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text: The power of love. Love, thy will be done. All you need is love. Yep, the 'L' word must be the most popular single theme in music through the decades. All worthy tunes – and there are countless more – but I'll spare you the musical odyssey right now (although in case you're wondering those hits were originally from Jennifer Rush, Martika and The Beatles) and get straight to the point.

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Eminem, Jeezy, N.E.R.D, Boosie Badazz, and G-Eazy all dropped off new album yesterday, but they weren't the only ones making waves in the industry. ATL producer Zaytoven also released a new EP yesterday calledTrapping Made It Happen, which definitely shouldn't be slept on. The 9-song project boasts features Migos, Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, Juicy J, Young Dolph, and more, not to mention all the production coming from Zaytoven.
Having already heard the track "Five Guys" with Migos & Young Thug, here goes another standout from the project called "Birds" featuring Lil Uzi Vert. Serving as the projects intro, Uzi hops on this Zaytoven-laced production and finesses' on the ladies in the melodic banger. Highlighted by Uzi's vibe & flow, "Birds" is another strong addition to his steady growing catalogue of hits.


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I received a link to a great satirical article written by Matt Evans, it's about a young Lawrence Welk and his correspondence with Rainer Maria Rilke.
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KG: Hello, and welcome back to Hopkins! I hope you all had a good summer – I certainly did!
JB: Yes! My summer was filled with reading…and more reading. I never fail to fulfill my most beloved of librarian stereotypes.
KG: Whereas I managed not to read most of the stuff I said I would. But that's a different post.
JB: Yes, let's lament what we did or did not read on another day. For now, our only task is to welcome all students, faculty and staff back to the Calarco Library. So. Welcome.
KG: It's the same four faces here at the library this year: Mrs. Prendergast, Mrs. Dubois, and, of course, Ms. Barrows and myself, Mr. Gette.
JB: For those new to Hopkins, we are providing a crash course in Calarco.
KG: The library is in Baldwin Hall, by the patio next to Hopkins House. We have two floors.
JB: Fiction and reference is upstairs, as well as some fantastically comfy seating, tables and computers.
KG: There's also a reference desk, with an embedded librarian, for all your questions and book-finding needs.
JB: The librarian is actually part of the physical structure of the desk.
KG: Please bring snacks. For us.
JB: Non-fiction, DVDs and CDs are downstairs, as well as MORE computers, another desk with a structurally embedded librarian in need of snacks, study rooms, and the infamous library classroom.
KG: It's haunted.
JB: With the research, papers, and presentations of projects past.
KG: We provide books, Kindles, DVDs, VHS (yes, still), and more, that can all be checked out and taken home with you. For a time. For use IN the library, we have computers, laptops, headphones, and textbooks. Also two copiers. And a lot of tissues.
JB: The structurally embedded librarians and the currently mobile ones eagerly await you! Especially the structurally embedded librarians – they get quite lonely.
KG: We love answering questions, as we are actually cyborgs that are wired into all of our databases.
JB: AND, as was alluded to earlier, we are benevolent book monsters
KG: B is for Book, that's good enough for me.
JB: In your many travels today and during this first week, please stop by to visit the sideshow of librarians attached to desks, cyborgs, monsters, and more. For the many of you who will not peer cautiously inside this week, we hope to see you this year. And by "hope," we actually mean, "We will see you this year, muawhahaha!"
KG: …Yes. Anyway. Happy first day, and happy learning, all!
-Signing off, Jenny Barrows and Kit Gette (who also need to dust off their blogging skills)


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Thiruvanathapuram: Abdul Nasser Madani, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore blast, is currently at a Bangalore jail facing trial. But his deteriorating health is becoming a political issue with his family claiming the state is denying him treatment, prompting the Kerela Chief Minister to fly to Karnataka to meet his counterpart.
Son of Madani, Umar Mukhthar said, "When the last time I went to visit him, he said to me and my brother that he was totally worried that the next time we go to meet him with all the problems in his eyes, he will not be able to see us. So he started crying and my brother also started crying." Madani's family fear the worst.
His health is a concern for the Kerala government too. Chief Minister Ooomen Chandy is expected to raise the issue with his Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar when they meet in Bangalore on Thursday.
Chandy said that he will speak on the issue only after returning from Bangalore.
The medical reports accessed by CNN-IBN show Madani, who suffers from diabetes, also has diabetic retinopathy which could lead to blindness. The Karnataka Institute of Diabetology which initially treated him in July 2010 had recommended a review in two months, but the reports show he was taken for treatment only six months later.
Madani's health is now turning a political hot potato in Kerala. While the Muslim league sent a delegation to meet Madhani, senior CPM leader MA Baby too met with him on Wednesday.
For the last two days every political party in Kerala has been sending a representative to meet Madani at the Karnataka jail, signs which clearly show that he might be an accused in a blast case, but as far as the political fortunes in the state are concerned, Madani's well being is yet again vital.


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National Doughnut Day – first Friday in June #NationalDoughnutDay
National Doughnut Day first Friday in June history and Photo #NationalDoughnutDay – Happy National Doughnut Day images and download free pictures. National Doughnut Day honors the Salvation Army "Lassies" of WWI. It is also used as a fund raiser for needy causes of the Salvation Army.
The original Salvation Army Doughnut was first served by Salvation Army in 1917. During WWI, Salvation Army "lassies" were sent to the front lines of Europe. These brave volunteers made home cooked foods, and provided a morale boost to the troops. Often, the doughnuts were cooked in oil inside the of the metal helmet of an American soldier. The American infantrymen were commonly called doughboys. Salvation Army lassies were the only women outside of military personnel allowed to visit the front lines. Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance is considered the Salvation Army's "first doughnut girl".
On National Doughnut Day, look to see if your local doughnut shop, or other organizations, are offering free donuts to solicit donations for the Salvation Army or for another needy cause. If you find them, please be generous.
Note: The word "Doughnut" is often shortened to "Donut. So, if you see the term National Donut Day, its the same day.
The origin of the term "Doughboy":
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Monday, February 20, 2017
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Hi Vixen, I'm always intrigued by the disconnect between what happens on TV and the Internet compared to what happens when I step outside the door. When I look at various electronic devices inside the house, it's an explosive, volatile mixture of breathless vitriol. When I step outside my door all that completely disappears and is nonexistent. Outside my door very few people follow politics. (My doctor says he ignores politics until 2 weeks before an election and then does a bunch of research.) It's very reassuring outside my door, because on my electronic devices the world is crazy.
Outside my door people like Milo just fine. I live in a red state (as you do) in a red county and in a red town. People are conservative with their money (financially thrifty), conservative in the way they raise their kids, and in the friendly way they deal with each other. Occasionally one runs into a liberal and then both parties make some slightly embarrassing dismissive comment and then go to another subject. People get along fine. In my outside-the-door world everyone has an appreciation for Milo to the extent they pay any attention and think it's a good idea for him to address a conservative group.
Inside my house with the electronic devices, God is somehow being betrayed if Mile speaks at CPAC. This is the real-life disconnect between political junkies and regular people who live in the real world. In the real world people do not live in high-pressure hothouses. They have real issues to be concerned with.
