There’s a fountain of youth somewhere out there, and Nia Long has found it. At 43 years old, the actress looks as though she hasn’t aged a day since playing Lisa on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She must have the same skin care regime as Pharrell, and we’ll take 20 of whatever creams and […]

American Express hosted a screening and after party for “Mr. Stache,” the winner of the 2010 American Express ‘My Movie Pitch,’ competition. The competition allows users the chance to pitch a movie and see the film come to life. In comes Amy Smart and Rich Sommer who star in “Mr. Stache,” a film about a […]

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Rolling Stone has uncovered more gruesome photos of the U.S. Army’s self-proclaimed “Kill Team,” whose members are currently on trial for murdering Afghan civilians. More than 150 photographs have been obtained by the magazine. Many of the photos depict explicit images of violent deaths that have yet to be identified by the Pentagon.  The U.S. soldiers in […]

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The United States is now engaged in its third day of “Operation Odyssey Dawn,” the launching of air attacks on Libya in hopes of stopping Muammar Gaddafi from killing his own people. Tupac Shakur said it best in “Keep Ya Head Up:” “They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.”  According to the […]

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A group of U.S. soldiers referred to as the “Kill Team” who took pictures of themselves posing with an Afghan corpse were condemned by the military on Sunday after the photos were published by German news organization Der Spiegel. Cpl. Jeremy Morlock is on trial for murdering civilians while on tour in Afghanistan. He can […]

Music

What’s crackin’ everybody? Last weekend was crazy in LA with the NBA Allstar Game. The people were incredible, parties were amazing but most importantly the music was dope. But before we move further let us say R.I.P. to Troy ‘Escalade’ Jackson, who passed away last weekend while in Cali. Not familiar with The Esclade? He […]

Today is Veterans Day–a day that I would argue is one of the most important federal holidays that we have in America.  Personally, I have a fond respect for our military personal and veterans because my father is veteran from the Vietnam War and I have a very close friend that is currently in the […]

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VIA AP Despite the array of prescription drugs he was taking, an Army soldier’s videotaped statement describing how he and his colleagues randomly killed three Afghan civilians appeared to be a reliable account, an investigator testified Monday at a hearing into one of the most serious war-crimes cases to emerge from the Afghan war. Cpl. […]

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The always exciting Janelle Monae rocked the house last night with a performance of her single, ‘Cold War,’ on The Last Call with Carson Daly. The talented singer, songwriter, dancer and performer, always has a major stage presence, and tonight was no different. A Kansas City native, she has worked with the likes of Big […]

Style

Maiden Noir’s newest collection entitled ‘Wasted Youth’ draws lines to American youth in the Vietnam War era. Designer Nin Truong used military references, fabrics, and patterns throughout the designs. The clothing line has photo-realistic prints of soldier’s equipment and cartoon bengal tigers. Bengal tigers are prelevant in Vietnam and there are  stories of U.S. soldiers […]

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Turns out since 2002 people have been getting more and more high and the rate of illegal drug use rose last year to the highest level in nearly a decade, fueled by a sharp increase in marijuana use and a surge in ecstasy and methamphetamine abuse, the government reported Wednesday. Gil Kerlikowske, the director of […]

Despite many’s willingness to bail on Afghanitan, it is essential the United States maintains a presence in the region. There is an often said and consistently perplexing attitude in politics: say what you need to say to get elected. As the election cycle revs up, it seems many politicians have found the Afghan war unappealing […]