links for 2008-06-22
- “So what the hell are we talking about when we say, “adoptee perspective?” And why am I even thinking about this?”(tags: race internationaladoption)
- “In that sense, this announcement was a formality, or a play for some positive press. What it really does, however, is underscore how well positioned progressive are to play in Barack Obama’s Washington.”
- “I went to see The Love Guru with hackles raised and claws sharpened. I came to bury, not to praise. But 87 IQ-draining minutes of fart jokes, midget jokes, and sight gags [...] later, I came out slightly charmed, humming the Guru Pitka song”
- “An art show currently up at the Arlington Arts Center called “She’s So Articulate,” claims that the art world dominance of Walker’s narrative leaves no room for other black, female narratives.”
- “Many Sunday paper readers will find Rise Up, a Kansas-City-based weekly magazine that purports to “celebrate race and ethnicity and help us better understand our differences, celebrate our commonalities and build a great foundation to bridge the gaps t
- “I’m going to go back,” Lee affirmed, “not just to New Orleans but to other areas affected, because it’s not over. [...] “What the press is not really talking about is the mental state…suicide, self-medication,” he revealed. “It’s horrible.(tags: katrina)
- “Now singer Michelle Williams has exposed the network on her blog saying BET execs refuse to play her music because it isn’t “urban enough” [...]
- “[Masi Oka] had a few problems with the last season of “Heroes.” For one thing, the kendo enthusiast through the show squandered its feudal Japan setting. “It was such a great era full of big samurai sword fights. We did a 10-second one at the end, and it(tags: via:tokyomango tv)
- “[Q:] How many comics do you have in your collection? [A]: I can’t count [them all], man. But it has to be over 25,000.” More reason to love Method Man – LDP(tags: celebrities comics)
- “The feature will lampoon the Middle East, American politics, Arab Americans, Arab-Israeli relations, and “everything that deserves to be shish-kebab-ed!,” Hanania told E&P.”
- “Yobachi’s got all the facts at The Jena Six Blog. The NAACP has finally released a report on their Jena 6 activities and fundraising. As a member, I’m disgusted.”
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