Month: June 2013

UK SHORT FILM: SITUATIONS – LIGHT SKINNED VS DARK SKINNED

Some food for thought which addresses the long time topic of skin complexion within the black community. Those dumb young black men who enjoy putting down and belittling dark skinned women who share the EXACT same complexion as themselves, and who are also responsible for coining the ridiculous term “lighty” need to watch this.  Yeah you twats know who you are.   [Thanks Lorraine] Your thoughts please…

PIC AND VIDEO OF THE DAY: DRAKE CELEBRATES WITH LEBRON JAMES AFTER MIAMI HEAT CHAMPIONSHIP WIN

This just made me laugh today. Drake looks like an over excited fan and the  footage below is just hilarious to me (I find comedy in almost everything). Lebron and team mate Dwyane Wade obviously think they are rappers on stage and are just lapping up the hero worship from club patrons. And people wonder why these sports stars and some A-list celebrities develop huge heads and as my friend Ms Quiche would say, “walk around like their doo doo can make []

BLACK BRITISH SHORT FILM: ‘SORRY WE DON’T HELP DARKIES’ – STARRING RICHIE CAMPBELL

A Jamaican family living in London’s Notting Hill during the tension and violence that led to the 1958 race riots, comes to a brutal realisation that life in post war Britain is far from the ‘Mother Country’ that would welcome them with open arms as they had been told… .. A situation that MANY West Indian migrants had to face while living in the ‘Mother Country’ back then, that often gets swept under the carpet and played down when discussed today. Well []

UK SHOWBIZ NEWS: BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT JUDGE ALESHA DIXON EXPECTING FIRST CHILD

It was announced yesterday afternoon that Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon and her partner Azuka Ononye are expecting their first child. A spokesperson for the star issued the following statement: “Alesha Dixon and her partner Azuka Ononye are delighted to announce that they are expecting their first child later this year. Alesha and Azuka… would request privacy to enjoy this happy and most important event. “Further details will be given at the appropriate time. “Alesha and Azuka are looking forward to []

UK WEB SERIES: UNFAMOUS (EPISODE 4)

  Something For Sunday: Rio’s not the only one hiding something. The Unfamous attend the weekly showcase ‘Sunday Slam’ and secrets begin to unravel. … Watch previous episodes below. Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3

SOPRANOS STAR JAMES GANDOLFINI DIES

Actor James Gandolfini has died of a suspected heart attack. He was 51 years old. Gandolfini suffered a possible heart attack while on holiday in Rome, the US HBO TV network told the BBC. HBO also said the star of The Sopranos, which ran for six series on the cable channel from 1999-2007, would be “deeply missed”. The  man was a brilliant actor and I was a huge Sopranos fan. Rest In Peace James Gandolfini.

DOLCE AND GABBANA SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR TAX EVASION

Oh dear… oh dear…. well I didn’t see this coming. Via BBC News Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been sentenced to jail in Italy for one year and eight months for tax evasion. They were accused of hiding millions of euros from Italian tax authorities. The pair, whose customers have included Madonna, Kate Moss and Kylie Minogue, were not at the trial, deny the charges and have appealed. Dolce and Gabbana have not commented on their sentences, which []

VIDEO: RUSSELL BRAND EMBARRASSES US TV TALK SHOW “HOSTS”

Comedian Russell Brand appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe yesterday, to talk about his controversial world comedy tour Messiah Complex. But instead, co-host Mika Brzezinski and panelists Katty Kay and Brian Shactman preferred to make jokes at Brand’s expense, pretend they couldn’t understand what he was saying, and refer to him in the third person even though he was sitting right there.  Oh and at one point, start calling him by a different name. At about the 5:30 mark, Brand decides he’s had enough goofing []