Rihanna has got fashion houses rethinking their whole lives right now. Her Savage X Fenty Show premiered on Amazon Prime this weekend and it is pure fire! Not only is the show unique in how it displays fashion and the models she is using, but the show also displays the versatility of her line at the same time. I cannot imagine one thing that I cannot do in the selection of lingerie the dancers and models are wearing. The way they are working it, I can probably complete a triathlon in that lingerie at it will still hold up. Rihanna is turning the fashion and makeup world upside down, and I am so here for it. I loved everything about her show. I especially loved that she had all types of models and dancers, but when my girl Normani came out, I was undone! I have been rooting for her ever since Simon Cowell first put Fifth Harmony together on that show. I would have loved for her to perform instead but she absolutely killed her set regardless. I have read that some could hav...

Doctor Strange: How far will you go to get your life back? Dr. Stephen Strange's, an arrogant world renowned neurosurgeon played by Benedict Cumberbatch, life get tossed upside down after a car crash robs him of the use of his hands. After months and depleted funds with no promising improvement of his hands, he is desperate and seeks help from someone who was miraculously healed from an irreversible spinal injury. Strange's journey finds him in an Asian  land, learning about astral projection, spirituality, energy and dark forces. Doctor Strange, staring Tilda Swinton, Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams and Mads Mikkelsen, is reminiscent of Inception were some of the special effects are concerned. It is also more entertaining than I expected. I only remember Benedict Cumberbatch from Star Trek: Into Darkness when he played Khan. That role was done so well that I actually disliked him; therefore, I did not go into this film with much of ...

What Pains Me There are so many people that are blind to the fact that we live in seperate and distinct realities. One where everything is rosey and people cannot imagine that racism is real in this day and age. The other where good, hardworking, moral, law abiding Black people (yes they do exist. We are not mythical unicorns) face injustices (subtle and overt) like not getting a job or getting profiled and harassed by law enforcement or housing discrimination or inferior education etc. etc on a regular basis. What pains me in this situation is the indignation that the "blind ones" display when the Black community has the nerves to speak out against such things. As though we should simply be greatful that we have been allowed a seat at the table and forget that they are passing the plates to everyone but us and we are there hungry, smelling the food but unable to help ourselves to our fair portion so that we may also partake in the meal. What pains me is the complete...

November 26, 2007 Supreme Court and guns Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Latest from AP, A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. The last time I checked this was one of the key points in our constitution. Maybe I am nuts but I never thought they were going to change that. Crews gain upper hand on Malibu fire Reuters - By Dana Ford MALIBU, California (Reuters) - Firefighters gained the upper hand on Sunday against a fierce wildfire that destroyed 49 homes in the exclusive beachside community of Malibu, where residents were allowed to return and assess the damage. All those million dollar homes just going up in flames! I hope they had million dollar policies. It sucks to find out at the 12th hour that your insurance only covers a fraction of what you loss. Study: NY immigrants "central component" in economic growth New York Daily News - BY JOE MAHONEY Immigrants in New York - ...

Yahoo, Sony BMG Team Up For User-Generated Content InformationWeek - The deal allows Yahoo to distribute Sony BMG content through applications and widgets that the portal's users can embed in their own Web sites. As a web publisher this would be fantastic. On Youtube Sony has disabled the ability to embed any of its videos. I guess its are working out a deal that would allow it to make more money, the greedy bastards. The last time I checked the whole point of videos was to promote the artist. Does a price tag have to be attached to everything (completely rhetorical considering we are steeped in the heart of capitalism)? Wouldn’t my embedded the video on my site just help in spreading the artist popularity? Dirty greedy dogs. Still, like a crack fiend, I am anxiously waiting until I can embed their videos to my site. It is always better from the source or else I have to keep checking back to ensure the “illegal” video has not been removed. Now that is a pain in the rear. Firefox 3...