What Milo explained about the way things work in the gay world is true. The fact is that many underage boys are sucked in to the gay lifestyle because of the attention and the attraction older men bestow on them. One of the gay bars in my old town had a slave auction once a week (all in good fun), and some of the "slaves" were underage males. You've seen a lot of this recently in the priesthood. One time one of my gay friends told me he had been watching TV and heard a PSA on this very subject and it suddenly struck him, "Hey, they're talking about my friends!" The gay world is not excluded from abuses and the alterations of people's ordinary sexual development because of intervention from older men. I will have to say that I haven't run into many lesbians intentionally targeting underage girls, although some of the things about this culture is open to criticism. And by the way, God help you if you are a little boy or girl and wind up with the wrong teacher. Almost weekly another teacher is condemned for sexual abuse of a student.
Of course you can make all the same criticisms about the heterosexual world. Middle-aged guys with their new divorces and receding hairlines wearing a lot of gold chains and driving in their Jaguar convertibles.. there is a frequent attraction to good-looking young women. And then there are opportunities like sugar daddies where young women intentionally advertise themselves to older men for financial rewards.
Human sexuality is one big mess. And it's one of the areas that human beings have never been able to fix. Sure, we can go to the moon. We can create wireless technology. We can eradicate smallpox. But don't think for a second that we can figure out how to fix human sexuality. Everybody I know is fine with Milo and understands that he was talking about abuse he suffered as a 13 year old. Regrettably it's not rare, and people are just fine with him speaking at CPAC. But that is in the real world outside my front door.
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Spring is here, my least favorite season. To be clear, I love the weather but I hate the fashion. I black and red are replaced with white and pastels, lace and cotton instead of leather and velvet. All of this means my shopping will have to be done online without much help from my trips to the mall. Hopefully I will be able to find spring pieces that give some inspiration after my initial disappointment wears off but for now here is an outfit dedicated to one of my favorite companies that has a great new spring collection out.
Killstar has some of the best quality body con dresses I have found. No one wants to have visible undergarments caused by a sheer dress. This one hugs my curves without going sheer around my bigger areas and surprisingly the pentagram designs hold up very well to the stretch of the fabric, no cracking or disfiguration.
I also found this amazing handbag that matches perfectly. It is large enough to hold everything I need and has a removable shoulder strap. It is vegan leather but doesn't feel like plastic which I appreciate.
Wearing these items shows why Killstar is such a huge company for alternative/ goth/ witch fashion. If you haven't purchased from them and you feel like you fit into one of their target subcultures then you need to trust me and spend the extra money to get away from Hot Topic. Shop here.
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Lipstick- "Masochist" Jeffree Star Cosmetics
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Gregory Kremer spent Tuesday morning teaching his last week of class at Key West High School. The soon-to-be retired teacher visited Key West in June 1987 and met Mr. Tommy Roberts and the rest is history. "His spirit and enthusiasm for Key West High School was so impressive that I was here by January of 1988," said Kremer. "I have been here ever since."
Raised in Detroit and Philadelphia, Kremer is a graduate of Archbishop Ryan High School, John Carroll University for his BA, and University of Akron for his masters.
A teacher of Psychology, AP Psychology, DE Sociology, World Religions, and Philosophy, his last days at the high school included Sigmund Freud to a still intrigued class.
Along with a handful of other teachers, Kremer is one of the most mentioned teachers as "most inspirational" in the Key West High School Student of the Week questionnaires. So, The Weekly wanted to know more about the man behind the door in classroom 204.
If they exist I probably could not write them.
Why did you want to become a teacher?
I believe, like John Dewey and many others, that a good education is fundamental for a strong person and a solid society. I had very good teachers and felt that I could add something. I also believe, as Socrates said, that, "the unexamined life is not worth living."
Your students are often inspired by your "practical life advice." Tell us more.
Education is supposed to teach people new perspectives and how to think. This generation needs to be A LOT SMARTER than we are. There are many boundaries being crossed rapidly and for the first time. They need to think and create. They also need to decide the future for all of us.
You are retiring this week after 40 years of teaching; what's first on your to-do list?
Chase my dream and continue traveling the world.
What is the most rewarding experience being a teacher?
Amos Alonzo Stagg when asked what he thought of his football team that year told the reporter to come back in 20 years and he would see what kind of men they were then. I have been here 30 years, and every day I see them leading our community. I am proud of my students and I take pleasure in their accomplishments.
What's your best advice you ever received?
Work hard and good things will happen.
Dream meal: you are sitting at a diner counter eating…who walks in and sits next to you?
Mohandas Gandhi. I would love to experience the power of his personality and hear his wisdom.
Favorite Keysy thing to do?
Boat, fish, dive, and ride my bicycle all year long.
What would your superpower be?
What is your nerdiest passion?
Reading history.
If you could take one item on a deserted island, what?
My Swiss Army Knife.
What was your first thought this morning?
How to make this day a good one.
Favorite guilty pleasure?
A good cigar with my morning coffee.
If you won the lottery, what's the first thing you do/buy?
An around the world first class cruise package.
If you could change the world, what would you do?
Have one World Government, one common language along with the native language, and one common currency.
Favorite place you've traveled to?
Prague, Paris, Seville, and Medellin (where I am going to live for the next year).
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A U.S. Marine. My father, a WWII vet, filled me with respect for these soldiers.
Finish these sentences…
My students would describe me as…INTENSE.
My autobiography would be titled…FOLLOW THE PATH WITH HEART.
Key West is…HOME TO ME.
I live by the motto…DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE DO UNTO YOU.


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Let me tell you. Life is curve-ball-jelly-roll sandwich and I got stuck right in the middle of its creamy-ass center. Keeping with the tradition of breaking my new year's resolution in less than 12 days, I have once again neglected … Continue reading
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Tiger Rant: Thank You Anonymous.
I would like to pass a word of thanks to the whistle-blowing-shady-lady-exposing-good-man-group, anonymous. It warms the cockles of my pessimistic heart to see protests being formed over the rape of a 16 year old girl. The outcry is by far, … Continue reading
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Funny Thing About Resolutions…..
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New Year's Resolutions
New Year's Resolutions are like late-night let-downs – you know, when you dial a particular sir who seems currently unavailable to meet your bootie-call munchies. Everything seems to be about getting laid and drinking champagne. I suppose that's no different than my regular … Continue reading
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Cupra has been spotted putting its next hot Leon through its paces ahead of a mid-2019 reveal, following sightings of the standard SEAT Leon testing earlier this year.
As is to be expected, many of the same design elements from the standard car can be observed through the camouflage, including the new grille, lighting units and new body styling. Setting the performance model apart are larger, Brembo-branded brakes and more aggressive front and rear bumpers. The front of the model is now home to an aggressive splitter and larger intakes, with the rear featuring two large, typically Cupra oval exhausts nestled amongst a new diffuser.
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As always with test mules, shape-hiding camo makes it tricky to distinguish detail. However, a more shapely body than the current car can be seen, trading neat proportions for a more sculptural and aggressive shape. The Tarraco marked the beginning of the brand's new design language, and so the new grille and reshaped headlights from the SUV have been carried over.
Our sister title AutoExpress uncovered that the model would feature the same powertrain found in the Cupra Formentor concept – a highly efficient hybrid system, combining a 1.4-litre TSI four-cylinder engine and an electric motor for up to 245bhp. Pure electric range from the concept was an impressive 31 miles, with power sent to the wheels through a dual-clutch semi-automatic transmission. Though details haven't been confirmed, mention of a limited-slip differential also leads us to believe the new model will be front-wheel drive. Sporting an as yet unseen powertrain, it's hard to predict performance figures, but the current 300bhp Cupra Leon sprints from 0 to 62mph in 5.6sec and on to a 155mph top speed.
