Leader of failed coup, back in the UK and planning revenge (and a book deal)
It could have happened to any one of us. You're catching up with old friends from Eton, you have a bit too much to drink, you get a bit overexcited, and all of a sudden, it seems that your...
Precious: A portrait of a Disturbing reality. Or is it?
Who is Precious? Precious is Clareece P. Jones, a 16 year old, obese, illiterate, African American girl. She was raped by her father, abused by her mother, taught in substandard schools, and pregnant with her second child in a...
Lindsay Lohan has a fit when presented with her champagne bill.
Does being a hot mess entitle one to free drinks? Dilemmas in Hollywood...
Looks like Lilo has gotten herself into trouble again. The latest fiasco (yes, we can never get enough because we're serious 'Lilo-phytes,') occurred when the blonde ditz...
Stoked at the Stoked Awards 2009.
This year's Stoked Awards were held at the Red Bull space in New York on November 12th and offered up a good array of sports and televison personalities which were not only impeccably behaved but were for once, also...
Belle de Jour Unmasked: Blogging call girl identified as research scientist.
There are always going to be people who are appalled and afraid of the incubator of sin that is the human body. The powers that be, particularly those of a religious and conservative bent, tend to recoil from...
The Plot Sickens – Missing NC girl’s mother implicated in kidnap
The search for Shaniya Davis, the 5-year-old who has been missing from her home since Tuesday, has taken a singularly unpleasant turn. Reports are now emerging that police have arrested the girl's mother, Antoinette Nicole Davis, citing that...
The Dating Game in NYC. Whatever happened to it?
Dating is a tenuous affair, especially in a vibrant 'everyman for himself' domain like New York City. What one learns after having spent some time in NY is that dating isn't just really a desire to connect emotionally or...
‘Colombian Power,’- the making of an Icon.
What's in a brand and how does one translate that meaning to the wider desires of a cultural base? In essence when one is buying coca cola(one of the most successful brands to ever hit the world) one isn't...
Modern Racism, The Social Stealth Bomber.
Growing up in America, many of us have been exposed to racism in one form or another, usually only from one side of the fence. Characteristics that define each culture and race often go by unappreciated or misunderstood...
New York Times: Douche Works, Fat Chick is Out.
Thanks to Gothamist for bringing this to light.
Last week, the story broke in the New York Times on a young man whose facebook status saved his neck in court by providing a hilarious alibi. However, the use of the...
Why Are We Consuming This? Timbaland, Cyrus.
If you dont listen, he will certainly break your teeth.
Timbaland, best known for his ridiculously addictive songs and collaborations with Justin Timberlake, is coming out with his new album called: Shock Value II. And the shock ...
Violence in Advertising and why it sells.
If one pays attention to the type of advertising that has increasingly become de rigeur in society, more and more one will notice that advertisements are becoming increasingly loaded with the insinuation of violence against men or women. From...
NY Art Rocks Benefit- ‘Everyone was so Fabulous.’
Going to a NY Art Rocks Benefit event is synonymous with cheekbone kissing, strutting, and exacting one's finer sense of uber-cool. Not for the faint of heart but rather for the sleek, hip, beautiful and young bohemians that strut...
Reduce, Reuse, Real Housewives.
Trying to figure out which reality works.
Look out, NYC. The Real Housewives of New York City are in the middle of filming their third season. Naturally, the PR machine that provides the elbow grease to facilitate and ease the...
Poser of the day.
Getting by with make believe...
One of the wonderful things about living in America is our collective freedom to behave and think as we will (or so we have been told) . That of course, is easier said and...
