Black Writers & Creators Make Big Difference On Sit Coms

The black folk on "Desperate Housewives" did not work out while the black folk on "Grey's Anatomy" are thriving. What is the difference? We believe no blacks had input at "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy" is produced by a black woman, Shonda Rhimes. Does this mean whites cannot write black parts or create real black characters? Probably not. But it probably depends on which whites are writing and creating. Just as Shonda Rhimes writes very...

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YouTube Partners with Warner Brothers

Warner Music Group will distribute and license its copyrighted songs and videos through YouTube in a revenue-sharing deal that will inject needed capital into the young, money poor company. YouTube wants to cut similar deals with other media outlets and already has a deal with NBC to promote television this fall.YouTube wants to remain independent even though they could probably sell the service for billions right now. YouTube and Warner will make...

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Hollywood Celebrities Oppose Plans for LNG Facility

The Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility is being proposed by BHP Billiton, which wants to locate the terminal 15 miles off the coast of Malibu. Opponents are trying to kill the project by complaining that the terminal fails to meet federal clean air requirements. Pierce Brosnan, Barbra Streisand, Cindy Crawford, Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Sting and Charlize Theron and other celebrities are protesting plans to build the liquefied natural gas...

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Blacks Show Inferiority on First Episode of "Survivor"

Definitively proving that blacks are lower on the evolutionary scale, the first episode of "Survivor," showed that the black tribe could not build a boat or start a fire. Boat building is clearly a chore for the group that came down out of the trees the earliest in the Darwinian view. Thank you Mark Burnett for clearing this up for America.The black tribe proved their inferiority by losing the first challenge. They could not figure out how to put...

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Black Characters Dumped From "Desperate Housewives"

Although we like to see black actors working because of historical exclusions, we must admit that the addition of the Applewhites, the African American family with the nut in the basement, was not good. The interracial young lovers were hot, but probably did not play well in Kansas. And we love Afre Woodard, but she didn't seem to fit in this show. Maybe Gabriel Union or Thandie Newton would have been a better match. Anyway, we hope another black character will be cast. The Latino community is well represented. Of course, the role is pretty...

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Freddie Stone vs Tito Jackson

They were the guitar players and vocalists for two of the greatest sibling bands of all time. Chuck Berry introduced dance to the guitar player so Freddie and Tito danced too. Their brothers were the stars of the acts, but their contributions were vital to the success and image of the bands.So which one was the better guitar player, better looking, better dancer and better sing...

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"Caddyshack" did not need the Racist Scene

One of our favorite movies has a horribly racist scene inserted right in the middle. It is of a black man in a small boat. He 'bugs out his eyes' like they did in the early racist depiction of blacks in movies. Either the director is racist or one of the producers insisted on this intentional insult to black people. And we enjoy the movie so much. It is probably the perfect golf movie comedy. Shame, shame, shame on the racist idiot for placing this...

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Pee Wee Herman Does Sly & the Family Stone

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Vivendi Universal Music Group To Buy BMG Music Group

Vivendi Universal Music Group has won the bid to buy Bertelsmann's BMG's Music Publishing Group for $2.1 billion. If approved by USA and European antitrust officials it will add 1 million copyrights to Vivendi's 1 million copyrights, making them the largest music copyright holder in the world.Vivendi will still have copyright competition for songs played on the radio from Warner/Chapell and Sony/ATV. (Bertelsma...

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Linny Boyette: Today Show Outside Audience Star

Update: Linny Boyette Died on Sunday, October 6, 2013 Every time the camera pans the audience of the 7-10 am "Today" show on NBC, Linny is always there - - cool as ever. He has been there everyday for 12 years except for illness and is retired from the U.S. Army.  He is 63, was born in Jamaica and raised in New York and London. He speaks with a deep British accent. We must admit that he has taken a unique path to fame.AAEA President Norris...

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Governator Likes Hot Blood

So what did the governor of Cal - Lee - fornia mean when he said Latinas are 'hot?' Did he mean they are hot blooded? Hot headed? Or sexy hot? Probably all of the above. Some Latinos have complained that it is insulting to be considered hot headed. Point taken. But was Arnie giving a compliment here? He seemed to be saying that he likes the 'hot-ness' of Puerto Ricans with some 'black blood' in them.He apologized. We think it was a Hollywood stunt....

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Krumping: Hip Hop Meets White Frat Beer Blast Dancing

Krumping is evidently the new dance thing. There always has to be a new dance thing for teenagers. Remember the 'Swim,' 'Watusi,' 'Twist,' 'Breaking,' 'Robot,' 'Electric Slide?' And we thought the 'Dog' had taken over. Krumping is Hip Hop dancing like a spastic clown. Reminds us of white guys ater 10 bears at a keg party. But hey, this is America and hybridization of culture has made for all types of expressions. Anyway, a picture is worth a thousand words.Krump...

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Celebrity Fit Club & Hurricane Katrina

Celebrity Fit Club should have several shows in New Orleans and invite contestants from the evacuees. We know you noticed that many of the people, particularly some of the women, at the Superdome and the Convention Center had not missed a meal or a snack. New Orleans is known for its Cajun and Creole foods. Louisisna gumbo has nourished an obese population.Hollywood reality could meet reality in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. They should set up shop...

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"Survivor" : More on the Racial Theme

There is a fine line between celebrating your race and taking it to that perverse place Hitler chose. But whites, blacks, Asians and Latinos should be proud of their races. Humans are competitive even to the point of war. Humans are violent even to the point of murder. But perversity and evil-doing are not unique to interracial and inter-ethnic conflicts. Man and woman's inhumanity to man and woman are not limited to race or ethnicity. So racial...

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MTV Video Music Awards & the U.S. Open

By Norris McDonald. I went to the awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, its Red Carpet at Rockefeller Plaza and the U.S. Open on the same day. What a great day. Watched Nadal and Serena win in Arthur Ashe Stadium, left, and Layton Hewitt in the Louis Armstrong Stadium. The facility was named the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Always wanted to attend this event in Flusing Meadows, New York.Radio City Music Hall did not have good...

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