“Cute Little Black Girls are Everywhere” Campaign

Couldn’t have guessed a better time! Has the day finally come that young African American girls may now get the spotlight in the child modeling world? Apparently, talent and modeling agencies across the world are scrambling to find cute little “Obama-like” girls to add to their rosters of talent. Agencies are getting an influx of [...]

Go Green Bath Products: Bath Junkie

If you’re ever interested in giving a cool and afforgable gift, check out Bath Junkie. There are 3 locations in the Houston area: Beechnut, River Oaks, Katy, and The Woodlands. I visited Marie at the River Oaks location and she hipped me to the techniques of creating personalized products. Not only can you make your [...]

Can Beyonce Pull Off Playing Angela Davis?

Franco-Algerian producer-writer-director Rachid Bouchareb, is setting up a movie on the early life of Angela Davis, a leading figure of the civil rights movement and one-time FBI renegade. Bouchareb, who will produce the movie through his French production company, plans to shoot in summer 2010 with a budget in the region of $20 million-$30 million, [...]

Chris Brown Arrested After Alleged Rihanna Assault and more

by MARCUS ERRICO Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Grammy day was supposed to be a glittery affair for R&B’s reigning It couple, Chris Brown and Rihanna. But things went horribly amiss. About the time Brown was scheduled to be singing “Forever” onstage at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, he was instead detained by police, being questioned for allegedly [...]

Em & Lee

Just Happened to run across a cool little eclectic spot on my way to a Sushi Spot in River Oaks. Surprisingly, the prices aren’t too bad and after some scrupulous digging, one may find a diamond in the rough. I give this store  a 2 out of 5 for effort and affordability. emandlee.com River Oaks: [...]

Bitties and Gadgets…..What Men Really Want for V-Day

This book is a great gift for your husband or man friend. It’s a great coffee table book for his office and he’ll love you for getting him a gift that he would really cherish and appreciate. This hardcover ‘boob bible’ (©The Sun), edited by Dian Hanson and published by Taschen, celebrates three decades of [...]

ART HOUSES>>>

Zine Fest Houston is an event dedicated to promoting zines, minicomics and other forms of small press, alternative, underground and diy media & art. It is also a grassroots attempt to build the local zine, diy and alternative media scenes and form networks with media creators in other areas. ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE and table [...]

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the gripping account of a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a decades old civil war. The women’s historic, yet unsung achievement finds voice in a narrative that intersperses contemporary interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day [...]

Olympic Swimmer Phelps caught smoking weed. Should Marijuana be De-Criminalized?

Phelps has acknowledged that the photo showing him smoking marijuana from a bong is real. He released this statement: I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I’m 23 years old and despite the successes I’ve had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner [...]