The State Of . . . Top Albums of the Year

It’s that time of year, people. If you’re going to have a top person, you have to have top albums (Not singles. Albums). You won’t find too many radio hits on my (rich’s) list as my radio is stuck on NPR and I don’t drive my commute. Overall, I think this year was [...]

American History Lacks Female Heroines

I (J) was thinking the other day about why we’ve never had a female President here in the United States. Other countries, like the UK, India and Germany have had female heads-of-state. So why not here?
One theory I came up with is that there are not many respected women that achieved “glory” in [...]

Unwed Mothers Have Difficulty Finding Good Husbands, Study Finds

“The results show that the odds that unwed mothers marry rather than cohabit are about 30 percent lower than those of childless single women.
“When they do marry, mothers are more likely to have husbands who are significantly older and less educated than those of childless women.
“It’s more difficult for unwed mothers to get married, [...]

Quote of the Day: Paul Mooney

“Well, white folks, you shouldn’t have ever made up the word . . . I say nigga 100 times every morning; it makes my teeth white.”
–Comic Paul Mooney, who after hearing the tirade of his friend, Michael Richards, said that he was “cured” and would no longer use the N word.

"Big Love:" Polygamy and the Gay Marriage Debate

“Consciously taking tactics from the gay-rights movement, polygamists have reframed their struggle, choosing in interviews to de-emphasize their religious beliefs and focus on their desire to live “in freedom,” according to Anne Wilde, director of community relations for Principle Voices, a pro-polygamy group based in Salt Lake.”
“In recent months, polygamy activists have held rallies, appeared [...]

Nip/Tuck: Is Plastic Surgery An Admission That You "Aren’t Good Enough?"

“There’s no question that we’re witnessing a quiet revolution in how we think about self-improvement: rather than addressing our lives from the inside-out, we’re now addressing them from the outside-in. It would be easy to conclude that we’ve simply become superficial or that advanced surgical techniques have unleashed our latent shallowness. But my point is [...]

A Palestinian Peace at Hand?

One of Condoleeza Rice’s senior advisers offered his resignation yesterday effective January 2nd. Philip Zelikow was Dr. Rice’s in house contrarian who argued that the best way to help the U.S. cause in the Middle East is by pushing for an Arab-Israeli peace plan.
In a speech to the Washington Institute for Near [...]

41. Now 50.

We remember a few years ago the killing of unarmed Amadu Diallo in a hail of 41 bullets. Over the weekend a young man to be wed a few hours later was killed in a hail of 50 bullets by plain clothes policeman. Sean Bell was leaving a strip club where his bachelor [...]

Don’t Be a Bitch!

The wifey went out of town over the weekend, so I (J) decided to take in a few night clubs. (smile). Nothin’ better than the homies and some Jack Daniels, especially with no (implied, but self-imposed) curfew. While I was at one of the clubs, I bumped into an old friend, “Steve,” [...]

Show Them the Money

Two men who say they were insulted by actor-comedian Michael Richards in his racist rant at a comedy club want a personal apology and maybe some money. The men’s representative stated that Richards had not apologized to his victims directly, face to face, man to man.” Richards’ publicist said his client wanted to [...]