Category: Pop Culture
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“Gangnam Style” Deconstructed
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 wait for you to go take a looksie. It is High-larious! (Thanks to reader, Cyretha for the link.) So, people, a Korean rapper who has already busted on…
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Cosmo In Any Other Language Still = Fun, Fearless, Female
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 excellent story a couple of weeks ago about the international influence of Cosmo. Did you know there are 64 international Cosmo editions, including Cosmo Kazakhstan and Cosmo…
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Black Chefs Rising
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I just wrote a story for TheGrio.com on rising culinary star, Nilton Borges, Jr. He’s an Afro-Brazilian (which I know can be viewed as redundant) who is making his mark as the executive chef at Amali Restaurant in New York City. Amali is a Mediteranean restaurant, specializing in seasonal, local fare. I really enjoyed talking to…
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RIP Sherman Hemsley
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I am very sad to report that the man who will always be remembered as George Jefferson, aka Sherman Hemsely, died yesterday. He was only 74 years old. I just found out that Hemsely was a Philadelphia native, so the Philadelphia Inquirer posted a great article covering his childhood in South Philly, his early…
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Fela! on Broadway: Hurry And Go See It!
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I know you’re dying to know. How was Fela! on Broadway? People, it was AMAZING. I laughed. I cried. I danced. I fell in love with the music. Even if you don’t win a free pair of tickets from me, I encourage everyone to go see Fela! on Broadway before it closes on…
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Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman and Vampires
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Am I the only one who just heard about the film, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? People, I just saw the book in the bookstore the other day and then, come to find out that the Tim Burton produced film hit movie theaters last month! Where have I been? Okay, maybe I did hear…
