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When we started this blog in late ’07, I don’t think we knew what we were getting into. I remember thinking, if we could get just 50 hits a day, I’d be happy. Then we started getting 50. Then 100 became the benchmark. then 500. then 1000. And so on. And then people started shouting Read More

Jezebel produces a ‘Sexiest’ list I can actually agree with. I’m down with 7/10 of their choices. And of course, they’ve got Barack* and pocket-sized Rahm Emmanuel, plus some other smart fellas. What say you, ladies and gents? *While I’m not feelin’ Barack the way Brokey McP is (link sorta-NSFW), I can see why others Read More

A few weeks back on the way home from work, I bumped into Jay Smooth, who was on his way back from some important-sounding web people thing. It’s been a minute since I’ve seen dude in person, but I was struck at how different his onscreen persona is from the quiet, thoughtful cat he is Read More

New York magazine has a bit of an obsession with the Rza, and it’s easy to see why. He’s sorta brilliant, pretty funny, and is totally full of it. (And on a slightly related note, one of my favorite early Jay Smooth vlog entries was called “Rza and the Legend of the Replicator.” Good stuff. Read More

We just found out that we’re finalists for “Best Political/News Blog” in the 2008 Black Weblog Awards! We have to buy dinner for all of you who voted for us*, but it ain’t over yet! There’s still voting to be done, so go here and vote for us. Voting closes on the Aug. 31 (unless Read More

Jay Smooth on Ludacris’s thorny Obama song. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.651602&w=425&h=350&fv=]

Joe Lieberman stumping for McCain: For his part, Lieberman focused on a statement by Obama last week that caused a stir. The Illinois senator said in Missouri that his opponents are going to try to instill worries in voters by emphasizing Obama is an unfamiliar figure who “doesn’t look like all those other presidents on Read More
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