| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Alpha Dog of the Week - Markus Bestin | ||||
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"He is Jesus. Think about it. He lives in the desert, gives of his body, and hangs out with prostitutes."
Stephen bringing the funny. :)
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
"He's not just Rosa Parks or Gandhi . . ."
"He is Jesus. Think about it. He lives in the desert, gives of his body, and hangs out with prostitutes."
Stephen bringing the funny. :)
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
"Friendship is born at that moment"
"when one person says to another: 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'"
— C.S. Lewis
Thanks, latest US episode of Being Erica!
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Musings from a Black Woman: Classy People on VH1
I can't find a video clip of the VH1 commercial in which Fantasia, Pepa, Kittie, and Jacque talk about black women. So I have transcribed what they said below:
Fantasia: How would I personally describe the modern black woman?
Pepa: Strong.
Kittie: Determined? Resourceful?
Pepa: Getting an education. Not taking no for an answer.
Fantasia: Independent. Confident.
Pepa: Women today, like the Oprahs and Michelle Obama, are, you know, living example
of that.
Kittie: I don't need a big S on my chest. But I would like to be acknowledged.
Jacque: Amazingly resilient.
Fantasia: Yeah. That's our black woman of today.
Why the baby picture? Because who doesn't love a happy baby? I hope she grows up to be a happy black woman.
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Now for some not so classy people on VH1:
Happy Black History Month!
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Daria DVD Excitement!
Daria - Here It Is, MTV's Release Date (and Extras) for Daria on DVD!, by David Lambert, TVShowsonDVD.com.
Yippee!
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Since last summer we've known that MTV and Paramount Home Entertainment is preparing a 2010 DVD release for the animated series Daria, the 1997 spin-off of Beavis and Butt-head. This morning Paramount has officially announced the title, giving us a release date of:May 11, 2010
Daria - The Complete Animated Series on DVD will, according to the studio, contain "ALL FIVE SEASONS PLUS BOTH MOVIES!" The running time is 1606 minutes (almost 27 hours!), and video is listed as full screen.
Yippee!
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Sunday, February 07, 2010
"Who's that?"
"I have no idea."
Ha!
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Next, haven't these guys heard of the "Death of Auto-Tune"?
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Third, Ed Begley, Jr.:
"When do we let them know? When does that happen?"
"Absolutely."
I could done without the "mmhmm" from the otherwise silent black lady. :(
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Fourth, VW:
See, it's funny, because he's blind.
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Fifth, Intel:
That robot needs a hug. But why does he have an orange?
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Hooray for Scott Fujita!
Boo for Cosmo.
Here are the two articles I am referring to that I liked today:
Reasons to Love Scott, by Irin, Jezebel via Feministe.
1) He diplomatically but firmly opposed the message of the Tebow ad, which will air during the Super Bowl Fujita is playing in Sunday. "The idea of focusing on the family - who wouldn't agree with that?" he told The New York Times. "But the means of doing so, he and I might not see eye to eye all the way." Fujita was adopted, and his biological mother was a teenager when he was born. "I'm just so thankful she had the courage and the support system to be able to carry out the pregnancy," Fujita said. "I wouldn't expect that of everybody."
2) He lent his name to the National Equality March and has been outspoken about gay rights issues.
3) He supports an orphanage in New Orleans and started speaking out on gay rights in part because of his objection to laws limiting gay adoption. "What [such laws] are really saying is that the concern with one's sexual orientation or one's sexual preference outweighs what's really important, and that's finding safe homes for children," he has said. "It's also saying that we'd rather have kids bounce around from foster home to foster home throughout the course of their childhood, than end up in a permanent home."
Warning: The Cosmo Flirting Guide Might Turn You Into A Total Lunatic, by hortense, Jezebel.
An article titled "50 Ways To Become A Legendary Flirt" presents itself as a guide to getting what you want by flirting your way into the hearts and minds of others . . . Let's take a look at the most insane flirting suggestions, shall we?
[ . . . ]17. Get the indie music guy hanging near the jukebox to help you pick out a song.
LOL what? Where is this mythical place where the "indie music guy" hangs out near the jukebox? The Max? The Peach Pit? The Peach Pit After Dark?