Though details are yet to be uncovered, it's likely that the model will share the same MQB platform found under the skin of the current-generation SEAT Leon, and also set to make an appearance in the next Volkswagen Golf. In the brand's push towards the premium end of the market, expect next-generation interior tech from Volkswagen to make its way to the new Cupra Leon, including larger high-res displays and improved interior plastics.
The next Cupra Leon is expected to hit roads in 2021, following a mid-2019 reveal.


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Where: Rowan's Roof, located at 2340 W 4th Avenue in Kits
When: 6PM Sundays, weekly
Web Presence: You can follow IQ2000 on Facebook, and get yourself a few free answers every week
Team Info: I think there is a max team size of seven, but concessions can be made.
Prizes: A smorgasbord. There are usually some pitchers of beer getting awarded for general enthusiasm and victory, along with others. Prizes from the last few weeks have included: A gift certificate for a facial at Bioethique, a free haricut, a bottle of house wine, a $25 gift card to Broadway International Wine Shop, and 50 minutes of free tanning at a salon. Personally I wonder at the intersection of pub quizzers and salon tanners, but you can't argue that these are pretty excellent prizes!
Format: 4 rounds, 10 questions each, divided into two halves. So really two rounds of 20 questions. Themed music round
Food and Drink: It's food and drink. The beer selection leaves a lot to be desired. But they've got a nice patio, and the house wine's on special.
At long last I was able to take time out of my busy church-going schedule (Hi, Mom!) to attend a pub quiz on a Sunday night. A couple of us hopped the bus to Kits and took in the evening at Rowan's Roof. The crowd was decent for a Sunday night, about eight teams or so. To be honest, I don't go to a lot of pubs on Sundays, so I'm not sure what the baseline is. But there were tables full of people having fun,with some room for more, so it looks like it is doing something right. The quiz was also competing against a supremely gorgeous day, such as we have be privy to of late. I would expect an uptick in crowds, as ever, when the autumn rains come lashing in.
The quiz itself, I don't have too much to say that wasn't already said during the Mr. Brownstone review. Same delightful host, same cheer-offs that wear on you the more frequently you go, same good questions and same fantastic production. The music round has officially become a staple of IQ2000 quizzes, and while the same categories pop up every now and again, the rounds at Rowan's Roof have been quite good. Nothing like the brain agony of when I can't remember the name of the Buffalo Springfield song for approx. the seven thousandth time. The slideshow accompaniment to the Answers continues to reward deep reading. Pay attention sons and daughters, it is probably the highlight of Vancouver quizzes.
As you may have read already, the prizes are excellent here. On top of being some pretty cool swag to take home, they're very community-oriented — almost all the non-beer at the bar prizes for Rowan's Roof come from businesses in the area. So get out there, win some prizes, and support some local business.
For What It's Worth: A fun quiz with great prizes at an okay bar. Fortunately, the food and drink is fairly cheap. The best of Sunday? Quite possibly, but I'll suspend judgement until I've gathered some more data on the topic.
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Coming Darkness by Susan-Alia Terry
Lucifer has a good life. He is respected and honoured by the supernatural community, he has a home, a mate and great taste in clothes. He has family issues, of course, but he can work round them
Until the family comes to him looking for help. God is gone, something is afflicting the world and a whole new and unknown powerful enemy has appeared seeking to annihilate His creation.
Lost in this fight, he leaves his lover, Kai to try and find his place in the world without Lucifer… and to realise some harsh truths about what that relationship has actually done to him.
This world is huge and fascinating and all round incredible.
We have the archangels and Lucifer. They have great, separate personalities and a lot of family drama. Lucifer and his fun and his pain are almost as epic as the poker match he plays (which is beyond epic)
We have a world full of supernatural creatures, including werewolf packs and vampire clans that all have their own cultures and personalities and histories. We have the underground supernatural city with its own awesome history and legends and mythology and politics with the different factions pushing their own agendas
And we have Kai, lover of Lucifer, dangerous vampire assassin overshadowed by his lover and trying to find his own identity and respect separate of that.
We have a city that treats humans as possessions, food, tools and toys and the experience of one woman being dragged into it.
We have demonic contracts and politics and magic and then on top of all this we have storyline about the end of the world which has amazing, powerful statements about free will and analysing what that means and a whole concept of god and supreme beings I've never seen before and absolutely love for the implications of it.
There is so much here, so many characters, so many conflicts and twists and turns, so many different concepts and so much excellent, deep, layered world building all told with writing that really works to do it justice in terms of pacing and exploration.
In this rich world there is an issue though – it's huge and there's almost too much for the first book. As an introduction book, we could have focused on Roberta and learning about the underworld. We could have been introduced to the characters. We could have seen more of the archangels, learned more about the mythology and past of the world, seen more of Kai and Lucifer's relationship before they were split up almost instantly, seen more of the vampire and werewolf clans and their society. There was such a lot here I wanted to explore, but we had the coming darkness story dropped in almost instantly which rendered so much else moot. The darkness, the apocalypse and the truly fascinating take on the idea of free will and order is really excellent. It's a deep meaty plot
And it didn't fit. This plot line is awesome. I deserves our full, undivided attention as this whole world with all its massive complexities and differences and deeply troubled and problematic characters are all faced. Because this VAST plot line with HUGE implications suddenly arrives, then a lot of the plot lines feel… irrelevant? Like, the world is ending, why am I following Roberta's story? How is she remotely relevant? The world is ending, why do I care about power plays in the City? Why introduce the werewolf/vampire council?
The awesome end of the world both overwhelms the equally amazing introductory plots. Both plot lines are amazing. Both plot lines are stories I want to read and explore in huge depth. But there's not enough room for both of them. The end of the world feels neglected and the world building feels lacking in proper exploration especially since we have a society and characters who clearly indulge in a lot of outright evil (slavery, genocide of some species, Kai's love of torturing certain groups).
Aaargh, I stress again that everything here is awesome. But it's three books worth of awesome. Not one. The fact that all of it is so awesome is what makes it so frustrating because none of the awesome gets enough attention to be as truly, epicly awesome as it deserves.
We do have a couple of same-sex couples and several hints of more. The main couple in the book, despite us not seeing them together very much (and it's sad that we never actually get to see their relationship, really – it's something that is told rather than shown) is Kai and Lucifer. We also have Te, the second most powerful character in the books and perhaps the one with the most presence after Kai and Lucifer is also attracted to Kai.
Unfortunately there are elements that stop me celebrating this to the hilt. Firstly, one character pretty much dismisses sexuality all together and just hand waves everything as "just sex." It completely removes identity and seems to be backed up with the rest of the cast completely avoiding any kind of identity labels. Reducing LGBTQ sexuality to "just sex" is reductive and denies the existence of actual LGBTQ people, turning us into a sex act rather than people.
The main relationship in the books is also revealed to be extremely predatory, has no concept of consent and is generally full of problems. There's also another relationship where a cis man is given a vagina now because of their gender identity, choices or expression – but because his lover wants him to have one. This reeks a lot of fetishism – something which deeply plagues trans people; to have an almost form of transitioning happen just because it gets someone else off. More, this character is referred to by a number of clear buzzwords like "mincing."
Tip to any author – never, ever, ever refer to an LGBTQ character's walk as "mincing".


