Archive for June, 2012

Watch: The New Columbine Documentary Is An Intimate Portrait Of Surviving Families

Truth And Healing
Posted by: Shannon on June 30, 2012| 9 Comments

13 Families: Life After Columbine is set for an August 7th DVD release and the trailer is powerful. While many films have been made about or inspired by the 1999 high school massacre (Michael Moore’s Bowling For Columbine, last year’s We Need To Talk About Kevin), for the very first time we will get to see families of the Columbine victims as they are today, and hear about the way those events shaped their lives.
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An Ivy League Grad Talks About How Student Loans Defer The American Dream

Sob Story Or Real Talk?
Posted by: Shannon on June 30, 2012| 74 Comments

When Michelle Holshue graduated from the University of Pennsylvania she ended up on unemployment and food stamps. Not quite what she expected after taking out $140,000 in student loans. Does this story sound at all familiar? NPR interviewed the young woman, who shares her describes the new student-loan infused version of the American Dream.
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Watch: Lupe Fiasco Releases A Trippy New Video For ‘Around My Way’

New Lupe!
Posted by: Shannon on June 30, 2012| 10 Comments

Everybody knows Lupe Fiasco is not your typical rapper. He actually cares about what he says, and whether or not it makes sense. And sometimes, there’s even a (gasp!) message in his lyrics. But this new video for Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) is something else to say the least. Directed by Alex Nazari (who’s worked with Travis Porter, Tyga, and Wiz Khalifa), the video has a gritty feel, complicated by the presence of a few cartoon-character accomplices. In case you were curious, this is usually what people mean when they say, real hip-hop.
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Movie Review: ‘Magic Mike’

The TV Guide
Posted by: Trent on June 30, 2012| 11 Comments

So … the much-anticipated male stripper film Magic Mike finally opened in theaters this weekend and I was able to see the film at last. After many months of talking about the film, we can all see what the fuss is about. While I generally liked the movie, I do feel that there were many parts of the film that I didn’t like. I know that many folks are looking forward to seeing this movie because of the male flesh that is exposed but one thing folks should consider before they head to the theater — Magic Mike is a Steven Soderberg film first and a male stripper film second. More »

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Strip(per) Search

The TV Guide
Posted by: Trent on June 30, 2012| 2 Comments

Yesterday evening, I met up with my dear Ollie for an early showing of Magic Mike in the Cinerama Dome at the Arclight Theater in Hollywood (review forthcoming). After the movie, we met up with Caleb for a late dinner/hang session. Unfortch, David couldn’t accompany us for any of the fun because he was really bizzy with work so, I guess, the mantle fell to me to have a lot of fun for the both of us. More »

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'Ted' Wins, Penn State Cover Up? Pitbull + Shakira
Posted by: Trent on June 30, 2012| 2 Comments

  • Tickling animals to death. [Buzzfeed]
  • Azealia Banks drops a new single called Nathan. [PopSugar]
  • Ted looks to conquer the box office this weekend. [GossipCop]
  • Skins [Oh La La]
  • Rhode Island lawmaker wants gay marriage put to vote next year. [Towleroad]
  • Did Penn State cover up Sandusky’s child rape crimes? [Newser]
  • Does Tom Cruise have something to come clean about? [Heavy]
  • If you ask Justin Bieber about his mother, he will hang up on you. [Idolator]
  • Pitbull teams up with Shakira. [arjanwrites]
  • Elizabeth Banks likes to give people sex toys. [Starpulse]
  • B-Jay are headed to the BET Awards this weekend. [Global Grind]
  • Oh no! Jennifer Lawrence, stay away from John Mayer … please! [LaineyGossip]
  • Fantasia Barrino is 28, Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls, Cloverfield) is 30, David Alan Grier (In Living Color) is 56 and Stanley Clarke is 61 years old. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
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Nicki Minaj Speaks On Summer Jam: ‘At A Certain Point You Just Want Respect’

She's Over It And So Are We.
Posted by: Shannon on June 30, 2012| 11 Comments

We got to hear Lil Wayne‘s ridiculous explanation on the Nicki Minaj/Young Money/Summer Jam fiasco a couple of weeks back, and now we’ve got some words from Nicki herself. And thankfully, it’s not via another interview with Funkmaster Flex. Those two were seriously not working out for me on that last convo. This time, Nicki sat down with the UK’s Tim Westwood. “I want to let people know that I’m not getting on your stage, if you don’t have your mind right,” and other gems inside.
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‘The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Star Lisa Vanderpump’s Former Mansion Catches Fire

Everyone's Ok!
Posted by: Shannon on June 30, 2012| Leave a comment

Last night, a Beverly Hills mansion that’s easily recognizable to many of us caught fire and remained ablaze for quite some time. Lisa Vanderpump no longer own the now-famous mansion, having sold the massive property back in September for a smaller estate. But it’s still sad to hear that the beautiful home from the opening credits of the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills show (and the home in which Lisa‘s daughter Pandora was married), experienced some major damage last night. Luckily, nobody was harmed. More deets inside.
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Listen: Dave Matthews Band Releases A New Track Titled ‘Mercy’

DMB Returns!
Posted by: Shannon on June 30, 2012| 11 Comments

DMB fans rejoice! Your summer is complete, as Dave Matthews Band has released new music and set a date for their next album release. Inside, check out two new tracks. The first, most recently released song is Mercy, and Gaucho came out about a month ago. Perfectly mellow listening session going down inside.
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Watch: Kanye West Makes An Artsy Porno For Anja Rubik’s Erotica Magazine ’25′

Yeezy Does Porn.
Posted by: Shannon on June 30, 2012| 5 Comments

If you were model-turned-editor Anja Rubik, wouldn’t you ask Kanye West to be a contributor to your new erotica magazine? Of course you would! The two have been chums for some time now and when Anja decided to re-launch 25, she looked to her talented friends for some good material. Kanye joins Annie Liebovitz Ellen von Unwerth, and many other industry talents who are also contributing work. Check out Yeezy‘s beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy porno inside. Oh, do I need to say this is NSFW? Because, unless you work for Hustler (or PITNB, lol) this is totally NSFW.

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