22. Hit up a sports bar and ask the guy sitting beside you what his favorite team is so you'll "know who to root for."
Oh, this is so sad! And so transparent! Doing this will just make you look stupid and desperate and pathetic. Especially if his favorite team is the Yankees and then you have to act like you like them for a few hours. So sad!
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Here's the problem with the majority of these tips (aside from their ridiculousness): they rely on a woman dumbing herself down in order to appeal to some dude or to get what she wants. To get your coffee fast, you need to moan like an idiot, to try to meet guys, you need to ask them what they like so you can mold yourself around their idea of the perfect woman, and to impress your family members, apparently, you need to make vaguely incestuous comments.
For all the "fun, fearless" talk Cosmo pushes, its articles often revert to the notion that a woman has to play it safe and stupid to get ahead in the world, using her boobs over her brains and discarding all self-awareness in an attempt to appear "sexy" and "daring." The results are often a display of idiocy and transparent attempts to be what she believes other people expect her to be: the Cosmo girl has to try to flirt her way into the hearts of others with her underwear tied in her hair because she doesn't know how to just stand up, be herself, own her sexuality, and say what she means. There's a difference between being a flirt and being completely insane. Someday, Cosmo might figure it out.
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
"It's a difficult time to be a man in America."
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Male Inequality | ||||
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Especially a man who gets to be a published author and appear on an Emmy-awarding winning, critically-acclaimed talk show to spout his nonsense, er, talk about his feelings. Or men who have finally found a safe place to gather, since men's group have been "socially unacceptable" for so long.
Wait, what's that? Men's groups have never been socially unacceptable? In fact, they have highly rewarded and lauded throughout all aspects of American and world cultures? Oh, okay. Thank you for the clarification.
Dr. Warren Farrell: "Men today are probably where women were in the late 50s. We're about a half-century behind women in terms of being understood, in terms of having options."
Samantha Bee: "He's right. Men run just 485 of our Fortune 500 companies, and only three branches of government. And there are more doors closing on them all the time."
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Thanks for the shout out, Stephen!
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Intro - 02/02/10 | ||||
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Happy Black History Month to you, too.
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Monday, February 01, 2010
I need some Dr. Tom in my life:
Where can I find a practicing physician who moonlights as a chef and wants to prepare me a four-course meal in my home? Though he could leave out the watermelon salad, especially during Black History Month. :|
Being Erica's Dr. Tom is cool, too, but I doubt he would feed me chocolate:
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
"Oh, Ann,"
"I always forget because you’re so pretty you’re not used to rejection."
Hee hee. I have found that quote to be true in many of my encounters with other people, regardless of the other person's gender.
Here is another gem from the Parks and Recreation "Hunting Trip" episode:
"Guys love it when you can show them you're better than they are at something they love."
Truer words were never spoken. As if. :)
Finally, below you can find a transcript of my favorite part of the episode, courtesy of at TV Squad:
"I got that tunnel vision that girls get."
"I let my emotions get the best of me."
"I cared too much, I guess."
"I was thinking with my ladyparts."
"I was walking and it felt icky."
"I thought there was gonna be chocolate."
"I don't even remember!"
"I'm wearing a new bra, and it closes in the front, so it popped open and it threw me off."
"All I wanna do is have babies!"
"I'm just going through a thing right now."
"I guess when my life is incomplete, I wanna just shoot someone."
"This would not happen if I had a penis!"
"Bitches be crazy."
"I'm good at tolerating pain; I'm bad at math, and... I'm stupid."
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Not Ugly Betty! Nooo!
Ugly Betty cancelled in US, BBC News.
Award-winning TV comedy Ugly Betty has been axed in the US after four series, TV network ABC has announced.
The show, starring America Ferrera as a style-challenged woman working at a New York fashion magazine, was a critical success when it began in 2006.
But the show has struggled recently, with ratings in the US falling from an average 8.1m to 5.3m viewers between the third and fourth series.
ABC said the show will conclude its run in April.
"We've mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty's final season," executive producer Silvio Horta and ABC president Steve McPherson said in a joint statement.