Keys Well Ahead Of Dion In Race For No. 1 Billboard, NY - Alicia Keys is poised to earn her fourth consecutive No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as her new J album, "As I Am," is tops on Nielsen soundscan's Building Chart ... I brought the album and love it. A full review is on its way. stds On the Rise in the US After Years of Decline MedPage Today - Reported chlamydia cases in the US topped one million in 2006, and diagnoses of gonorrhea and syphilis rose as well, CDC surveillance experts reported. Simpson will stand trial again Los Angeles Times - JUDGE'S RULING: After four days of testimony at a preliminary hearing, Justice Bonaventure determines that prosecutors had enough evidence to try Simpson, 60, and two other men on multiple counts, including kidnapping, in connection with the Sept. This fool is going to jail. He got away once, he will not get away again. Listen to the radio and television personalities. It is like they are polishing their guns for a big hunt. If ...

West's Doc Has Malpractice, DUI History : Report ABC News -Kanye West's mom, Donda West, was by his side for much of his career, including the 2006 Grammys where he won awards for best rap song, best rap solo performance and best rap album. All of these things are coming out a little late. People never think of doing background checks on their doctors but this is a prime example that it should happen with regularity. I am so sorry for Kanye and his family. I cannot imagine losing a family member so unexpectedly. OJ Simpson wanted guns in Vegas incident: witness Reuters - A man who was with OJ Simpson during an armed confrontation over sports memorabilia in a Las Vegas hotel room told a court on Tuesday the former star athlete told him to bring a gun. Have I said that this man is the king of all fools. There are no other words. Seinfeld's Animated 'Bee Movie' Tops US Weekend Box Office Voice of America - Bee Movie stung the competition, topping the US box office in i...

'Nip/Tuck' - surgical strike scores big in LA New York Daily News - From the start, "Nip/Tuck" has been all about the lure, and the dangers, of reinvention. How fitting, then, that the plastic-surgery drama returns Tuesday for its fifth season by dangerously reinventing itself. I used to watch this show when it first came out, but it fell out of my radar. My cousin loves it and I know it is pretty good. Oprah Sorry for Abuse Scandal E! Online - The daytime queen profusely apologized to the parents of students at her all-girls school in South Africa for a sex-abuse scandal that resulted in the dismissal of one of its dormitory matrons. Oh this is just wrong and embarrassing. Mediator to the rescue of writers talks, maybe Reuters - With a federal mediator joining the Writers Guild of America's film and TV contract negotiations for the first time in 19 years Tuesday, Hollywood is holding its collective breath that the move will ... Hollywood? Shoot, I am holding my b...

Not to be Debbie Downer but every now and then I will get serious for about two seconds. There are somethings that cannot and should not be ignored. This is one of them. So take some time to read through this post. ----------------------------------------------- The AIDS/HIV Pandemic We are in a pandemic situation with HIV/AIDS! Does that seem scary? It should. A pandemic is a global, destructive disease outbreak that kills millions and millions of people. I am sure you are thinking that this is nothing new but it is because HIV/AIDS started out as a condition affecting only several sectors of our population. Then the disease spread to regions which bumped it up to an epidemic. Now it is global affecting anyone and everyone. Please believe that the HIV/AIDS does not care where you come from, who you are, what color you are, or what your social status is. The numbers are astounding especially when you do not think of them as statistics but representing real live human beings. In 2005 57...

Teenage Gunman Dead after Shooting Rampage inside Cleveland School WSFA, AL - 58 minutes agoBREAKING NEWS: Cleveland, OH - A 14-year-old student reportedly went on a shooting rampage this afternoon inside of SuccessTech Academy and shot at least ... I am not a fan of the depressing stuff but the kid was 14. It is just a darn shame. Auto Union Workers Walk Out at Chrysler New York Times - 1 hour agoBy MICHELINE MAYNARD and NICK BUNKLEY DETROIT, Oct. 10 - The United Automobile Workers union walked off the job at Chrysler LLC plants nationwide this morning after the two sides failed to reach agreement on a new four-year contract by a union-set ... It was only for about 6 hours. They wound up working something out but would not release the details. Now that's just no fun for us nosy people. Let's hope hollywood does not come to a walk-off situation, but if they do, six hours would be great. MGM Mirage Plans $5 Billion Atlantic City Resort New York Times - 1 hour agoBy GARY RIVLIN A...

