“Difference between right and wrong is me/N*ggas talk sh!t, but you can’t MC/we already know how much your watch is worth/talk about, helping the hurt, saving the church/won’t you brag about helping out where you come from/and give brothers a job that really want one…” — DMX Read the rest of this entry »

Ajia Nicole

Willow Smith Says Tupac Is Her Favorite Rapper [AHH]

How To Escape Thanksgiving Dinner [The Urban Daily]

‘Boardwalk Empire’: Just the Badass Parts [Warming Glow]

Actions You Should Not Take On Facebook If You’re Over 25 [Madame Noir] Read the rest of this entry »

Gotty™ always says the only thing older than a Hotmail account is the Internet itself. I wholeheartedly agree as I’m only greeted by FWD after FWD by relatives who still use dial-up and acquaintances even my elephant mind can’t remember how I acquired. But this Turkey Day, a splash of randomness looks to spice things up. Pun intended, in more ways than one. Read the rest of this entry »

Kelly Doll, Carnal Inspiration

Zoe Saldana In Details Magazine [The Cutie Blog]

House Drops “Mike Tomlin” Reference [With Leather]

Advice From Yourself At All Ages [College Humor]

Boy With Asperger’s Syndrome Rode Subway For 11 Days Straight [Black Book]

LAPD Finds Pot Growing 25 Feet From Police Station [HMJ]

Nine Myths About Thanksgiving [Gunaxin]

Google Takes Out Ad Space To Defend Racist Image Of Michelle Obama [Sandra Rose]

Black Unemployment Reaches “Great Depression Proportions” [The Awl]

Michael Jordan Wears Mom Pants [Dustin Calin] Read the rest of this entry »

Watching the Detroit Lions get their asses handed to them on Thanksgiving is a painful tradition in the Weber household that both glorifies and ruins the meal. It wasn’t always this bad, though… I remember the traditional Green Bay games of two even-matched teams. I remember John Madden handing out drumsticks of a six legged turkey to the winning linebackers. And I remember Barry Sanders: the only living reason I continue to enjoy the Lions on any level.

I recently posted in the comments the oxymoronic relationship a Detroit football fan has with the Lions. Here is a self-loathing near impossible to describe and better understood by a sold-out stadium clad in Honolulu Blue, staring bleak and blank-faced at the gridiron demigod demolition… Read the rest of this entry »

So here we are. One of my favorite nights of the year. Thanksgiving Eve.

Surround yourselves with the ones you love, prepare yourself for the annual decimation of the Lions, toast a glass of your favorite favorite with friends, dance or laugh or both well into the night, stifle any heated debates with “We have a black president” or simply say “Barack Obama,” and, above all, be thankful for all you’ve been given and for all you’ve been spared. Read the rest of this entry »