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Mara Brock Akil’s ‘Being Mary Jane’ is a Good Look for BET
Yesterday, I attended the Chicago screening for Being Mary Jane, BET’s latest original series, written by Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends). I was pleasantly surprised at the good time I had, so lemme tell ya about it. I won’t give away any plot points you can’t find out in the show trailer so no worries about [...]
Guide to Scandal Characters’ Nicknames
Dear diary, it’s been 2 full weeks since Scandal wrapped for the summer and my Thursdays have felt a bit emptier. Helena Andrews wrote a piece on The Root talmbout Scandal withdrawal and it’s so real. I’m quoted in it, “I’m thinking of taking up a trade. Or learning a new language. Or maybe rocking [...]
Whose Unicorn Tupac Tattoo is This?
Sometimes, people wanna get inked up and they cannot decide what to get. So they figure why not get five tattoos in one? That had to be what the person with the tat below did. O_________________________________________________o So… unicorn Tupac is busting out of this person’s arm, serving “you see me” realness and attitude, as pixie [...]
This Cat is Rolling and You Might Be Hating
Y’all know I’m easily amused so that should explain why I find the video below so hilarious. It’s only 10 seconds so it won’t take up too much time. They put that cat in a box and the box on a skateboard and pushed it down the hallway and the cat looked at the camera [...]
5 Plugins Every WordPress Blog Should Have
Plugins are add-ons that give WordPress (self-hosted, not .com) sites extra functionality. They’re basically apps for your sites, and whatever you want, there’s a plugin for that. But just because you can use plugins for whatever doesn’t mean you should. Every plugin you add to your website is one more thing that load every time someone [...]
When the Internet Calls You Teef Keef and Teef Sweat, You Lost
A couple of days ago, a picture started spreading around Instagram of a dude and his baby girl (who was around 2 years old). Folks said she had been kidnapped and asked for everyone to pass on the picture, in case anyone has seen her. Well, it turns out that the dude had faked her [...]
Morgan Freeman Takes an Extended Blink (Nap) on Live TV
Sometimes, you’re in a meeting, sitting across someone at dinner or even on live TV and you notice your eyes getting heavy. And they start closing themselves and your head bobs. And the more you fight this, the heavier your lids get and the longer each blink you take lasts. Morgan Freeman found himself in [...]
The GIF Debate: Is It GIF or JIF?
You know those moving pics I have in my blogposts? Yes, the ones that look like the Harry Potter movies come to life. Those are called GIFs (which stands for Graphics Interchange Format) and I have a folder with over 1,400 of them. I’m talmbout this: There is ALWAYS an excuse for a twerk team [...]
8 Reasons Why I’d Be the Worst Fashion or Beauty Blogger Ever
If this blogging game were high school, fashion and beauty bloggers would be the jocks. They’re the cool kids who people flock to, and they’re totally hot. They get a lot of perks and people just can’t help but stare at them because they make anything look good. I don’t know what humor bloggers would [...]
About the Time Miguel Dropkicked a Fan at the Billboard Awards
I did not watch the Billboard Awards yesterday because I frankly couldn’t muster any dambs to give about it. I didn’t e’em realize it was coming on til I saw a tweet about it around 4pm. Still. No dambs were given. Anywho, when it wrapped, I started hearing about the performances, especially Miguel’s. During his [...]
White Hats Back On And I’m Laid Out: Scandal Finale Recap
How does a TV show render you unable to function for three hours? Well, Scandal’s season finale did just that to me and my girls. It went off and for a good hour, we were screaming and falling out at random intervals. And I kept saying how Shonda had slayed me one GOOD time too [...]
My #ScandalBingo Results from the Finale
So me and Chescaleigh created two Scandal Bingo cards and asked folks to join us and play during the finale. They were so well-received and we’re glad you loved them. And LAWD that finale was EPIC! You can check out my recap of “White Hat’s Back On!” Ennehweighs, below are my results for #ScandalBingo. And [...]
Join Me and Chescaleigh for Scandal Bingo During the Finale!
Tomorrow is the finale of Scandal’s season 2. Everywhere at 10:01 pm CST, people will be hitting the most epic of *wall slides*. Besides the fact that Shonda Rhimes and her writing, we’re gonna be lamenting an entire summer without our gooning gladiators. It’s gon be ROUGH! Anywho, Chescaleigh and I collaborated to bring you [...]
