Michael Jackson Dead at age 50!!!
From MSNBC.com
The Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Jackson has died at age 50 after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center.
Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told the newspaper that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home and CPR was performed.
Jackson had been due to start ...
Elizabeth Catlett: The Queen Mother of American Art
[podcast]http://www.dialoguemagazine.com/podcast/news20090521_atc_2way_catlett.mp3[/podcast]
Deborah Wye, Artists and Prints: Masterworks from The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2004, p. 218
Elizabeth Catlett has said that the purpose of her art is to "present black people in their beauty and dignity for ourselves and others to understand and enjoy." ...
Chris Brown Cops Plea — No Jail Time
From TMZ.com
Chris Brown has copped a plea in his assault case. He won't do jail time, but he will spend 6 months doing things like road cleanup. He's also been ordered to stay 50 yards clear of Rihanna.
He'll spend 180 days doing community labor (8 hours a day -- 1440 ...
Former MVP McNair found dead
Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair has been killed, a source has confirmed to ESPN.com.
McNair, 36, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head in downtown Nashville, police spokesperson Don Aaron said. A female victim was also found dead. Aaron said the woman has not been identified, pending notification of ...
Shaq Traded to Cavs, Deal Awaits Approval
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns have come to an agreement on a blockbuster trade that sends Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland to team with LeBron James, according to sources.
The deal has been agreed to in principle and is expected to be finalized Thursday, according to sources.
Cleveland will send Ben ...
New Music-Electrik Red
From Vibe.com
A funky four-girl caravan rolls into the deserted Brooklyn, N.Y., eatery in a dizzying blitz of lashes, lipstick, and laughter.
Pictured from left, Kyndra “Binkie” Reevey, Naomi Allen, Lesley Lewis, and Sarah Rosete—collectively Electrik Red—light up the spot like a flickering fluorescent sign and warm up a frigid November ...
Review: The Hangover
By Roger Ebert
Now this is what I'm talkin' about. "The Hangover" is a funny movie, flat out, all the way through. Its setup is funny. Every situation is funny. Most of the dialogue is funny almost line by line. At some point we actually find ourselves caring a little about ...
Interview: India.Arie
From The Tavis Smiley Show on PBS
Tavis: (Laughs) I'm pleased to welcome India.Arie back to this program. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter just kicked off her Soulbird tour in support of her terrific new CD, ""Testimony, Volume II: Love and Politics." From the CD, here is some of the video for a ...
Obama’s Chess Masters
By ROBERT DREYFUSS for Rolling Stone Magazine
Most evenings, as the workday winds down at the White House, a small group of aides to President Barack Obama gathers quietly to review the state of the world. It's safe to say that few Americans would recognize their names. Leading the group is ...
The Game Wants His Ice-Cream Sandwiches
From NYmag.com
The R.E.D. Album, the follow-up to the Game’s intermittently great 2008 disc L.A.X., isn’t out until the winter, but the proud Comptonite has gifted us early: “Bang Along,” which leaked today, is the audio equivalent of a breezy SoCal joyride (and, if we had an in with the programming ...