“Jingle Bells” is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title “One Horse Open Sleigh” in the autumn of 1857. Even though it is commonly thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually written and sung for […]
Up until the point I realized Santa and my mom had the same handwriting, I wanted to know about his back story. Where did Santa grow up? How did he get the job of being Santa? Does Santa have superpowers? Back then, I was never satisfied with the answers I was given. Author William Joyce […]
Just when people thought we were living in a post-racial climate, “N***agate” happens. There’s no possible way you don’t remember a Rihanna taking to Twitter to beast on a Dutch magazine for calling her a “n***a b***h.” Once the magazine received hella backlash, the editor-in-chief, Eva Hoeke, issued and apology and resigned from her position. […]
A Tribe Called Quest affiliate Consequence is turning his attention to recording new music and enjoying fatherhood. Because of that, he has ended his year long beef with cousin/rapper/producer Q-Tip. Choosing to keep all the gory details private, Consequence issued a statement earlier today offering, “After a very intense & extensive meeting, Q-Tip & myself […]
The video for “I Care” by Beyonce is now available, and she really worked out the live vocals of this song. If you’ve seen her concert DVD “Beyonce Live at Roseland: Elements of 4,” you’ve already seen this clip directed by Anthony Green, Beyonce, and Ed Burke. “I Care” is from Bey’s latest album 4, […]
When recent reports surfaced that Kim Kardashian reached out to ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush for comfort during her quickie marriage and divorce, the mass public weren’t the only ones calling the football star an idiot for taking her back. Reggie’s own mother isn’t a fan of her almost daughter-in-law. According to Bossip, Mama Bush’s, Denise Griffin, […]
Rihanna’s always been risque (have you seen her new “You Da One” video?), but during one of her last shows on her “LOUD” tour, Rihanna pulled a female fan on stage to get freaky with. Not only did Ri lay the girl down, but she straddled her, began humping her and placed the fan’s hands […]
On the last episode of “Love & Hip Hop,” Teairra Mari coaxed girlfriend Emily B, into going on a “social date” with her and some colleagues. Unbeknownst to Emily, she was really being thrown into a blind date with Jeris Higgins. The 28 year-old, Video Editor admits that he is looking for a woman with […]
In his first game of the season after being re-signed to the New Jersey Nets, Kris Humphries was loudly booed by the crowd at Madison Square Garden, their home arena. It’s not clear if people were booing him for divorcing Kim Kardashian, for being a part of what appears to be a fake marriage, or […]
Celebrity stylist June Ambrose’s clients include Rihanna, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey and Diddy, but her own style – think big frames and even bigger turbans – is just as worthy of being noted. So, it came as no surprise to us when we heard that she was getting her own reality show. Here, […]
Yesterday (December 22nd), Will Smith shared a photo via Facebook of himself with his former cast mates on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” No word on who the men are on the far left, third from the left, and far right in this picture, but Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Alfonso Ribeiro and James Avery […]
We all know that “tomboyish” sister or the eternal bachelor uncle who’s lived with the same male “roommate” for decades. Filmmaker Dee Rees tackles one of the hush-hush topics in our families with her feature debut, Pariah. The film is a lovely coming-of-age story about Alike, a bright and talented student (Adepero Oduye), who is […]
