Archive for June, 2009

Transformer (III of III)

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Here’s something I helped get published back in 1994. My friend and mentors’ comments here are not only still relevant, but do a good job of explaining Mike’s role.
MICHAEL JACKSON: VICTIM OF MEDIA MONEY MACHINE I
By Vicky Gholson, Ph.D.
When we find ourselves having produced one of the most
powerful and influential entertainment history leaders, it
is ironic [...]

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Transformer (II of III)

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Probably the only time I ever agreed with Stanley Crouch.  His view is now more mainstream among Black thinkers.

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Transformer (I of III)

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The key moment here is at the very end, when Mike is on the run from folks trying to capture him—detain him, constrain him, define him. The smile on his face as he infuriates King Eddie is more than just Bugs Bunnyish cleverness; it’s bliss. (He’s completely in his element here, a combo of Eshu, [...]

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Have You Read…….

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

……Matt Taibbi’s great expose of Goldman Sachs in the latest Rolling Stone?
Too bad there’s not a link yet. [JULY 7th UPDATE: Thanks to our friend Saswat, here's a link to a scan of the article:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16752803/The-Great-American-Bubble-Machine  ]
Man, talk about a wide-open conspiracy…..

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Take a listen (and check out the photo gallery on that page). Take a look.

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Bayou, Volume One.
Jeremy Love.
ZudaComics.com.
$14.45.
It’s common knowledge that the classic, pre-Disney-ized children’s stories of yesterdecade were, in actuality, horror tales designed to scare good behavior into children. Don’t go down that road. Don’t go into that house. Don’t chat with that talking animal, and for goodness sakes, don’t follow him!
The first volume of “Bayou” really scared me because it took the whimsical [...]

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