Happy Humpday: Frank Ocean’s Cover of “At Your Best (You Are Love)”oul
If you’re like most of us on the West Coast still struggle through your Wednesday, look no further than this inspiration: For Baby Girl’s 36th birthday, Frank Ocean released a cover of Aaliyah’s cover...
View ArticleSomething New, Something Blue and Something Not For Many of Us: A Response to...
This was written by Joe von Hutch in a response to last week’s post about Tiffany’s engagement advertisement targeted towards the gay community. Before diving into my response, I first have to...
View ArticleParis is Classier Than Us All
This should have been a long time ago. My apologies. I’ve been so busy raising hell on the internets and working on articles and most recently, at the very dope Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective in...
View ArticleWhy We Left
Hey y’all. I do still write, though at the moment, I’m writing mostly on other outlets and working on a stealth project that I’ll be sharing later in the year. :) In the meantime, I’ll be reposting my...
View ArticleFrom The Vaults: The Bee Gees’“Fanny Be Tender (With My Love)”
The Bee Gees are some of the most disrespected, under-appreciated geniuses of pop culture and music. The creators of a sound that was so distinctive that even Michael Jackson borrowed it, the Bee Gees...
View ArticleWhole Foods Is Expensive. You’re Poor. Stop Going.
Whole Paycheck. It’s really and truly that simple – just stop going – but I understand; it’s much easier said than done. Millennials, I’ve said it once before, but it’s really true – you’re all poor....
View ArticleMy Latest for Elle: French Hair Products For Women of Color
Here’s my latest for Elle.com: Aside from eating foie gras and cheese with wild abandon, I had one particular mission on a recent trip to Paris, and that was to find hair products. Now, this isn’t a...
View ArticleA Great Cover (Idea): Adele and The Bee Gees’“Run to Me”
Honestly, that would have been such an amazing collaboration, but with only Barry left, not possible. THOUGH, a duet between Barry Gibb and Adele would be amazing. But couldn’t you see Adele covering...
View ArticleWe Owe “Scary Spice” An Apology
Originally published on Medium in the Human Parts Collection. It was also listed in Dazed Magazine’s “Best of The Web” the week that it was published. Lately, I’ve been in my Black Girl Hair feelings....
View ArticleThe Based Gods of Black Internets Have Give You The Obama Mixtape You Ain’t...
I know, my ass has been ghost and MIA like I owe y’all tax money and I’m going to address that at some point before the end of 2015, BUT, until then, I’m going to give you this sonic ambrosia that the...
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