"We are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion."
Mutually? No one asked me! And I am not satisfied with this conclusion. :(
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
"It's AT&T, not AT & Steve."
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Supreme Corp | ||||
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Also, watch John Oliver's NY Stand-up Show. It's funny!
| Jokes.com | ||||
| Fabrice Fabrice - Joe Jackson | ||||
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"You know who likes fried chicken is black people. You know who else likes fried chicken? Everybody!"
And John Oliver does look like "a big Harry Potter wizard"! But that is not the only British reference I have. Bangers and mash. Toad in hole. Spot on. Tally ho. Bob's your uncle. Taking the mickey. Posh Spice. To the Queen!
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Identifying with and inspired by Conan O'Brien
As you readers may know, I like to compare myself to a young, up-and-coming comedian, especially when I face difficulties in my life. It helps me feel better and make sense of things. Often that comedian Kathy Griffin. Though recently it was Patton Oswalt. During this short period of disappointment for me, my comedian is Conan O'Brien:
" . . . despite this sense of loss, I really feel this should be a happy moment. Every comedian...every comedian dreams of hosting The Tonight Show and for seven months, I got to do it. And I did it my way with people I love. I do not regret one second of anything that we've done here.
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"And all I ask is one thing, and this is, I'm asking this particularly of young people that watch: please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record, it's my least favorite quality. It doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen. I'm telling you. Amazing things will happen. I'm telling you. It's just true."
I do not regret anything I did, said, or felt. I am so proud of myself, of the actions I took, and of the courage I continue to have.
I don't hate cynicism. I think it can be healthy in manageable doses. I truly never expected to be here, being so open and honest with myself and with others. I have been working really hard for my entire life, and I do believe amazing things will happen for me. Yet, even though I am continuing my search and I am wholeheartedly driven to do so, I don't have confidence that I will find what I am looking for. I doubt that I will ever "host The Tonight Show", not even for seven months.
I wish more people were honest about the myth of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, or taking lemons and making lemonade. Some people aren't even given boots or lemons, but somehow they are pulling and standing and trying their hardest to make juice. Though the truth is, you could work really hard and do everything right, but there is a great possibility that you will fail over and over again. And you get tired. And every time, the protective shell that you had peeled off to trust and let people in just grows back tougher and more impenetrable.
Er, but keep trying, readers. Believe in the stars! :)
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Whatever happened to
Justin Shenkarow? The kid from Eerie, Indiana and Picket Fences?
To my surprise and delight, he is going to be featured on current favorite show on Bravo, The Millionaire Matchmaker, next Tuesday at 10/9 Central. Excitement!
If only we could discover whatever happened to Austin O'Brien.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Watch out, rich old people!
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Colbert Platinum - Estate Tax & Skull Ballot Box | ||||
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One of the worst ideas Congress has ever passed, and that's saying something. I would like to know which Senators and Representatives have been planning for their the demise of their wealthy relatives in 2010.
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Musings from a Black Woman: Life Lessons
I often encounter people who ask me for advice. Some of these people are friends, and many are strangers (or, friends you haven't met yet). Usually my suggestions are context-based and tailored to the other person's personality and objectives.
However, readers, I have two statements that can be applied to most areas of your life. The first comes from an episode of Sex and the City after Miranda learns that she is pregnant with Steve's baby. The second comes from my own life experience with those who have not yet gotten the help they need:
1. Wear a condom.
2. Don't agitate the crazy.
If any of you readers would like advice, or you have advice to share, please leave a comment!
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
"Going to Detroit to start a better life.''
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Terror 2.0 by Yemen | ||||
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"You know what, Intelligence community? Meet me at Camera 3. All right. I know you guys are busy. Those 300 million Americans can't wiretap themselves."
Jon, telling it like it is.
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Friday, January 01, 2010
"Pay your way, and your homegirl's way . . . "
" . . . and sometimes your baby daddy's way!"
Oh, Tracy. The hilarity. I was watching his One Mic special on Comedy Central today, and that song was quite the finale.
For those of you who aren't getting the whole funny, you should watch Erykah Badu sing "Tyrone" below:
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