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Veteran Actress Eucharia Anunobi is said to be in a dilemma at the moment after carrying out action out of anger, which has resulted into her cousin being declared missing.
13 Jul 2016
Photos From The 8-Day Fidau Prayers Held For Late Veteran Actress, Bukky Ajayi
The 8-day Fidau prayers in honour of Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, who passed away at the age of 82 in her Surulere residence on July 6, held today.
The Fidau prayers were organised by the NASFAT Muslim society and it held at the Mosque in Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. Hon Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, Sola Sobowale, Dele Odule, Jide Kosoko, Jimoh Aliu, Tade Ogidan, Sola Kosoko, Keji Yusuf, Ngozi Nwosu, Bobo B, Kola Olaiya and many others were present.
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New UK Prime Minister kneels for Queen Elizabeth II
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Theresa May became Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday, promising to carve out a bold new future in the world as she embarks on the monumental task of leading the country out of the European Union.
May, 59 assumed office after an audience with Queen Elizabeth and drove straight to her new home of 10 Downing Street, vacated hours earlier by David Cameron.
Happy 68th Birthday To Mummy G.O. – Foluke Adeboye
"What My Mum Did & What She Told Me A Night Before Her Death"- Daughter of Murdered RCCG Evangelist
Photos of President Buhari in Military uniform in Zamfara state
President Buhari traveled to Zamfara state for a one-day working visit to commission some projects and launch a special military task force to fight bandits. He put on a Military Uniform during the launch. More photos after the cut...
Couple caught having S3X behind counter in shop (see photos)
A boss and his female employee were caught having sex behind the counter at a fashion clothing shop. The illicit video has gone viral after it was made public in China, the Chinese authorities are now investigating the case.
Nollywood Actor Emeka Ike begs court not to dissolve his marriage
Current Actors Guild of Nigeria president, Emeka Ike has pleaded with a Lagos court not to let the divorce case filed by his estranged wife Suzanne to proceed.
Shocking...Former Burundi minister, Hafsa Mossi assasinated (photo)
Former Burundian government minister and spokeswoman, Hafsa Mossi, was assassinated in the country's capital, Bujumbura today July 13th. Burundian police spokesperson, Pierre Nkurikiye, who confirmed the incident on twitter said
"Hon. Mossi assassinated 10.30 in Gihosha in the east of Bujumbura by two criminals in a vehicle,"Narrating what happened, a close relative said
"She was inside her car near her home when a tinted car knocked her from behind. She went out to see what happened and was shot twice".Mossi was Burundi's information minister and government spokeswoman between 2005-2007, and was, at the time of her death, a member of the East African Legislative Assembly. Said to be in her 50s, Mossi was a trained journalist.
Yoruba Actress Mercy Aigbe-Gentry says "I wear bum Shorts so no woman will snatch my husband"
In a recent radio interview, actress Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, says she wears bum shorts at home so that "toothpick leg" girls will not snatch her husband from her. Her colleague, Adunni Ade who was also on the set of the interview had earlier said she will not wear booty shorts in her home as it was inappropriate.
When Adunni asked Mercy if she wears booty shorts at home, Mercy said "I wear bumshots so that all those toothpick leg girls will not snatch my husband. I do oh...I do"she said.
Wow Regina Askia-Williams' daughter looks so much like her (photos)...
Regina Askia-William shared these beautiful pictures on her Facebook page today.
The Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Frederick Obateru Akinruntan, is a Yoruba monarch with a difference. Currently the chairman of the Yoruba Obas Conflict Resolution Committee, his oil enterprise in particular makes him arguably the richest African king. In 2014, Forbes Magazine put Oba Akinruntan's net worth at $300 million. Aside this, he is a talented
Photos of man supposedly attempting to defraud a recharge card seller in Lagos...
Olayinka Awoyemi shared this via Facebook. Narrating what happened, he wrote,
"This plum middle age man (thief) was caught in my office complex yesterday claiming to a young lady selling recharge cards, he owns an office in the complex and one of the SUVs parked in the complex premises.
This woman is seen wearing nothing under a dress..omg! (photo)
Why would a lady dress like this nowadays? Women are loosing their morals in the quest to find a good man. Women should embrace being beautiful in their own way and not how they dress...
See how unknown gunmen abducts Governor Ambode's Account Director and son in Lagos (photo)
60-year-old Thomas Otuyemi, a director of account in the office of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, alongside his son, have been abducted by unknown gunmen in the Epe area of the state on Saturday.
See what happened between Abacha's daughter, Gumsu and another man...
Gumsu, one of the daughters of former military leader, Sani Abacha, went on social media to congratulate a speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara. But it didn't go down well with one guy, Timi Ayodele.
He called her out for congratulating the speaker, reminding her how her father late Sani Abacha's deeds still affect the economy till today.
Omg...Charly Boy writes an open letter to President Buhari...
Read his letter below...
Mr. President Sir, Once again I am compelled to voice out my bewilderment at the stumbling and wobbly kind of governance we have had since you came onboard. I wonder what you are doing right now. I wonder if our tears, pains and hopelessness affect you in anyway. I wonder if you are the one in charge or some other people.
You have tasted leadership before and you know what it entails. I understand that. However, then and now are two different scenarios, two separate dispensations.
We know you.
We know about your war against indiscipline.
We hear about your no-nonsense stand against corruption.
We have read so much about our stolen monies which you have managed to recover. Well done sha.
Meanwhile, the nagging questions that leave me sleepless most nights remain unanswered...
How much money have you collected from the looters so far?
To what use have the monies been put?
From where I stand, it seems you're the only one in your cabinet fighting corruption while your praise singers are busy washing you all over town trying to convince us that you're a good man.
I, CharlyBoy, know that you are a "good" man: someone who loves the country, a patriot with a high sense of morals perhaps. But na that one we go chop? Is that all that is needed to fix the rot of over 40yrs.?I don't think so! For the full article, kindly use this link http://charlyboy.me/mr-
EFCC acting chairman warns, we'll start going after lawyers who help 'looters' escape justice'-
The acting chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, says that the antigraft agency will soon start going after lawyers, who aid and abet financial and economic crimes. Magu said this at the opening of a one-day workshop organised by the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in collaboration with the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACC) at the Rockview hotel in Abuja yesterday Tuesday July 12th.
See photos of Nigerian Musician Banky W transform to a dirt-truck pusher for a photoshoot
Nigerian musician Bankole Wellington aka Banky W was transformed through makeup, for a shoot with creative photographer Kelechi Amadi-Obi. From the snaps shared by Banky W, he was transformed into a dirt-truck pusher hustling on the streets. See more photos after the cut.
Graphic photos of three men allegedly murdered over land dispute in Lagos...Wow!
News got around that three men were brutally murdered a day ago, over land related matters at Isiwo road, Igbodu, Epe. According to the person who shared these photos, suspected assassins brutally killed his brother Deacon Hassan, along with his personal assistant and driver. The Police has since removed the bodies from the crime scene. God rest their souls... see more graphic photos shared after the cut.
Photos of Nigeria's first Professor of Medicine, Theophilus Ogunlesi celebrates 93rd Birthday
The first Professor of Medicine in Nigeria, Prof. Theophilus Ogunlesi, is 93 years old! A birthday celebration was held for him at Diocese of Remo, Church of Nigeria, in Sagamu, Ogun State. Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Bishop of Egba Diocese, Emmanuel Adekunle, his daughter, Dr. Sade Ogunlesi, Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Onanuga, his grand children and other well wishers are pictured with him during the celebration. Another photo below..
