May 2013
3 posts
“Growing up in New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen was so important to me, because...”
– Jon Stewart, talking to the crowd before tonight’s taping.
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April 2013
2 posts
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“One American critic was so angry she chased me to the exit to inform me,...”
– Roger Ebert on Do The Right Thing.
March 2013
1 post
February 2013
2 posts
NOTE: This will only be of interest to maybe 5 of... →
Freddie DeBoer is a blogger that I’ve read off and on for a long time. He’s a great writer, but his output is erratic. On his better days he does really sharp, thoughtful work, on other days he indulges in semi-coherent ad hominem freakouts.
This week he featured me in one of the latter, with a post that included lots of snickering about my silly hip-hop name, specious appeals to...
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January 2013
3 posts
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“I think Eve would agree with me that if she’d only been allowed to just...”
– Gun Appreciation Day chairman Larry Ward
December 2012
2 posts
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November 2012
1 post
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WatchMy last word on this election: NO BUT SERIOUSLY, I’M VOTING FOR REVENGE.
October 2012
3 posts
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Watch“Laughing to Keep from Crying”
(in which the stress of this debate season reduces my voice to one long melodic high-pitched whine.)
September 2012
5 posts
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Watch“What is the Polite Way to Tell Mitt Romney’s Family That We Think He’s a Weirdo?”
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“In the serious play of questions and answers, in the work of reciprocal...”
– foucault.info/foucault/interview.html
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WatchI got to hang out with Brother Ali last week, and had a great conversation about self-doubt and creativity.
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August 2012
1 post
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WatchHow NBC Won the Olympics by Being Terrible at the Olympics
July 2012
10 posts
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Watchnew video: We’re On Awkward Tour, With Mitt Romney My Man
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WatchWomen in Hip-Hop: Narubi Selah is a math teacher who also spits Mathematics.
A dope live performance on my radio show by Narubi Selah. I’d love to see a documentary about the many, many dope emcees who also work in education.
Anonymous asked: Saw your poster for The Last Black Panther and wondered if you'd seen The Last Samurai and realized that Tom Cruise was not the titular character in that film, but rather Ken Watanabe's character was instead.
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Watchjsmooth995:
On Frank Ocean’s Independence Day
Also check out dream hampton and Nitsuh Abebe on the topic, if you missed them.
WatchOn Frank Ocean’s Independence Day
“When someone like Anderson Cooper comes out, it changes things, just a little...”
– Tiger Beatdown, “People in Glass Closets: Anderson Cooper and Straight Responses to Coming Out” [See also: Frank Ocean, obvs.]
Anonymous asked: Jay, are you straight or gay?
"So I FB-posted an article about "Girls" that I...
bricksandmortarandchewinggum:
jsmooth995:
daveholmes:
We should all turn off our televisions and close our laptops and go outside and move our limbs and play with each other and laugh and smooch and wrestle, because we are all going to be dead in what will seem like 45 minutes and we are going to stay that way until the end of an infinite number of forevers.
Have a great weekend!
That’s...
June 2012
16 posts
WatchUgly Shoes and Good Intentions
So, about those Adidas shackle-shoes…
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Watchstarkshipsaremeanttofly:
jsmooth995:
starkshipsaremeanttofly:
jsmooth995:
The Last Word on That Word
Debunking the oldest and worst argument ever about the “N word.”
This guy’s last point is flakey. To say ‘Group A may use this word, Group B may not’ is not ONE standard - the standard being set is ‘Can word X be used?’ - saying one group can and can’t IS the double standard.
Okay....
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Watchstarkshipsaremeanttofly:
jsmooth995:
The Last Word on That Word
Debunking the oldest and worst argument ever about the “N word.”
This guy’s last point is flakey. To say ‘Group A may use this word, Group B may not’ is not ONE standard - the standard being set is ‘Can word X be used?’ - saying one group can and can’t IS the double standard.
Okay. No. This is a perfect example of someone...
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WatchThe Last Word on That Word
Debunking the oldest and worst argument ever about the “N word.”
The Tyler Perry thing reminded me of this poster I made a long time ago, for what I thought was the most appropriate sequel to The Last Samurai:
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Why Gwyneth Paltrow Should Just Say “Nuh”
(Some interesting additional thoughts on the song here)
WatchWhy Gwyneth Paltrow Should Just Say “Nuh”
Watchgoldenrushapple:
hitrecordjoe:
Once again, a thoughtful piece by Mr. Smooth.
jsmooth995:
Leave Michelle Obama Out Of Your Random-Ass Opinions.
(a response to this weird random-ass article)
Thoughtful? More like ignorant. If the left can bring in Sarah Palin after three years then Mrs. Obama is fair game. If the left can bring in Romney’s wife then Mrs. Obama is fair game. The man doesn’t...
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WatchLeave Michelle Obama Out Of Your Random-Ass Opinions.
(a response to this weird random-ass article)
May 2012
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