Daily Archives: February 21, 2012

8 posts

Black History Month, Bard Week: Phillis Wheatley

‘Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land,
Taught my benighted soul to understand
That there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too:
Once I redemption neither sought nor knew.
Some view our sable race with scornful eye,
“Their colour is a diabolic die.”
Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain,
May be refin’d, and join th’ angelic train.

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QOTD: What is Your Favorite Simpsons Episode of All Time?

This past Sunday, The Simpsons aired its 500th episode, just another milestone for the longest-running sitcom in American television. Critics and bloggers and internet nerds have spent the past few days reminiscing about the glory days of the show (which, in my opinion, were seasons 3-8) when every episode was a slam dunk. This, of course, gave me an excuse to spend all day on YouTube looking up classic clips. Continue reading

Take No Prisoners: RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4 Episode 4

“This is only the beginning. Much love, The Princess,” reads the lipstick on the mirror. Whut? Points for using an altered RuPaul lyric, I guess. DiDa wipes the message away, explaining that she was angry that the judges weren’t seeing her for her. She says she channeled that anger into her lip-synch. Twitter was aflame last week with people praising her lip-synch, but I still feel it was way too over-the-top. Chad asks Sharon how she’s feeling about her second win. “I’m proud of myself. I showed up here thinking I’d probably be the first one home,” Ms. Needles answers. Phi Phi looks on with full stankface.
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The Sounds of Mardi Gras

Happy Mardi Gras! In New Orleans and other Carnival-celebrating cities, today is a daylong party. By the time this posts, I’ll already be walking the avenue — my group and I are hitting the street (and the bottle) at 7:30 in the morning.

But for everyone who’s having just another Tuesday, I put together a primer on some of the omnipresent songs of Carnival in New Orleans. They never get old, and I hope they bring the Carnival spirit to wherever you are. Continue reading