so poised and insightful for 16. so driven and fiesty, too. just all-around amazing! go claressa! go flint town! cutest quote: “whatever, i like boys. can’t help it.” smartest quote: “well, i’m strong minded, i’m not gonna let anyone put me off in the wrong direction.” funniest quote: “c’mon now, what kind of question is [...]
Entries from February 29th, 2012
“straight out of flint: girl boxer aims for olympics” via NPR
February 29th, 2012 No Comments
Tags: 2012 · All Things Considered · Claressa Shields · england · flint · london · michigan · Northwestern High School · NPR · Olympics
Ben Harper summer tour dates
February 28th, 2012 No Comments
gratuitous shot of ben harper coming in…whatever, it’s my blog.
Tags: 2012 · ben harper · Damian Marley · give till it's gone · hollywood bowl · Los Angeles · tour
and this is why mos def is my favorite rapper.
February 26th, 2012 No Comments
jay + ‘ye get served thanks to the mighty mos def. shukran jazeelan habibi for being so damn smart and charming at the same time, that’s real class. now when’s the new black star album dropping???
Tags: black star · brooklyn · Flatbush · Fort Greene · Jay-Z · kanye west · mos def · new york · paris · poor so hard · talib kweli · Watch the Throne · Yasiin Bey
LA, All day
February 11th, 2012 No Comments
street art spotted @ melrose + spaulding mural by: gregory siff
Tags: gregory siff · LA · Los Angeles · melrose and spaulding · melrose ave
Happy Dilla Day Detroit
February 10th, 2012 No Comments
Surely if you are in the area and available, you should hit up Dilla Day @ the Fillmore. And forget Royce (Busta and Jay Electronica can sit down too), local homie Boldy James is on the roster and I love this guy’s flow, so sleepy and sharp at the same time… However, There’s too much [...]
Tags: Boldy James · Busta Rhymes · chuck inglish · detroit · Dilla Day · Dope · Fillmore · J Dilla · jay electronica · Phife Dawg · Royce da 5'9" · slum village · Trappers Alley · Woodward
sometimes you just need to post a justin timberlake song
February 7th, 2012 No Comments
old school JT? even better! this arrangement is on point, too.
Tags: Billboard Music Awards · Cry Me A River · Justin Timberlake
thanky banksy
February 6th, 2012 No Comments
Tags: banksy · england · Exit Through the Gift Shop · london
Last post about fake “Super Bowl”
February 6th, 2012 No Comments
I couldn’t resist the sweetness of the above image showing Gisele comforting Tom after the game… OR the feistiness of her telling cameras “My husband cannot f––ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time,” she said [Giselle's note: good point], taking a dig at Brady’s receivers, and tight ends (Giselle’s addition), [...]
Tags: Gisele Bunchen · new england patriots · tom brady
Best thing about the Super Bowl?
February 5th, 2012 No Comments
This commercial! And um, the fact that I’ve flirted with two-out-of-three of these dudes—to some avail. Very attractive. Oh yeah, I’m sold…Patriots who?
Tags: Adrien Brody · Andre 3000 · Commercials · Gael Garcia Bernal · Gillette · OutKast · Super Bowl
Anthemic: New M.I.A. “Bad Girls”
February 3rd, 2012 No Comments
Love the Middle Eastern beat, love the video, straight-up love this girl: Just today on my morning bus downtown I was remembering Jay-Z cracking up during this 2009 performance, still makes me smile thinking about M.I.A. all ready to pop bouncing around the stage (bad quality = blame the RIAA):
Tags: Bad Girls · diplo · Jay-Z · kanye west · lil wayne · M.I.A. · madonna · Paper planes · Rap Pack · Superbowl · Swagga Like Us · T.I.
