Chairman Kwame Brown (pictured above) is only making it worse.

On Monday, Brown announced a shuffle of committee assignments, removing popular Ward 6 Councilman Tommy Wells from his chairmanship of the Committee for [...]

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Humpday Hate: Ma’am, You Dropped Your Grocery List.

A friend texted this picture to me.  He saw it laying on the ground while he was at Kroger picking up a few things.  I don’t know about yall, but when i make my lists, I tend to list items I need in order of importance.  First on this list:  vagina spray.

Are Better Schools All We Need?

Roland Fryer (second from left) found that most of the HCZ's success in student performance can be chalked up to its charter schools, and not to the social programs championed by HCZ's founder, Geoffrey Canada (far right).

A foundational belief at the Harlem Children’s Zone is that erasing the achievement gap between black and [...]