Omg..this poor boy was branded a witch! (photos)
Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgin Loven shared new photos of the orphaned children, including Hope, the little boy branded a witch and left for dead in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
See photos of N60m recovered from a bullion van in a supermarket in Port Harcourt..
The Rivers State Police Command, reportedly recovered N60 million out of the N100 million in a bullion van that went missing on Friday on its way from Aba in Abia State to Rivers State.
The command said the money, which belonged to Zenith and Stanbic Bank in the state was recovered on Monday after it was abandoned in a taxi in the premises of a popular supermarket in GRA, Port Harcourt.
Wow..see pictures of Nigerian Transgender Ms SaHHara
Miss SaHHara is a Nigerian born Transgender, she did a photo shoot with her make up artist, Obehi Noir, over the weekend. Who she says is one of the people that have offered to sponsor her to represent Nigeria, at the Miss Trans Star International Pageant taking place in Barcelona, Spain September 17th.
See more photos...
See how American Rapper Lil kim used to look like and what she looks like now...omg!
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Meijer - More Wishes Granted
More Wishes Granted is a charitable Meijer promotion. During the holiday season a portion of every toy purchase at Meijer goes to children's gifting programs that provide toys for children that may otherwise not get one. During the Meijer holiday season, the red balloon represents 'wishes'. This page features an animated header with balloons that continuously float up and occasionally 'pop' with a present appearing and falling. This represents the wishes made by children that come true because of this program.


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Black Girl in a Big Dress is also beginning her festival run next month at The International Black Film Festival in Nashville, and the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival in Atlanta!
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7 Awesome Things About Slavery (Reprise)
This post originally appeared here.
It has been updated below.
Also, seriously, how do you pronounce it? Is it "ruh-prize" or "ruh-preeze"?
Every now and again a public official will casually say that America was the best when slavery was happening. They usually say it has something to do with family values and God and MAGA.
This week it happened again and people are all butt hurt because Alabama Senate candidate and alleged serial sexual predator Roy Moore basically said that slavery was A-OK when asked what his idea of a perfect America was.
Here's how that totally reasonable exchange went down:
At a campaign event in September, a journalist asked Moore when was the last time America was "Great."
Moore said: "I think it was great at the time when families were united. Even though we had slavery, they cared for one another. … Our families were strong, our country had a direction."
And just like always, after said public official reminds us that slavery was totes nbd, there's a huge snowflake backlash and everyone starts talking about how "terrible" it was that families were stolen from their homes, ripped apart, horrifically abused so that farmers in America could grow crops without having to do all that "work," and used to set up a system of economics in this country that relies on people doing very difficult labour for none to low wages.
And I'm always so surprised that people would say things like this.
Because there are so many benefits to slavery that people always overlook. Here are 7 of 'em!
1. Fitness plans. According to some stats I hastily Googled, almost half of all black people are obese. This article says that in 42 states, more than a third of the black people there are obese. And in 15 states, that number goes up to 40%. I imagine that means that those black people are so fat that…they probably have a number of health problems and are uncomfortable in tiny seats or skinny jeans.
But back in slave days, blacks were super fit!! You can't have a high body fat percentage when you're doing hard labor all day. Not only did they get some cardio in when they were running from dogs and bullets, but they also got some fantastic strength training by carrying around full bushels of crops.
And they didn't have to pay for it! Today a Crossfit membership that offers this kind of HIT training is not cheap! But back in the day, slaves got all that exercise for freezies! #jelly
2. Zero Percent Unemployment. It's not new that The Great Recession was hard on everyone. But statistics show that it was super hard on blacks and that the African American population has been slower to recover than other groups.
That's so not how it was when slavery was en vogue. You'd be hard pressed to find a black person out of work then. And sure, they didn't get paid and they had to work ridiculous hours and they were beaten to death if they voiced an opinion or tried to find their husband who had been sold to a different family, but you know how good an internship looks on a resume!
3. Travel Benefits. Trying to work overseas can be a nightmare! There's Visas and sponsors to worry about. You have to figure out how to get your paychecks converted into the right currency for whatever bank you're using. You can't lose your passport.
But slaves got to work overseas and had someone else take care of all the particulars! All slaves had to do was mind their own business in Africa. Then, suddenly, they got a surprise trip to a whole new world with lodging already taken care of!
4. Easier Investment Portfolios. Have you looked at a paycheck recently? They're so confusing! There's the gross pay and allowances and all kinds of taxes. And don't get me started on how complicated it can be to have a 401K! You have to figure out who your dependents are and how much of what stock you want to invest in. And if your company does matching funds, what's the tipping point when you start taking out too much…it just goes on and on and on…
But slaves didn't have to worry about all that. No pay meant no financial headache! No one likes doing their taxes and slaves got away with never having to.
6. Lots of Time Outdoors. How tiring is it, being cooped up in an office all day! Fluorescent lights and distant windows and office chairs that never seem to be adjusted quite right. It feels so good to just get away at the weekend. Go outside, take a hike or even just a walk around the neighborhood. Camping is a huge industry–people love it! And those lucky lucky slaves got to be outside all the time!! And they didn't even have to wear sunscreen!
7. Low-Sugar Diet. We've already talked about the obesity rates among blacks, but diabetes is sky-high, too. Diabetes rates are twice as high among African-Americans than it is in whites. And they're more likely to have to have limbs amputated. No. Thank. You.
It's hard to over do it on the sugar when you're eating scraps of meat and bread, or not being allowed to eat at all, so slaves totally had it good when it came to controlling carbs! It's soooooo hard to say no to dessert. But slaves never got the chance to say yes! How easy would it be to be healthy without all that nasty temptation everywhere!
8. Gated Community Living. Today, neighborhoods where lots of black live are all scary like Compton or Oakland or The South. But as slaves, blacks got to live in super secure, fenced-in areas that would be totes out of their price range today. Jealous!
What's your favourite thing about forced free labour? Let us know in the comments!
Rules Were Made to Be Broken…
…or at least to find workarounds…
One of the most important Oreo rules is that we do not fraternize with other of colors.
Be the only one in a crowd and you add just enough color to make things interesting. You provide a resource for people to ask all those questions they
know are annoying, so they realize it's in their best interest not to ask an RBP never got to ask before. You give people an out when they're accused of living a sheltered life. You add a touch of surprise and joy when you karaoke to Carrie Underwood instead of Queen Bey. You are a precious gift. Like saffron or a unicorn. Doing your golden unicorn thing.
Show up as two of a kind and you look like a gang. Date another black and you've gone from being interesting and worldly to just being predictable. Start pairing up with other of colors and you run the risk of commiserating about society's structural inequalities, making plans to attend an August Wilson festival, wondering if you do spend too much time and money erasing all the ethnicity out of your hair, and forgetting every single one of your favorite frittata recipes.
So as a young Oreo, you make a promise to never even look twice at another member of the tribe and all is good and right with the world.
Except for days like today when you accidentally watch a trailer for Lee Danile's The Butler.
I know, I know. Dangerous territory here. It's a slippery slope from checking out what skinny Forrest Whitaker is up to to thinking to yourself: "I don't know, maybe Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire isn't so bad," to saying aloud: "Sure, there are some problems in the denouement, but Madea does make me laugh," to screaming: "Fuck it, break out the fried okra, let's put on a do-rag and watch Roots!"
