Clip of the Day: Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 3” Commercial ndlela September 5, 2009 General I was really surprised by how this moved me. Here we go again: nostalgia. This is Jay-Z's Rhapsody commercial for "The Blueprint 3" which comes out on 9/11/09. Supposed to look like one shot, he goes through ... Read More...
Bye, Bye E Lynn Harris [June 20, 1955-July 23, 2009] ndlela July 24, 2009 General The AP is reporting that writer E. Lynn Harris passed away today. According to his publicist Laura Gilmore, he died at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. He was 54. I was never really a fan but ... Read More...
Bye Bye Walter Cronkite [November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009] ndlela July 18, 2009 General Broadcast legend Walter Cronkite died today at 92 in New York City. LIFEembedDrawGallery(28612); ... Read More...
Pride Rainbow ndlela June 27, 2009 General What an appropriate symbol for the 40th anniversary of Stonewall and the day before gay pride. The rainbow over Brooklyn was incredible! The one picture I should have, but didn't take, was all the people wh... Read More...
Bye, Bye Michael Jackson! [August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009] ndlela June 25, 2009 General My cousins and I must have watched The Making of Thriller (and the Billy Jean performance at Motown 25!!!!!!) a million times.  We dreamt that we too could get to the heights that he set.  He got  Michael ... Read More...
ABC News: Secret Meeting of America’s Richest ndlela May 21, 2009 General Ah . . . to be a fly on the wall. Apparently, the richest people in the US had a secret meeting in New York earlier this month to talk about poverty and philanthropy. The group included Oprah, Bill Gates, ... Read More...
Hood Milk ndlela May 19, 2009 General When I saw the posters I thought that it was some kind of parady/satire. Then I saw them in a store. ... Read More...
Clip of the Day: Michelle Obama and Elmo ndlela May 18, 2009 General Thought this was a great way to start off the week. What more is there to say. ... Read More...
Clip(s) of the Day: Eliot Spitzer on CNBC ndlela May 7, 2009 General Welcome back Eliot Spitzer, "Sheriff of Wall Street," "Eliot Ness," . . . Also, hear him on The Brian Lehrer Show. The show comments, as usual, are great.... Read More...
Oprah and KFC Free Giveaway Coupons! ndlela May 6, 2009 General Better get to KFC (in the US) ASAP. Thanks to a promotion between Oprah and KFC, you can get two pieces of the new grilled chicken (and 2 sides) for free with a coupon. You need to download the coupons today ... Read More...
Clip of the Day: Branford Marsalis’ take on students today ndlela May 5, 2009 General In honor of the release of The Branford Marsalis Quartet's latest release Metamorphosen, I dug up one of my favorite Branford Marsalis clips. He is funny, insightful and cuts to the bone all in the same breath... Read More...