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February 27, 2009
SAY IT AIN'T SO. IT WAS EVIDENTLY A CRUEL HOAX. IT PROBABLY WOULD BE FUTILE TO ACTUALLY BOYCOTT A BOOKSTORE LIKE BARNES AND NOBLE, ANYWAY. I MEAN, DO AMERICANS ACTUALLY READ IN THE FIRST PLACE? I ALWAYS WONDERED HOW BOOKSTORES STAY IN BUSINESS.
Someone emailed me this little gem of a photo. This is a recent photo of the store window of a Florida Barnes and Noble. (READ ON IN "RANDOM OBSERVATIONS")
February 21, 2009
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I RECALL THAT A FAMILY AROUND THE CORNER KEPT A LOVELY SPIDER MONKEY IN THEIR LAUNDRY ROOM. DRESSED IN TAFFY PINK LILY PULITZER, FLOWERED KEDS AND A KELLY GREEN AND CREAM BRAIDED LEATHER ANKLET, SHE WAS PURE NANTUCKET ISLE. THINGS WERE OKAY FOR A WHILE... UNTIL ...
I am going to go out on a monkey limb here and say that absolutely no monkey can truly be trusted ... (READ ON IN "STYLE")
January 17, 2009
Through my trusted telescope, I saw Bernie Madoff forced to take his yoga classes with his trainer one-on- one in his living room. He had his Scalamandre's pulled open, so I could see him take his Vinyasa. Poor thing wasn't allowed up to the roof deck gym with his trainer because she was booked before 8:30 am. Bummer.
Tired of the cabin fever you get from the cold days and nights of January in New York City? Well, imagine if you were poor ol' Bernie who was forced to close down his tab at Massa and tip the delivery guy in cash. Talk about inconvenient. (READ ON in "Social Issues")
December 16, 2008
ADMIT IT, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN A GOOD LOOK-A-LIKE SINCE TINA AND SARAH. WELL, LOOK NO FURTHER, AS THE CRIME FIGHTING CRUSADER OF ILLINOIS, LISA MADIGAN MEETS HER HOLLYWOOD MATCH.
It seems that Demi Moore has an intellectual doppelganger -- the Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who has taken to taking down the incredibly out of line Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.. While this isn't the best pic of the famed Urban Cougar, she is, however, makeup free. So, fair is fair, when an Attorney General goes toe to toe with an eerily well-preserved starlett. I think Ms. Madigan holds her own here. What do you think? (READ ON IN "RANDOM OBSERVATIONS")
December 1, 2008
FORGET ABOUT THE SOCIALLY-IMPOSED MYTH SURROUNDING THE FATE OF LONG TERM MARRIAGES AND FINDING YOUR SOULMATE. ENTER THE ERA OF THE INDEFATIGABLE AND PERPETUALLY KICK ASS TAG TEAM OF "THE BILLARY."
Appointed to Secretary of State under the new Obama Administration, Senator Hillary Clinton and Former Bill Clinton show America what real long term partnerships look like. Everything in politics is a tradeoff and a negotiation, just like marriage. Hey, it ain't pretty, but what is, these days anyway? (READ ON IN 'RELATIONSHIPS')
November 23, 2008
THE WONDROUS MIRACLE OF MILK: AN R-RATING AT THE BOX OFFICE REGARDLESS OF ITS GRAPHIC PORTRAYAL OF GAY MALE INTIMACY
While an easy shoe- in for Academy Award contention and major critical acclaim, will MILK's surprising R-rating help it to get financial traction at the box office and pave the way for other serious films about gay people to get Hollywood funding? Gosh, I hope so...
(READ ON in `Arts and Culture')
Weekend Edition
November 15-16, 2008
'So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodnight ... I hate to go and leave this pretty sight, so long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, adieu. Adieu, adieu... To you and you and you... I leave and heave. A sigh and say goodbye. Goodbye.'
Why won't Sarah Palin say goodbye and then, get lost?... Athlete's foot is described as a recurring foot fungus that grows and multiplies in your feet (especially between your toes) or, less commonly, your hands. So, I ask you, is Govenor Palin a recurring fungus, a chronic, political condition that simply won't go away? (READ ON IN 'RANDOM OBSERVATIONS')
November 11, 2008
"Will Our Vote Actually Count? ..."
many asked as they went to cast their ballot at PS269 on Nostrand Avenue in the heart of Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Like many inner-city voting districts, the one at PS269 was not unusual at 5:30am in the morning on Tuesday. But the sheer chaos and lack of preparedness shown by the Board of Elections was rather remarkable. A lot went wrong, a whole lot. The question then arises: How do we keep this electorate voting and engaged in the future? (READ ON in 'POLITICS')
November 10, 2008
Close Encounters of the Obama Kind...
Sharing Our Transcendent Moment of Joy with the World
At Obama's old grade school in Jakarta, Indonesia, there was joy upon hearing of their alumni's victory and rise to President of the United States of America (READ ON in "BEAUTY')
November 6, 2008
Who Loves Ya, Baby?...
Barack Obama's Love Affair with the Black Community
Proving that relationships are everything, especially in politics, Obama's electoral landslide on Tuesday was living proof that sparking the intense passions of a single, powerful, American minority pays dividends at the polls.
November 5, 2008
Signed, Sealed and Delivered ....
November 3, 2008
... could you, uh, like, work a little faster.?.. The line is starting to jam up traffic over the Brooklyn Bridge...
Let's hope you never have to wait for this guy to fix your voting machine tomorrow. And, if you do, you have options. You do not have to wait for him to fix the voting machine to vote.
Ask for an Emergency Paper Ballot (READ ON in 'Politics')
November 2, 2008
Will Return in 2 Hours: Classic Voter Intimidation at the Polls
A huge problem in minority communities -- the false creation of incredibly long waits at the polls using every tactic from "out to lunch signs" to arrows pointing in the wrong direction down polling place hallways. Get ready for the worst case scenario. (READ ON in Politics)
November 1, 2008
The Affidavit Ballot
Live it, Love it, Learn About It ... because on Election Day, if you registered even one month before the deadline, you just might have to cast it.
Nope, I didn't say Absentee Ballot, everyone knows what that is (or at least I hope they do).
No, I said Affidavit Ballot. This is a special kind of paper ballot that lawyers and poll watchers hate to go under the table and pull out of the duffel bag. But come this Tuesday, November 4th, everyone needs to know about it. Why?
Click and find out (READ ON IN "POLITICS")
October 31, 2008
Is that you Barack, or W. behind that mask? Gosh, I am sorry, but I am going to have to see some ID to permit you to vote.
Wow, that is about the scariest mask I have ever seen! Fortunately, you can look just that bone chillingly hideous and still not be asked for ID to vote. It's true. Just bring some HOPE, please. We will definitely need to see that on Tuesday. (READ ON in Politics for more on voting rights)
Weekend Edition
October 25-26, 2008
The passing of a fashion legend.
(and I was so hoping to make his "Best Dressed List" this year)
The Fabulous Fashion critic "Mr. Blackwell:"
... the maker of lists, the picker of ladies, the original fashionista policeman, passing judgment on women in a way that only a super tan man can.
He made us smile, scratch our heads, snicker with amusement and turn the channel or glossy page of that periodical we don't pay for and place back on the shelf when we are done flipping through it... So I must ask you, "Was he a friend or a "friendly" foe to us women folk?" (CLICK ON STYLE TO READ MORE)
