Cultural Learnings
Saw the midnight show of “Borat” last night. There’s an almost messianic fervor about this movie now. The Huffington Post has pre-hyped “Borat” so much, that some folks are scratching their heads: “I wish to know why Borat deserves all the ads, pictures and articles here at Huffpo. I had never heard of him until […]
Got Hits Go Back Like Juice-n-Gin
Reviewed Diddy for the Post today. Resisted the temptation to go for the Jay-Z connection as K did in his excellent review. Although Diddy must be steamed that the first track on his album uses the same “Shaft In Africa” sample as J’s first single.
Top Ten Things Snoop Will Miss About The U.K.
from allhiphop.com… Snoop Dogg Permanently Banned From UKBy Roman WolfeDate: 5/16/2006 8:20 am Rapper Snoop Dogg has been permanently banned from entering the United Kingdom, after a brawl in London’s Heathrow airport in April. Hence… Top Ten Things Snoop Will Miss About The U.K.: 10) Fish and chips outside Paddington Station is off the heezy.9) […]
Jane
It was late Tuesday night when I heard that Jane Jacobs died. But I was in the middle of editing my documentary, too zoned out from lack of sleep and stress to pause, or process. Jane Jacobs, I had always told anyone who didn’t know of her, was the woman who saved New York. And, […]
What I Did On My Winter Vacation
Took a full-time job, got published in a dozen newspapers, journeyed to Guadeloupe, learned to shoot and edit video, fell in and out of love a couple of times, finished a book proposal, and marked my 18th month back in New York. So if you’re wondering why I haven’t been Snoop Bloogy Blog in a […]