Tag Archives: pop culture

Tween and Toddler Temper Tantrums? Just Say No!

Posted on 17 April, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, a couple of weeks ago there was an opinion piece written in the New York Times by a childless man who had some choice [..]

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The Real Harlem Shake: Thank You Melissa-Harris Perry

Posted on 6 March, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hi Meltingpot Readers, When I recently heard about the Harlem Shake, I immediately bristled at the name when all I saw on YouTube were White people twitching and [..]

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My Sons Want to Be Millionaires So Freaking Bad…

Posted on 30 January, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, the other day I hear my boys whispering in their room, their door is closed and just in case, the older one yells, “Hey [..]

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Asian Beauty: Italian Vogue Puts Chinese Model on the Cover

Posted on 14 January, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 2

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Did you know fashion history was made at the beginning of the month when Italian Vogue put Chinese model, Fei Fei Sun on the cover [..]

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The New Normal: I’m Kinda Hooked

Posted on 26 September, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 3

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Even though my life is overwhelmingly overwhelming, work, writing, baby, boys, house, home, repeat, I somehow still manage to watch a wee bit of TV [..]

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“Gangnam Style” Deconstructed

Posted on 19 September, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Meltingpot Readers, have you peeped this video by Korean rap sensation, PSY? He is apparently the hottest thing on YouTube right now. If you haven’t seen it, I’ll [..]

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Zoe Saldana’s ‘Monster’ Moment

Posted on 24 August, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Colorism has caught my attention. In this country I believe colorism — a preference for, or belief about someone based on the color of their [..]

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Cosmo In Any Other Language Still = Fun, Fearless, Female

Posted on 15 August, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Helen Gurley Brown, the former editor-in-chief and patron saint of Cosmopolitan magazine, died on Monday. She was 90 years old. Coincidentally, the New York Times magazine ran an [..]

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