Also dangerous: One Mr. David Oyelowo who stars in this film.
Those eyes. That jaw line. That smirk. Goddarn that smirk. Goddarn it right to heck!!! That way that suit hangs on that shoulder. That…accent?
Fortunately, I hadn't snapped to my senses and turned off the TV, so I heard a snippet of a soundbite and it turns out he sounds like this:
He's British! That's about as far from being an RBP as you can possibly get. The Queen's English isn't in the same vein as Ebonics. It's not even in the same hemisphere!
(…I think..geogrraphy wasn't my strongest subject)
This star crush might be safe after all.
Watching that preview and invoking the knowledge of Tyler Perry definitely wasn't, safe however. So please excuse me, I'm going to catch up on my Downton Abbey reruns and practice some Monsters and Men for my next karaoke night.
What do you think? Should I sandwich Mr. Oyelowo in between Hugh Grant and John Slattery (happy birthday to him today, btw!) on my celebrity freebies list? Who are your celebrity crushes? Let us know in the comments!
What Not To Say When Everyone In The Room Shouts The N Word, Then Suddenly Realizes You're Also In The Room
Zumba. I love it. Especially on nights like tonight.
Zumba is actually tricky for an Oreo. During the dance-style group exercise class, some of the moves can come dangerously close to looking like popping and/or locking. So as a good Oreo, I always try to stiffen up a little on some of the hippier moves so as not to frighten the other dancers or myself.
And then tonight, something wonderful happened. I don't know what the song was (Sondheim didn't write it, so I was at a loss), but everyone else in the room did. As we danced, they sang along and sang along and sang along. Suddenly, a group n-word was dropped.
I couldn't have been more thrilled.
Usually, when there's an RBP in the room, people would shy away from one of the most offensive words in the English language. They'd think twice about shouting out in unison a word that has probably gotten people killed. At the very least, it's gotten people into debates on Oprah's couch–which for an Oreo might be a scarier place than the business end of a revolver. Normally, if an RBP was in a room, people would maybe try to be polite.
But not with me there. It was like they didn't think I was black at all!!
Unfortunately, as quickly as my happiness was upon me, it disappeared. For seconds after they said the word, they caught sight of my reflection in the mirror and everyone looked embarrassed. No one sang along for the rest of class.
My apologies, ladies (and you, one rockin' gent) for sullying tonight's good time. I will work on my pointe and hopefully blend in much better next time.
Granted, some of the following did go through my head, but thanks to my Oreo training, they stayed inside and my outside voice never took control:
- What the effing eff??! Why do you all know this song???!
- What the effing eff???! Why did you include this song in your playlist??!
- I might need to speak to management about this.
- I'm concerned you might not understand some basic points of everyday etiquette
- You're right, it is ~just~ a word after all, you stupid whale cunt.
- *sobs*
Any of those responses would have seemed really RBP-like. Sure, the growing ulcer in my stomach might one day take over my entire digestion system. But I'll look darn good while I'm convalescing. Yay, Zumba!
4 Reasons I Will Always Love
I try not to take it too hard when celebrities pass away. I feel a bit guilty mourning for someone I don't know. It feels strange to me to bond with people over a tragedy that didn't actually occur personally to any of us.
I also didn't go to my grandmother's funeral, so maybe I just feel guilty about not having mourned properly for something that did actually happen to me. (In my defense, I was still a teenager when she passed away, I wasn't anywhere near home and from what I heard about the event, my absence probably protected me from many things on many levels.)
But I woke up this morning and realized a couple of things. One, that though most of us don't know most celebs, the whole point of celebrity is that they in part belong to all of us. If they didn't, they wouldn't be famous, so maybe it's okay if I get down about it. Two, that I'm very sad that Whitney Houston is gone.
It's always tricky for an Oreo, even in difficult times, to show allegiance to certain celebs. That's why for all of middle school, I had to lie and say that no, I didn't think Taye Diggs was fuckingsexyasfuck. It was made somewhat easier to deny that charge, because I hadn't learned the word "fuck" yet.
But Whitney, I realized today, touched my spirit and life in very important ways.
1. She made out with Kevin Costner. I have exclusively been in interracial relationships–this is not news. But there was a long time when I honestly felt like a complete freak for being attracted to the red-headed kid. Shows like Boys Meets World where Black Irish looking Shawn fell in love with Angela (who I've been told I look like…which is a lie) helped me feel better. So did The Bodyguard. It looks silly to type it out, but it meant a lot to me at the time. And still does.
2. She was in a movie where black people were regular. I remember when my mom bought home a VHS (I'm old) of Waiting to Exhale. I was furious and refused to watch. I knew that per society, the kids at my church who told me I wasn't allowed to like opera or French and the casts of most prime time TV shows, that I was supposed to like the movie because it was black and so was I.
I finally watched the film…and it was pretty good! It's no Dead Poet's Society or Chinatown. But for a "chick flick," it was layered, well-done and still holds up. Whitney was delightful in it and one of my favorite things that she did was not overpower the group when they sing Happy Birthday to another character. It's a super short, quick moment and in no way integral to the plot, but as a kid I always thought about how intimidating it must have been for all those other actresses to sing with her and how sweet Whitney was to keep her voice close in that scene and give focus where it was due. If she had busted out with a powerful rendition of the song, no one would have faulted her. I still think it's neat that she didn't.
I also think it's neat that once upon a time, a movie with an exclusively black cast could be regular and Madea didn't have to have a cameo. I hope to bring such a thing to the screen again soon.
3. She gave me something beautiful to creepily sing at Mike R. at prom. Run to You is gorgeous. So was Mike R. I didn't always make the best decisions.
4. She reminds me of how but for the grace we're not all parodied. It was no secret that Whitney had a problem with drugs and a troubled marriage. Comedians, writers, TV and tabloids had their fun with that and many people had a good laugh. It probably seemed relatively harmless at the time.
But as someone who has struggled with eating disorders, anxiety attacks and more than one bout of dangerously dark thoughts; as someone who can be labelled the "survivor" of a couple of unsavory things, I can empathize. I don't know why I was lucky enough to never stumble upon most controlled substances or why I had the good fortune to not take to the ones I did try. I do know, however, that just because someone else didn't have that luck doesn't mean they're bad, doesn't mean they're shameful, doesn't mean they deserve any of it. Just means they do deserve to be loved the way they let us know they would always love us.
Trailer Trashing – Fall Edition
One of the biggest pieces of inspiration for an Oreo-to-be is film and TV. It's so motivating to see what a diversity of experiences one can have…if one only had the foresight to not be you know…a brown.
With the summer over, it's time for Hollywood to pull out a new season of films. Notable about this time of year is that this is where many strong Oscar contenders come from. Which means that these are the movies that filmmakers, young and old alike, will take their cues from. Here's some of what's coming up this fall and winter and how they stack up against the Oreo agenda.
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star – Nick Swardson does porn (finally!!)
Things White People Get to Do: Be part of a loving family, be content with simple things, be blissfully unaware, be sweet, be naive, be oddly cool, progressive parents, live in a small town, live in a big city, parody Almost Famous, be hot, be regular looking, be super hot with a regular looking boyfriend, be the hero.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: be threatening, drive a car.
Contagion – This is why we don't touch people.
Things White People Get to Do in This Movie: Play craps, have a family, be an expert, cry convincingly, deliver bad news, be unable to accept bad news, probably be the focal point of a conspiracy, populate towns.
