MediaSnob
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Essence suggested a lot of places to meet menfolk in their latest issue, but the strip club is one doozy that threw Lola for a loop. By Lola Gets There was a piece in the June edition of Essence Magazine titled, “10 Places to Find Black Men. Of course,” the usual tired suggestions came out:…
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Caroline Kennedy and Michelle Obama greet each other on stage as part of the opening of the American Ballet Theatre in New York.Michelle continues to dabble in the “fun stuff” as First Lady, hitting up museums and the ballet in New York City while Capitol File Magazine put up their piece on Senior White House…
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Don Cheadle as black radio pioneer and DJ Ralph Waldo “Petey” Green who’s frank style spoke profoundly to many. Some would argue this voice is missing in modern black-owned radio. Radio One founder and chairperson Cathy HughesAre black radio’s chickens coming home to roost? Cathy Hughes, founder and chairperson of Radio One, has been hitting…
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl5QabEKFaQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Former congressman, failed Tennessee senate candidate and giant pretty boy Harold Ford, Jr. (who The Snob enjoys playfully mocking) said he would have voted for torturing terrorism suspects after 9/11 on MSNBC’s Hardball which caused me to breathe out one of my patented “Oh, HAROLD!” sighs. According to former Democratic representative Harold Ford,…
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MSNBC anchors Contessa Brewer, Tamron Hall and David Shuster decided to have a three-way smackdown over that hot, semi-nude mess that is the current Miss California Carrie Prejean. I’ve only half-ass been following the thing. She apparently spoke out for “opposite married” couples versus “same married.” (Re: The Gays) during the Miss USA pageant. I’m…
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I was over at What About Our Daughters yesterday and suffered a severe head rupturing upon reading the exchange between WAOD and TV talking head/minister Roland “Rolly Rolls!” Martin and his new black male accountability initiative that just happens to be punitive to women and their children. I’ve called on pastors nationwide to stop the…
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President Barack Obama giving his part of the roast at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The reviews are in and Barack apparently killed ’em at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. My friend, author Darius James, immediately told me that the president had put us (satire/comedy writers) all out of a job. I think I shall…