‘Game Of Thrones’ “Red Wedding” Was Based On Actual Historical Events


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So how is everyone doing, some four days after witnessing one of the most shocking and gruesome plot turns ever? I’ll admit to sharing in the perverse glee that many of us who’ve read George R.R. Martin’s A Storm of Swords - the third book in the series that Game of Thrones is drawn from – [...]

Common Needs An Education Wake Up Call And He Doesn’t Even Know It


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Ever since I was in college I’ve been a fan of Common - back when he was known as Common Sense. As a college sophomore I bought tickets to see him on campus and IT WAS ON. It’s been the passionate kind of love affair major crush where I bought every album (back when they were [...]

Kanye West’s Unfortunately Titled ‘Yeezus’ Leaked On iTunes


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Early yesterday morning (5/20), some probably-now-fired-person leaked the iTunes pre-order listing for Kanye West‘s sixth solo album, that as rumored is indeed entitled “Yeezus.” The listing was quickly removed from iTunes (after a flurry of REPRIMANDING and FIRING, no doubt), but not before the nerds at Pitchfork adorably speculated on the meaning and significance of [...]

Kim Kardashian To Take Newborn On Kanye’s World Tour, LOL


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Kim Kardashian is now entering what baby books refer to as “the nesting stage,” as her pregnancy draws to an end. It’s been a rough ride for Kim, because on top of the normal discomforts of pregnancy, she’s had to deal with a high-profile divorce battle and being partnered with the douchiest douche that ever [...]

‘The Great Gatsby’ And The Great American Whiteness


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I’m not really all that jazzed up about the Baz Luhrmann adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby that is puking up all over my social media and news streams right now. I’m probably going to be in the minority here, but I know – even without having seen it – that Luhrmann’s lush re-imagining of [...]