haha, burn

Bishop Carlton Pearson on CNN addressing Gays in the Black Church

"If America is doomed, Why are you here?"

THIS

Jimmy Fallon & the roots slow jam the news (and the remix)

The Jackson family, including his children, all wore custom made Versace outfits to the funeral on Tuesday. Janet Jackson reportedly made the request because the label had been one of Michael’s favorites. (Via TheCut/InStyle)

Translation Marketing Signs Lady GaGa

Music & Advertising Keynote: Translation's Steve Stoute

"We just signed Lady GaGa, and we're treating her like a brand. We're treating her exactly like we treat Samsung, like we treat Target. We're treating her exactly the same way, building her brand story, finding the right partnerships, etc. So we're turning the model around differently. We always represent the brands, but now we're actually going to represent the artist as brand, which is new and exciting for the company."

Kanye/Lady Gaga Tour Dates

Oct 04, 2009 HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York
Oct 07, 2009 TD Banknorth Garden Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 10, 2009 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 11, 2009 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 13, 2009 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota
Oct 15, 2009 Madison Square Garden Arena New York, New York
Oct 16, 2009 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York
Oct 17, 2009 IZOD Center East Rutherford, New Jersey
Oct 28, 2009 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 29, 2009 Verizon Center Washington, District of Columbia
Oct 31, 2009 Palace Of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Oct 31, 2009 Palace Of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Nov 02, 2009 United Center Chicago, Illinois
Nov 05, 2009 Toyota Center Houston, Texas
Nov 07, 2009 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 08, 2009 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Nov 10, 2009 US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 11, 2009 Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego, California
Nov 13, 2009 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 14, 2009 Honda Center Anaheim, California
Nov 16, 2009 Staples Center Los Angeles, California
Nov 18, 2009 Save Mart Center Fresno, California
Nov 20, 2009 ARCO Arena Sacremento, California
Nov 21, 2009 HP Pavilion At San Jose San Jose, California
Nov 22, 2009 HP Pavilion At San Jose San Jose, California
Dec 02, 2009 Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
Dec 03, 2009 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 03, 2009 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 05, 2009 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 06, 2009 Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 09, 2009 Bank Atlantic Ampitheater FT Lauderdale, Florida
Dec 11, 2009 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 12, 2009 Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensburo, North Carolina
Dec 13, 2009 Norfolk Scope Arena Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 15, 2009 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut

Our First Lady doin Righteous Stuff

First Lady Michelle Obama left the glittering splendor of the White House on Thursday to visit one of the poorest neighborhoods in the nation’s capital to push, prod and inspire struggling high school students.

Her visit to a public school marked the start of a star-studded career day organized by Mrs. Obama, who said she had long dreamed of gathering an “amazing group of women” to talk to young people.

On Thursday, the first lady and 21 other prominent women – including singers Sheryl Crow and Alicia Keyes, former astronaut Mae C. Jemison, the actress Alfre Woodard and the makeup maven Bobbi Brown – scattered to public and private schools across the region in honor of Women’s History Month.

At Anacostia High School, the site of a violent melee in November that sent several young people to the hospital with stab wounds, Mrs. Obama gave hugs, slapped knees and sat down in a semi-circle with 13 students, who were all juniors and seniors.

Welcome Back

Sign of the Times

Gawker had a funny article abt how stock shares of certain companies have dropped lower than the price of some of the goods and/or services that they sell. Here's the list:
Prices are for NY.

The New York Times Co. dropped below the $4 cost of a Sunday paper

Shares in Citibank fell below the cost of the bank's ATM fee.

General Electric: $8.86
GE 45 watt fluorescent light bulb: $14.97

Altria Group (maker of Marlboro): $16.60
Two packs of Marlboro cigarettes: $20

Anheuser-Busch: $20.16
Case of Bud Light bottles: $24.99

Office Depot: $.92
Bag of rubber bands: $4.59

Wendy's/Arby's Group: $4.03
"Baconator" combo meal: $8.24

Borders: $.51
Mr. Wiggle Bookmark: $3.99

The Gap: $10.61
Pair of Gap dotted boxer shorts: $12.50

Whole Foods: $12.71
One pound of sea scallops: $18.99

General Motors: $1.89
2009 Saturn Outlook XE: $32,625

Interesting Article in "The Cut" today

There was a pretty cool article today on NYMag's THe Cut blog about the Obama Administration and Fur. Check it out: Here

Monkeys & Trolls

Kaws on CBS

Death Row Records Auction

Infamous items that were up for bid at the "Death Row Auction" on Jan. 25, ordered up by the US Bankruptcy Court on behalf of Suge Knight and Death Row Records.



and yes, thats a wall mural wit Diddy as a ballerina and Dr. Dre in an uncompromising position.
Photos courtesy of LA Weekly

New Kid of the Week

First he claims to be a Jeezy fan, then this pic circulates, He may be having a bad PR week, but at New Kid on the Blog, Micheal Phelps is def. havin the best week ever.

Steerlers Won

No Surprise Here

A Damn Shame

JANUARY 23--Add heroin to the scores of products that have been branded with President Barack Obama's name. Cops in upstate New York this week broke up a drug ring that allegedly sold heroin under several brand names, including "Obama." As seen in Sullivan County Sheriff's Office photos, the president's surname was stamped in red ink on small glassine wrappers that were peddled by street dealers. Investigators arrested five suspects for their alleged roles in the narcotics distribution activity. The branding of illicit drugs is a favorite of pushers, who have previously sold bin Laden heroin, Harry Potter Ecstasy, bricks of Teletubbies cocaine, and green-tinted crack in recognition of St. Patrick's Day.

Via The Smoking Gun

I'm kinda sad for OJ

:(

MTV & Viacom do something smart

No, it's not a new reality or dating show (I said smart). Well since TRL was cancelled a couple weeks ago (Praise Him), MTV officially have no music videos shown on the network. So, they just created a new site. It's like a mix between youtube and hula.com. It's MTVmusic.com. MTV has collected and uploaded every music video shown on the network from their vault and placed them all on this site. I think its a really great thing and best of all, the videos have embed codes, so i can post them here. Oh and it gets better, they also have featured live performes too. This is hot. We won't have to deal with bad quality videos or Beyonce's dad removing embarrasing performances. MTV gets upgrade of the week.