Gay is the New Black
Dangerous Breed is home to political T-Shirts that make you think: the slogan that is provoking most comment at the moment is “Gay is the New Black”, which refers to the denial of gay marriage rights...
View ArticleSingle Black Female
Karyn Langhorne Folan, author of Don’t Bring Home a White Boy: And Other Notions that Keep Black Women From Dating Out, suggests that single African American women need to start dating outside their...
View ArticleTerry Fator: Singing Ventriloquist
Singing ventriloquist Terry Fator won the second season of America’s Got Talent and now headlines at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas in a five-year $100m deal (with an option to renew on the same deal)....
View ArticleLin Yu-chun – The New SuBo?
Lin Yu-chun is a Taiwanese soprano who is drawing comparisons to Susan Boyle. The 24-year-old caused a YouTube sensation after appearing on the reality show Avenue to Stardom and singing Whitney...
View ArticleHow Reality TV Changed My Life
Reality Matters: 19 Writers Come Clean About the Shows We Can’t Stop Watching by Anna David is a collection of essays by authors, such as James Frey, in which they reflect how they got hooked by...
View ArticleRework Your Resume…and Your Face To Land That Job
It’s reported that people in Chicago have been resorting to desperate measures to land themselves a job – including getting a nose job, and other plastic surgery. Dr Steven Dayan says that...
View ArticleHollywood Heart Throbs: The Next Generation
New York Magazine has compiled a list of up-and-coming Hollywood actors who might, just might, be able to step into the shoes of George Clooney, Robert Downey Junior et al. They include: Sam...
View ArticleMichaele Kors’ Put Downs
“She’s pooping fabric”; “she looks like a doormat”; “she’s like a big blue condom”; “she’s like a bridal…nurse”; “it’s like a disco straitjacket – it doesn’t make any sense” – just some of Michael...
View ArticleCelebrity Magazine Porkies – Don’t Believe Everything You Read
Gawker has compiled a handy analysis of which celebrity magazines are the most accurate with their stories – and conversely, which, ahem, stretch ignore the truth a little lot. Us Weekly turns out to...
View ArticleBlack Farmers
Last year’s Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference in Brooklyn aimed to raise awareness of ecological and food related issues and career opportunities for the African American community. They...
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