Archive for April, 2010
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010It’s been 2 days since the Lane Bryant commercial aired on television. The question is will we see more ads like this, and if they will be treated like other commercials of the same nature. If you don’t know what commercial is being referred to here it is. Now I realize that ABC found this [...]
William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun: Duet
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010If you haven’t seen this you really should. 2 men – William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun, singing a song – Total Eclipse of the Heart – made famous by Bonnie Taylor in the 1980′s. It just boggles the mind. When Bonnie Taylor first made Total Eclipse of the Heart a hit, it was 1983. [...]
The other Things Fall Apart
Friday, April 16th, 2010I recall back in 1985 and 86 reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. It was part of an English class I had at City College in New York. The purpose was to see some of the great writing from people of color that the standard public school education never even hinted existed. Things Fall [...]
50 Cent sells his skin for money
Friday, April 16th, 2010You might have heard that 50 Cent is making a change. It seems that the bullet magnet is dropping one of his more notable marketing points in his effort to become less ‘ghettofabulous’. What might this be? His tattoos. Now most people of my age or older got tattoos because there was a meaning for [...]
Michael Vass discusses Hollywood & the Race Lift By Darren at The Movie Blog
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Today the Movie Blog cited on of my posts (Tropic Thunder draws questions of racism) in a discussion of The Last Airbender and moreso the issue of race in movies. It’s a topic I have long discussed. Now I will start off thanking Movie Blog for citing my work. It’s always pleasant to see my [...]
The Star Wars comedy show
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010If you haven’t heard about it yet, you will. Star Wars will be made into a comedy series. But if that isn’t odd enough, it will be animated. Still need more? Seth Green will be one of the key minds behind the project. If you are suddenly thinking of the Robot Chicken episodes dedicated to [...]
Quotes of Cindy Sheehan – comedy or tragedy?
Sunday, April 11th, 2010When you stop to listen to some activists and individuals of dubious celebrity, you often hear things that just make you want to laugh or cringe. Often I have wondered why anyone would follow such a person. All of this came together when I covered Cindy Sheehan at her book signing in Binghamton New York [...]
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