Cheap Thrills: What if Bristol Palin was Black?

Ryan Barrett poses the question: What if Bristol Palin was black?

Johnny Cash Get Worked Over in “Remixed”

The late, great Johnny Cash is either rolling for joy or angst in his grave right about now. His son, John Carter Cash, will be executive producing a compilation album slated for October 14th titled Johnny Cash Remixed. It will feature reworked classics of the late singer, such as “I Walk The Line,” “Get Rhythm,” and [...]

Who Knew ‘Arugula’ is a Dirty Word?

Mark Evitt explores class politics through food.

Q-Tip Comes Back With “Gettin’ Up”

Nine years after his last first solo album Amplified, Q-Tip is finally back with a feel-good single “Gettin’ Up.” Check it out:

Sound familiar? If you’re an oldies lover like myself, you probably recognize the sample from seventies band Black Ivory; the song was “You and I.” Q does it justice; so does  the music video.
The former [...]

Rise and Shine: Daily News Roundup

And the financial meltdown continues … Asian and European markets were down this morning, after the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 504 points yesterday. It was the largest single-day decline for the index since the first day the markets opened after 9/11. News of Lehman Brothers filing for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch’s sale to Bank [...]