Nichelle D

Apple’s iCloud Beta is Now Open [Gizmodo]

From Zero To The VMAs [Grantland]

Roy Ayers Talks Hip Hop Sampling and Musical Longevity [Out Da Box]

The Oracle Has His Eyes On You Vince Young [ETSF] Read the rest of this entry »

Steph Irene

So, What Exactly Is A Vuvuzela? [TRU]

Tony Hsieh: Why I Sold Zappos [Inc.]

Police Video: Vince Young Fight In Dallas Stripclub [SbB]

Dear Tia Mowry, I Can See Your Nipple [I Had Heard]

Sample Set #155: Recovery [HHIR]

Chamillionaire Addresses Broke Rumors [XXL] Read the rest of this entry »

“Time to separate the platinum from the white gold/Right from the door/The real from the fake, Ready rock from the raw…” – Jay-Z

With the NFL season winding down, Week 16 found teams looking to sew up playoff spots.  Although the top seeds were pretty much solidified, there were enough teams with hopes of a Wild Card berth jockeying for seeding to keep things interesting throughout the extended holiday weekend round of games. Read the rest of this entry »

Quite a bit went down in between Sundays in the NFL as ESPN actually filled its airwaves with news and highlights instead of spouting off randomness. Okay, they made time for plenty of Randy Moss “news” (I think he admitted to having sex with Tiger Woods), but between the tragic yet bizarre death of Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry and both undefeated teams playing mid-week night games, it was all NFL, all the time. Read the rest of this entry »

Look, not every NFL week can be a winner. Luckily most of us were still comatose from a 20,000 calorie weekend, so we didn’t notice that the week 12 slate was full of dud matchups between mediocre squadrons. Still football is football and a full slate of games will produce moments.

The mediocrity started on the grand day itself, as America continued to punish themselves and Detroit’s fine citizens by putting the Lions on national TV. Plus as an added bonus this year we got the Raiders. In fact the most exciting thing to happen in the three Turkey day games was Josh McDaniels inspiring profanity, captured for millions of fans as Roger Goodell spilled his pumpkin pie. Who doesn’t love a little awkward announcing?

The Eagles and Falcons spared themselves similar profanities by barely keeping their playoff hopes alive. Against JV squads Washington and Tampa respectively, the favored fowl franchises foully fucked with their fandom before finally pulling out fourth quarter wins. Roddy White was the hero for ATL pulling down the game winning TD pass from backup QB Chris Redman with less than 30 seconds left. Read the rest of this entry »

The Thickness, Christine Bax

166 Songs Banned By Clear Channel After 9/11 [Our Kitchen Sink]

Tiny Loophole Leads To Huge Growth In LA Pot Dispensaries [Animal]

Right Or Wrong: J.D. Salinger Wants Holden To Stay “Forever Young” [Huff Po]

Memphis Hoops: Where Qualifying SAT Scores Appear To Be Optional [TSB]

The Muppet Show Returns, In Comic-book Form [Vulture]

Pot Behind PC World Editor’s Slaying, Accomplice Confirms [Gawker]

Jay-Z Inks Deal With Atlantic Records? [BET]

As Goes GM, So Goes Shitty Rap Magazines [XXL]

LeBron James’s Newest Business Venture [The Blowtorch]

Six Questions With Bruce Campbell [Gunaxin]

“Total Recall” Remake Is Being Scripted [Screen Junkies]

Is Social Networking the New Seat of Activism? [Asylum]

Jittery Vince Young’s Making Guys Milton Bradley and Terrell Owens Look Stable [The Big Lead]

Purchase A TSS Shirt, Become Instantly Major [TSS]

As a lifelong New Orleans Saints fan, I’ve become quite accustomed to not having a team to root for this time of year. Though my boys are usually gone by December, I tend to find myself rooting intensely for some team when the playoffs role around — that team is always the one with the Black quarterback. My father went to Dillard University and I was raised near Jackson State University, so we have both been immersed in a culture that has celebrated the Black quarterback. NFL and BCS teams haven’t always been as enthused by the concept; successful, heavily recruited candidates being few and far between, for the most part.

Aside from perhaps the hockey goalie, the Black quarterback is one of the last frontiers of major sports. Read the rest of this entry »