I am still disappointed by Robin Thicke. Not as much as I used to be, but it still smarts a bit. I just see his NAME and shake my head and suck my teeth.

Royalties, schoyalties. Tour or die.

And yet, I’m working on a story about a Japanese boy meeting a black girl during his internment in Arkansas during WWII. It’s less romance and more bildungsroman, tho.

THIS.

Yes we are, Loco.

As it should!

“I think it can cloud this issue of this being about black motherhood, or just about Beyonce.” Beyonce is a black mother. So....

I guess that depends. Are you black?

I just saw a whole bunch of beautiful (mostly) brown women on stage being ethereal and lovely and it was a balm to my beleaguered black soul. Beyonce vocally and visually demonstrating her professionalism during what is obviously a technically sketchy Grammy production (ask Adele) while claiming primal femininity as…

A and B together, now A and C together.

When I was in 8th grade, only white girls wore it. Cut to 30 years later and I rock it every day. Get compliments every day, too.

I said that about a) afros b) bell bottoms c) blue mascara. I caved on each one when it got trendy.

Thanks! I actually went back and finished it and now I low-key wanna see the sequel. ProTip: Don’t open your Amazon account on the projector in your classroom unless you want your students to see: Based On Your Browsing History, Recommended For You: Tawdry and Tied Up, Wallbanger and the like... Embarrassing as all…

There IS a discussion to be had about the privileges of being privileged. I know Cumberbatch and other scions of wealthy families are now acknowledging the breaks they get for not having to be a starving artist while pursuing their craft. They’d be foolish not to. It’s not fair, but what is?

I got the flu last week and ordered Fifty Shades of Grey on Amazon. While I was watching Dakota Johnson, I was ruminating on Hollywood nepotism and wondered how much that played into her getting gigs. Then I started thinking about how her mom, Melanie Griffith was the daughter of Tippi Hedren and wondered if being 3rd…

I was going to edit that out. I knew that was patronizing. But I felt patronizing.

You know he couldn’t wait to say, “You’re fired!” and then looked furtively left and right for which camera to grimace into.

snort. >.<

How about Costa Rica? I hear it’s nice.

Are you...nuts? The “go back to Africa” was said to ME. Just as the “if you don’t like it, leave it” post that you stuck your nose in to defend. What’s your deal?