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The Walking Dead Recap – Its Flu Season

It’s flu season on The Walking Dead! And boy is it a doozy. That’s what killed the nerdy young Patrick last week, a death that immediately sparks a rather gruesome massacre in Cell Block D. This particular strain of flu apparently makes your face explode, and can be fatal within 24 hours even for young… Continue reading The Walking Dead Recap – Its Flu Season

CHART – Brands Mentioned Most in Jay Z’s Songs

Jay Z’s most mentioned brand is Mercedes Benz, though he also holds a candle for Lexuses, Maybachs, BMWs, Bentleys, Range Rovers, and Porsches (in that order). In terms of designer labels, his change in taste over the years is apparent: His love of Gucci remains restrained but consistent, he was forced to take a hiatus… Continue reading CHART – Brands Mentioned Most in Jay Z’s Songs

Somebody tell the GOP, “We Be Free!” – 12 Years A Slave: Chitwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt

  “As a black person, I can honestly say I am exhausted and bored with these kinds of ‘dramatic race’ films. I’m convinced these black race films are created for a white, liberal film audience to engender white guilt…” — Orville Lloyd Douglas of TheGuardian Based on a true story of one man’s fight for survival… Continue reading Somebody tell the GOP, “We Be Free!” – 12 Years A Slave: Chitwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt

Motown Record’s Maxine Powell – Dead At The Age of 98

Maxine Powell, who was responsible for developing the charm, grace and style of Motown Records’ artists during the Detroit label’s 1960s heyday, died Monday at age 98. Motown Historical Museum CEO Allen Rawls said Powell died of natural causes at a hospital in Southfield, Mich. She didn’t sing or write songs, but those associated with… Continue reading Motown Record’s Maxine Powell – Dead At The Age of 98

“Mommy, Where Do Keep Calm Posters Come From?”

“Keep Calm and Carry On” was a propaganda poster produced by the Ministry of Information for the British government in 1939 during the beginning of the Second World War. The intention was to raise the morale of the British public in the aftermath of a widely predicted mass air attack on major cities. However the poster… Continue reading “Mommy, Where Do Keep Calm Posters Come From?”

Jimmy Kimmel Asks The Question: “Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare?” – Video

Of course they’re one in the same. But that didn’t stop some random folks being interviewed from picking one over the other, ready with “informed explanations” and all… Its one thing for the Obama Administration to get the information out sufficiently on the new Affordable HealthCare Act, it’s another for people to actually go and… Continue reading Jimmy Kimmel Asks The Question: “Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare?” – Video

Lauryn Hill Released from Prison

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill was released from federal prison Friday and will spend three months under home confinement under terms of her guilty plea to failing to pay taxes. Hill’s attorney, Nathan Hochman, said the former Fugees singer left the prison in Danbury, Conn., on Friday. She was sentenced in July to serve three months… Continue reading Lauryn Hill Released from Prison

Scandal Season 3 Premiere: The Wait Is Finally Over

Well, it was starting to feel as if this day would never come, but the highly anticipated Scandal has returned! I remained spoiler free for the debut episode of Season 3, so I went into tonight’s show with no idea what to expect for the Season Premiere. I’m going to keep this one brief as… Continue reading Scandal Season 3 Premiere: The Wait Is Finally Over