An assassination that blows apart Bush's hopes of pacifying Iraq Belfast Telegraph - 1 hour agoLast week George Bush flew into Iraq to meet Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, leader of Anbar province. This week General David Petraeus told the US Congress how Anbar was a model for Iraq. So, I was wondering what had Mr. Stay The Course start to waver on pulling troops back. This assassination is like an in-you-face jab to the President. Maybe, just maybe, that plan is not working. Will 50 Cent retire after loss? News24 - 11 hours agoLos Angeles - 50 Cent is facing retirement after being beaten by rival Kanye West in the pair's chart battle. The hip-hop stars both released their third studio albums on Tuesday, and Kanye's Graduation is currently outselling 50's Curtis by over 200 ... I just want to tell Curtis to shut up. Sometimes that mouth just keeps on going and it seems like the brain is sitting back laughing. Of course he is not going to retire. It was all about trash talk. The...

Book Deal for Writer Who Fabricated Parts of Memoir New York Times - James Frey, the author who admitted making up portions of his best-selling memoir “A Million Little Pieces,” has signed a new book deal for his novel “Bright Shiny Morning,” with HarperCollins. How the Wii is Winning BusinessWeek - It's all about intent. A new report claims more people intend to buy a Wii than jones for a PS3 or Xbox 360 by Kris Graft The Internet gives market researchers a massive space to mine consumers for opinion of a product. Earth could survive dying sun The Age - 2 hours agoAstronomers have discovered the first planet that has survived the massive expansion of its parent star - opening up the possibility Earth could do the same.

Topics of discussion for the latest show include: Record Breaking Box Office this weekend and J. Lo's flop of a movie El Cantante There are a lot of recalls going on that may affect you. Take some time to visit Recalls.gov for more information Usher Secretly Weds Couple gives birth to 17th Kid Nicole Richie to change her ways ... for a couple of days maybbe. McDonald's can make veggies taste better according to a Stanford University Study Bridge Collapse Pics from ABCnews.com OJ's book, If I Did It , is being shopped around again and this time it's the Goldman's that trying to cash in. Forbes Celebrity 100 with Oprah on top So, I talk about Kobe Bryant getting a divorce but they pulled that news report. Apparently, his marriage is on the rocks. Hmmmm, let's see how long they will play this game. Barry Bonds is the New Home Run King! Listen Now!

September 6th is supposed to be a day of upliftment and celebration at Virginia Tech due to a free concert organized to help the community move on. Unfortunately, the spirit of the event may be marred with the protest of seven of the slain family members who think it is a slap in the face to have Nas , the New York City rapper, perform at the event. They do not think that Nas, who has spread his share of violence in his music, is the right person to be at the event because of his violent lyrics. Nas is one of the more prolific rappers who speak to the condition of the urban neighborhoods in which he grew up in a conscience and artistic form. I personally, think he is a good choice for the overall line up. The school comments that they have received positive feedback and have no intention to change. I mean, they could go for Will Smith who, I don't think, has ever had a violent lyric but somehow that would ring shallow.

Can you imagine … getting up in the morning, following your normal morning routine, going to work, then finishing out your day and looking forward to getting home. Then all of a sudden everything changes. What you only imagined or you only see on television actually happens to you. One minute you are riding along listening to your favorite song, or telling your kids to pipe it down, or just mentally planning your evening and the next you are on a collapsed bridge with cars falling below into water and destruction. That is what happened to everyday folks in Minneapolis yesterday evening. The whole thing makes my woes inconsequential when you think about the devastation that those people have to face, some lost their lives, some are hurt, and others narrowly escaped but not without pain. Looking forward to the future, it is hard to imagine how those individuals will ever brave a bridge again. I only heard about it and had palpations on my way to work today when I had to cross over a brid...

No College for Fat Girls? College less likely for obese Study: Overweight girls attend half as often as healthier peers 12:00 AM CDT on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Cox News Service AUSTIN – A study being released today by a University of Texas researcher shows that obese girls are half as likely to attend college as peers who have healthier weights. "How kids perform in school has a lot to do with whether they fit in socially and how they relate to others," professor Robert Crosnoe said. Mr. Crosnoe used data compiled by the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, which tracks national health statistics for more than 11,000 American adolescents. He found that overweight girls are even less likely to attend college if obesity is uncommon in their high schools and that they are also more likely to be at risk of committing suicide and using drugs. ------------------------------------------------ I'm thinking it is not so much as the fact that the girls are obese as it ...