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Bloody Mary Buffalo Wings [The Bachelor Guy]

Why Every Man Needs a Butcher [Men Style]

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Trick-or-Puke! [Maxim]

A Case Of Morals [Ill Doctrine] Read the rest of this entry »

The Wire has rapidly become my cultural litmus test for people I meet.

If you’re into it, I’m with you. If you’re not, I’ll convert you. And if, heaven forbid, you’ve seen it and you’re not into it, you’re my sworn enemy. Sworn enemy. Forever, forever ever, forever ever © Andre Benjamin.

So when I learned that I would be able to interview Andre Royo, I was ecstatic. Royo’s portrayal of a drug addict named Bubbles was one of the most unidealized and haunting in any medium. To get the chance to pick his brain was a special privilege. We spoke about everything, ranging from The Wire to rap, race to poverty and politics to Omar Little. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not one for watching TV shows on a weekly basis. I have a shitty memory so I tend to forget what happens from week to week and my schedule is so erratic that I’m bound to miss an episode or two. Instead, I opt to wait till a particular season of a show is over and cop the DVD to watch it all at once on my own schedule. I did this with Heroes Season 1 and became a fan of the show. I wanted to continue this technique once Season 2 hit the stands earlier this summer…but seeing as how it’s a recession and errbody broke © Jeezy, I had to miss out on Season 2.

Fortunately, the strike-shortened season meant that I didn’t miss that much. The one hour special at the beginning of the Season 3 premiere last night also went a long way to helping people catch on to the most recent events. Read the rest of this entry »