In Brief, Politics - Friday, August 8, 2008 9:20 - 0 Comments

Russia’s Gettin’ All Aggressive N’ Shit

On a day when the human spirit is to be celebrated and honored, Russia figured it was a perfect day to start a war! Russia has sent tanks and troops into South Ossetia, a Pro-Russian breakaway Georgian enclave, marking a rise in the conflict. Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili accused Russia of a “well planned invasion.” Considering Russian tanks have been sitting on the border for quite some time now, I’d say it was well planned, too! Details are still emerging, so I will hold off on any comment on this. But things should get interesting… and soon.

Russia Send Troops Into Rebel Enclave In Georgia

Entertainment, Et Cetera - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 18:57 - 0 Comments

Look At The Big Brain On Entertainment Weekly!

Entertainment Weekly, to me, is just one of those castaway magazines. If its there, you read, it but you never really go out and actually buy it. In the barbershop waiting for a haircut—oh hey!—an Entertainment Weekly, I might as well read it. The same thing goes for doctor’s offices. But, you never actually leave the house with the desire to go and purchase it. You have to think Entertainment Weekly knows this and knows their demographic. Why, then, are they making me bust out the dictionary in their article about Don Imus?

The article in question is entitled “What’s your take on the latest Don Imus imbroglio?” Forget about my take on that! I’m gonna tell you my take on the use of the word “imbroglio”. Continue…

NBA, Sports - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 13:33 - 0 Comments

Shaq Ain’t No Deputy, Oh No No

As was written about last night by Cieran, Shaq unleashed his freestylin’ skills on the world the other night during a rap in New York City in which he directed his disses at Kobe Bryant. He asked Kobe to “Tell me how my ass tastes” and then he went on to blame Kobe as the reason he got divorced. Though the audience was captivated and clamored for more, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (who is the self-proclaimed “America’s Toughest Sheriff”. Whatever) said Shaq’s use of the “N” word and other naughty language left him no choice but to ask for his Deputy badges back.

“I want his two badges back,” Arpaio told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “Because if any one of my deputies did something like this, they’re fired.”

Are you kidding me? Continue…

Music, NBA, Sports - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:18 - 1 Comment

The Single Hype-Man Theory

Less than one week into his recovery from the bitter taste of defeat to the Boston Celtics in the 2007-2008 NBA Championship, Kobe Bryant has found that there are, in fact, some things that taste even more bitter… You guessed it, the puckered walls of Shaquille O’Neal’s ASS.

Surely by this point you and all of your respectable colleagues have devoured and discussed the video of Shaq’s notorious nightclub freestyle, weighing the merits of Shaq’s rhyme, meter, and schoolyard shit-talk; but while many are finding it shocking that Shaq would act with such lack of judgment in a day and age when a video of similar performances can rapidly become office e-mail fodder of the week, I have found evidence of something even more damning. This so-called freestyle was planned! Continue…

NBA, Sports - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 13:33 - 1 Comment

Len Bias: The Movie

I was too young to remember the Len Bias saga as it happened. As the years wore on though, I was able to get a grasp as to what it meant to those who were affected by it. It can be said that I was affected by it based on the Boston Celtics mediocrity since it happened up until this year. Though, I’d attribute that more towards Reggie Lewis than Len Bias (Cocaine is a hell of a drug!).

Today on ESPN.com there is a feature regarding Len Bias and his affect on not only the basketball world, but also the nation in general. It talks about how Len Bias’s death brought about a closer look on cocaine use and how it effects society. It dispelled the rumor that you had to be addicted to coke in order for it to kill you. Len Bias supposedly had it for the first time that night (yeah, right) and look what happened to him!  Continue…

Entertainment - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 7:58 - 1 Comment

Call girl thanks people for something

Ashley Dupré—best known as Eliot Spitzer’s call girl—thanked fans and critics alike via her Myspace blog yesterday. It was the first time that she has spoken publicly since the scandal that brought Spitzer down. In the blog she says:

“Your words have touched me, and I thank you for that … with all my heart, I love you guys!!! :)”

After reading this I wondered what the hell she was thanking people for. Are people providing inspirational words for a 23 year old call girl? Are they thanking her for bringing down the governor of New York? No, apparently she is an aspiring singer. And a bad one at that. Continue…

Sports - Sunday, June 22, 2008 13:04 - 0 Comments

Sports bloggers are cleaning up their act

The LA Times has a piece today looking at how most sports blog sites are starting to clean up their act. Quoting such sites as Deadspin, ProFootballTalk and The Big Lead, the Times article chronicles the salacious history of sports blogs and their evolution towards credibility.

They conclude that the appearance of Buzz Bissinger on Bob Costas’s show “Real Sports” was the turning point in bringing accountability into the sports blogosphere: Continue…

Et Cetera - Thursday, June 19, 2008 16:49 - 0 Comments

Young Girls and Their Crazy Pacts…

Everyone has a need to rebel during the high school years, and teen fads change from year to year.  Some listen to dark music and wear black and speak of gloom and doom.  Some (all) turn catty, and talk behind the backs of all their classmates, both friends and enemies.  The cool ones smoke cigarettes, and the dorky ones turn butch lesbian.  The creative girls of Gloucester High School, however, have found a different extra-curricular activity to confound their parents with.

They made a pact.  Not a suicide pact.  Not a pact of silence.  Not even a pact of neutrality.  They made a pregnancy pact.

Continue…

Sports - Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:48 - 0 Comments

18-1=17

I’ll be the first to admit that being a Boston fan in NYC is both fun and horrible at the same time. When the Red Sox won the World Series, I was able to gloat in the face of all the Yankees fans around me. However, when the Patriots lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl, having to endure all the ‘18-1′ emails was less than thrilling. Actually, it was pretty demoralizing.

Now, due to the wonders of mathematics, I can spin this horrible chant back into a positive connotation of the Boston sports scene. That’s right my math-a-holics, 18-1=17: the number of banners the Celtics now have. Continue…

Entertainment, Music - Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:44 - 1 Comment

Rappers Are Sensitive Too!

A taped phone conversation involving Young Buck and 50 Cent has “surfaced” on 50’s website that features a once hard-nosed Young Buck crying at the end. This is also  the Young Buck that allegedly yelled “Fuck G-Unit” during a show recently and has been backing away from the G-Unit crew. However, this phone call seems to paint a different picture in which Young Buck seems to be begging to be included in G-Unit again.

All of this would be sort of touching if 50 didn’t turn around and post the whole conversation on his website complete with “This Is 50.com” audio interludes and a graphic that says “G-Unit. Terminate On Sight. 7.01.08″ throughout video. Continue…

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