Things Not-White People Get to Do in This Movie: Play craps, provide and clarify exposition.
Main Street – English actors fake Southern accents
Things White People Get to Do: Fake an American accent, come up with a plan, be taken advantage of by the boss, be savvy about the boss, believe a stranger, be troubled, look out for the troubled, work in an office.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: Believe a stranger.
Warrior – Fighting!
Things White People Get to Do: have tattoos, cage fight, announce fights, reconnect with parents, gamble, join the military, lose a home, offer help, make up for lost time, walk around the house in matched undies and undershirt, throw tires around, be an adorable father, kiss the girl, be a war hero, cheer supportability, go head to head.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: walk through frame, lose a fight
I Don't Know How She Does It – Whaaa?? A woman has a job and a life???!?!?
Things White People Get to Do: Have a career AND a family and be totes supes adorbs about it.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
Straw Dogs – Small Town Life is Murdery
Things White People Get to Do: Watch old movies, be in old movies, be way too aggressive, terrorize innocents, be a cheerleader, have sex, have a nice date, disrespect their partners, sexually harass women, fight back against bullies, go to church, rise to the challenge, wield a tire iron, use boiling water effectively.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
Drive – Ryan Gosling is hot. And dangerous. And hot.
Things White People Get to Do: be really good at driving, set up dirty deals, be mobsters, live in a big city, meet guys in elevators, be a stunt person, be a loving single mom, get their hands on more money than they were expecting, kiss the girl, bash someone's head in, wear freaky masks, slit some throats, be the dad the dad couldn't be.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: be a felon.
Abduction – It's the Bourne movies, just with a werewolf teen
Things White People Get to Do: Experience an existential crisis, wrestle, host and attend pool parties, have an iPad, discover their past, illegally adopt children, fight like they do in the Bourne movies, be a rogue weapon, be the center of controversy, threaten teenagers, have sweet cars, ride trains,
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
Dolphin Tale – Well, it's a less porntastic title than Free Willy
Things White People Get to Do: Find tailless dolphin, believe in the tailless dolphin, provide a parallel storyline by having a badly wounded leg, hug awkwardly
Things Not-White People Get to Do: Be Morgan Effing Freeman, walk past a van
The Double- Richard Gere isn't who he says he is.
Things White People Get to Do: Murder, be murdered, be powerful, be a smarty pants, throw down a challenge, become obsessed, have a family, be a threat, be level headed, be either a schizo madman or a brilliant strategist.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: swivel in a chair.
Killer Elite -Transporter 11?
Things White People Get to Do: get people "ready for this," sport that awesome Clive Owen accent, punch, kick, make a chair fly with awesome glute action, get felt up in a pool.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: give advice.
Machine Gun Preacher – White People to the Rescue–Now With Heavy Artillery!!
Things White People Get to Do: have regret, stand in underwear, beg for help, get baptized, have a change of heart, save black people, make amends.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: be poor in Africa, be Freedom Fighters, be in a refugee camp, wield machine guns, try to kill the white guy, burn down a village.
Moneyball – He's not in this movie, but have you seen how thin Jonah Hill is now??
Things White People Get to Do: run a baseball team, kick ass at their first job, change the game, have a family, sport some pretty obvious product placement, scare the intern.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: not be able to read the information on a vending machine, sit behind Brad Pitt, sit next to Jonah Hill.
50/50 – Cancer sucks.
Things White People Get to Do: be a best friend, cope as best they can, diagnose disease, provide therapy, be a supportive family, be a surprisingly cool old man, provide dubious support, go to bars.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a – this is especially exciting because one of the people who was closest to me dealt with this and I, not knowing what to do, ended up acting as the partner giving dubious advice that was meant to be playfully endearing. Glad to know that I definitely wasn't acting like an RBP. Apparently, I was acting like Seth Rogan.
Dream House -Wait, isn't this the same schtick in the Richard Gere movie??
Things White People Get to Do: have a family, have sex, suspect something is wrong, be creepy townies, be bad neighbors, not know who they are, ride trains, relax in a bath, look like the kids from The Shining.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: walk through a door.
What's Your Number? – Okay, I kinda heart Anna Faris even if she did have plastic surgery.
Things White People Get to Do: date, stand in underwear, look for love, be a puppeteer, be delightfully awkward, make deep, personal insights,
Things Not-White People Get to Do: provide advice, be a rocket scientist, be gay, attend a lovely wedding.
Wait?? A silly, floppy comedy is the movie that's brave enough to risk putting of color ppl in real roles?
Dirty Girl – Southern Gals are Sassy!
Things White People Get to Do: be Southern, feather their hair, promote abstinence, push the envelope, be preggers, assign homework, have a good family, have a bad family, discover family secrets, drop a flour baby on its head, run away, dance with ribbons.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
The Ides of March – This Just In: Politicians Lie
Things White People Get to Do: fly in private planes, be sure of themselves, recruit promising young people, make a difference, be a good candidate, be a bad candidate, make good deals, make bad deals, demand loyalty, wear suits, get in over their head.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: stand next to George Clooney.
Real Steel -Robots Fight in a Plot That Doesn't Look Thin at All
Things White People Get to Do: recognize how the fight has changed, make robots, place bets, win some, lose some.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: announce a fight, attend fights.
The Big Year – Men Make a Bucket List Competitive
Things White People Get to Do: have a big house, have a great job, be angsty at family, go skiing, compete with each other, see the world, make up for lost time.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: set up a Jack Black joke, sit in front of Owen Wilson, set up another Jack Black joke.
Father of Invention – You Had Me at "White" Collar Crime
Things White People Get to Do: commit white collar crimes, be embarrassed about their family, expect the best, discover the worst, fall from grace, climb back up again, sing, make coffee, shine a light on other characters, be behind the times, play Rock Band.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: marry a super hot gal while her husband is in prison.
Fireflies in the Garden – I Haven't Seen a Firefly Since College!
Things White People Get to Do: be abusive, be abused, accidentally kill someone, be EMTs, process the past, write a tell all, have loving catch phrases, do the best with what they have.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
Footloose – Are They Gonna Keep that Awkward Dancing By Himself Scene?
Things White People Get to Do: Live in a small town, live in a big town, have a family, be in positions of authority, have attitude, drive cars, make rules, challenge the rules, date, play chicken with school buses, tempt a train.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: be one of the guys, play sports, be in the crowd, deliver high fives.
Trespass -Nick Cage Has an Academy Award
Things White People Get to Do: have a family, have an amazing house, have a secret vault, stage an elaborate break in, be brutal, lie, cheat, steal, take big risks.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
Margin Call – I totally chatted up Zack Quinto during Star Trek. We were basically besties.
Things White People Get to Do: work on Wall Street, get fired, keep working, go over the figures, place blame, dump stocks, go to strip clubs, empathize for the commoners, ride elevators, set into motion events that change America for a good long time.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: sit at a desk in the background.
The Three Musketeers – I'm not sure that tripod weapon existed back then. Or the spiky ball thing.
Things White People Get to Do: Sport dashing period costumes, fence beautifully, be clergy, be commoner, be captivating, create amazing dirigibles,
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
In Time -Hey! It's the Guy From Big Bang Theory!
Things White People Get to Do: have a family, be stunning, be rich, be blue collar, make an important trade, owe someone their life–literally, ask people to look inside themselves, lead a revolution.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: walk behind Cillian Murphy, walk through scene at a party, deliver a line of exposition, sit behind Cillian Murphy, be grateful for a gift.
