June 2010

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I am on record as being one who advocated for the forgiveness of the multi-talented, multi-platinum Chris Brown as far back as February 2009, when the most media and much of the public wanted to banish and boycott him forever. His missteps with the media in the aftermath turned the fury way up, as he looked far from remorseful—especially in contrast to Rihanna’s composed, deliberate testimony on 20/20. I understand the fury; I was furious about his assault of Rihanna on Grammy Night 2009 too. But this rigid, visceral approach to such a layered issue is neither humane nor realistic. Endless castigation does not...

29 June, 2010 /

Listen, I know Sex & the City 2 has people talking, but after seeing it (my review will come next week so all my busy ladies out there can see it because TRUST-- I got mad spoilers), I can tell you I want the momentum on Just Wright to live a good while longer. Not taking anything away from my dear friend Common on this piece. He does a foine job on his first foray into leading man territory--but my blog is about the ladies, especially those who deserve shine and don't get it. [caption id="attachment_734" align="aligncenter" width="94" caption="Seeing this billboard made me happy."][/caption] That typed,...

02 June, 2010 /