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….did a great job on her Green Party Vice Presidential nomination acceptance speech. I look forward to voting for her in future elections.

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The Man I Loved To Hate

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Way, way back when I thought that one day (today) I’d be a famous pundit, I looked forward to locking horns with right-wingers like Tony Snow. His end-of-show commentaries on “Fox News Sunday” never failed to make my teeth grit and shout obscenities at the screen. I looked forward to him one day attacking me by name, seeing […]

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It was great hearing Bob Law’s voice on the radio again. The occasion was a new documentary film he’s narrating.
Enjoyed the recent NPR discussion about it, and Black radio. I agree with the host—the time for Black Activist Commercial Radio might be past, but not necessarily for the same reasons she brought up. Check here […]

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CONGRATS To Hazel Trice Edney……….

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

…..for winning a “National 2008 Role Model Award” from the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education!
Hazel has always been my hero.

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I like “NOVAScienceNOW,” even though I’m not hosting it. Believe me, that’s high praise. It’s clear we’re in the Golden Age of the Magazine—the BROADCAST magazine. I’m happy that I can listen to three national Black(ish) radio newsmagazines in a week, watch the NOVA spinoff show every summer and check out what the brother’s doing on […]

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What’s Deliberate?

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Okay. A work of satire. I get it. Confront the enemy directly, blah, blah, blah…….. But boy, some folks are really upset! I got a relative who wants to [CENSORED] The New Yorker building!
The news media pretend it’s hard to tell a deliberate slam from a sham these days. For instance, The Reverend Nutslicer. Does […]

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A Rolling Stone Gathers Much Puff :)

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Was in bed the other night with the love of my life—Rolling Stone magazine —and all I gotta say is this: Boy, it’s clearly good to be the King. RS Publisher Jann Wenner does a puff-piece Q+A, and then commissions a sidebar all about how Obama’s people are impressive because they actually wield power […]

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When I heard this (level of) review, I put “Wall-E” on the to-see list. So yesterday I went, and saw no exaggeration.
Another home run for the 3-D gang. It’s hard to explain the amount of, and quality of, visual storytelling in this film. The characters fit like parts of a symphony separate and attached to the music. As usual […]

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Just Three Words (And One Acronym)

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

See. Hancock. Fun-nee! LOL!
P.S. Can’t believe the critics are dogging it so badly!
P.P.S. The movie brings a whole new meaning to a certain idea popularized by Michael Eric Dyson. 

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Surround Sound

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I was very inspired by this one story. I guess most radio folks see themselves in this way, in this man.

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