The Rum Diary – Johnny Depp drinks a lot, is still adorable.
Things White People Get to Do: be a disaster, be a tough boss, be an adorable ex-pat, find creative solutions to problems, find the one white gal on the island, populate a yacht, make innuendo, hallucinate, print papers, be unafraid of death by car, shower.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: populate Puerto Rico, practice voodoo.
Tower Heist – I love you, Ben
Things White People Get to Do: Be the boss of the staff, be the staff, commit financial crimes, come up with a plan to get the bad guy, vocalize the need for a criminal, have asthma, disrespect the little guy.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: recognize racial disparity, be the staff, be locked up for non-savvy crimes, tutor people on how to rob, hit on the other black person in the movie.
A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas – Umm, this movie has two minority leads. There's no way it can be interesting/marketable/worth the time. Sheesh!
Jack and Jill – Men in Drag are always hilarious
Things White People Get to Do: have a family, be rude, come over for dinner, hurt a horse, adopt a kid, have a cat, get hit on by Al Pacino, re-live youth, break the laws of physics on a jet ski.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: work in an office.
Melancholia – The End of The World Set to Soothing Music
Things White People Get to Do: get married, have access to a giant sundial, toast, be grumpy, ride horses, be unsatisfied, balletically prepare for the end of days.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn – Hmm. I thought we were done with these
Things White People Get to Do: show off their trapezius, send a letter, get a letter, morph, get married (aren't they like 14??), go to Brazil, kiss a lot, expect us to believe that a belly that tiny could hold a baby.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: be in a wheelchair
A Dangerous Method – Keira Knightley does a bunch of accents. And her doctor.
Things White People Get to Do: answer questions, ask questions, ride in carriages, dress beautifully, be crazy, try new procedures, hide from sex get laid, have a gorgeous boat, face temptation.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
Hugo – The Spirit of Christmas Embodies a Cyborg
Things White People Get to Do: be a sweet dad, be a loved son, have a dog, run from authority, be all mysterious, make friends with a robot, enjoy miracles.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – No one mentions that cheese kanji she has on her ankle. She thinks it says "love." It doesn't. Ahh, college.
Things White People Get to Do: investigate, have dinners, live in cold climates, be part of the crowd, grow ill, come to the end of their ropes, keep searching.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
War Horse -You'll Cry.
Things White People Get to Do: fall in love with nature, defend their homes, run through town, practice excellent riding posture, draw very well, grow up, tell their story.
Things Not-White People Get to Do: n/a
Whew! I was worried that I was going to see examples of myself in various and interesting situations. But luckily, I've been reminded that being of color is just not that interesting. Why else would of color folks be kept out of the canon of one of the most powerful industries going?
I'd say this was no big deal and that I and others might accept my blackness anyway. But the repetition of images (or the omission of images) is pretty much what the entire advertising industry is based on. So I guess a message is definitely getting across.
And thank God for it! I have spent way too much money relaxing my hair for it to be otherwise!
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Anything They Can Do, Blacks Can Do Better! (Hospitals!!!)
People often ask me why I try so hard to hide my blackness from the world. And I say, well, mainly because I've seen The Blind Side (and Precious Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and Dangerous Minds and Freedom Writers, O, Hardball, Up the Down Staircase, Step Up, Bring it On, Step Up 2: The Streets, Finding Forrester, Precious-Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story, Hancock, Wildcats, The Gridiron Gang, Friday Night Lights) and um, yeah…being black looks really scary and makes you way more likely to cut a bitch. And I don't want to cut any bitches.
Being black also brings along with it a certain competitiveness. Blacks are always trying to outfill the judicial systems faster than
non-colors, flee from PhD programs faster than non-colors and get hypertension way more!
And those things are so not me!
I mean look at today's story:
After leaving the hospital for treatment of three common conditions, older black people are more likely to be readmitted within 30 days than older white people, a new study finds.
Black patients have 13 percent greater odds of readmission within 30 days after discharge, according to the study.
Boo! I don't want to spend extra time in the hospital. I mean, the idea of a handsome, wealthy man in a nice coat touching my forehead softly and asking if everything is okay is just fine. But I can probably just hire that out, right?
Check back in for more things that blacks do better than whites! If you don't, I might have to summon the color in me and cut a bitch. And like I said, I don't want to have to do that.


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Try These Tips For Learning Guitar The Easy Way!
When learning to play the guitar is something you're looking to do, there's nothing better than getting some advice first. Here you're going to learn what goes into playing the guitar well so that you're able to get to where you want to be with this sort of thing. Just read along and you'll get the information you're looking for.
Do not attempt to learn anything too complicated in the beginning. Trying to figure out all the scales and chords may actually overwhelm you and cause you to lose your love for the instrument. Instead, get to know the guitar itself. Find out what the parts are called and what they are used for. That will get you started.
Practice your rhythm. Regardless of whether you know the chords, if you're not playing at the right tempo, you're going to sound awful. Try practicing with a metronome. Don't dwell too much on where your fingers are. That could cause you to form bad habits. Focus on keeping the right pace.
Try adding variety to your guitar practice. When you practice the same things over and over again, it can get boring. While routine practice is essential to playing well, you should also throw in some enjoyable items. Try playing songs that you like. You can even try playing in different locations outside your home.
Try learning new techniques when playing guitar. It is important that you learn all the basic like strumming and picking to start with. When you have improved your dexterity with those, you should practice using new techniques. Try mimicking some different ones from your favorite songs. Eventually, you will find the techniques that you play best.
When you are learning to play guitar, instead of learning all of the chords at once, try to learn the primary chords in each particular key. For instance, start with the key of C Major, and using a chord chart, learn all the chords in that key. This will help you to learn songs faster, as you will be able to play the chords needed for a particular song, based on the key it is written in.
It bears repeating that practice is the most important thing you can do when learning how to play guitar. Don't plan on practicing for just a single, long session every week. Practicing consistently every day, even for short amounts of time, is important and the best way to develop the finger memory you'll need for playing guitar.
Before you get calluses on your fingers they will get sore. Electric guitars have softer strings and are easier to play if you are worried about this. Steel acoustic strings can be the most painful type for beginners. Although you may find relief from soaking your fingertips in rubbing alcohol, avoid harmful substances, like turpentine.
The use of a metronome is a great idea. Keeping time is a major hurdle for new guitar players. Metronomes keep you on beat. You'll be able to keep the beat by yourself if you practice enough.
Learn how to strum. Once you know your chords, it's time to move on to strumming. The transition can be difficult, but it's an important one to make. Don't be afraid to take things slowly. There's no single, foolproof way to learn how to strum, so find a method that works for you.
Start off with an affordable guitar. There is no sense in investing in a very expensive guitar, only to find that it doesn't feel right in your hands. An inexpensive guitar is best for learning on and it can bear the brunt of any mistakes you make in caring for it without a great loss. Once you are used to the feel of a guitar, then you can move to a more expensive model that suits you.
Learn the different key signatures. In each key signature, there is a basic chord progression that you can learn. When you get familiar with these, you can improvise the accompaniment of many popular songs. This is one good way to start playing some real music and learn at the same time.
It's easy to see now that learning the guitar can be done by just about anyone. It just is something you have to work towards. If you practice and keep yourself patient you'll do well. Share some of these tips with others if you know someone else that wishes to learn the guitar.…