Odds & Ends

I wish that I could account for as many bingo squares in the scratch-off lotto ticket version as I can in Non-Threatening Black Male‘s brilliant “Blipster Bingo.” That kind of money would get my phone turned back on. Hat tip: Ill Mami
KellyBelle at Ephphatha enlightens us with an update on the original Aunt Viv from Fresh Prince of Bel Air. This is vital information that would otherwise go unnoticed!
Conscious comic and vigilante pundit Baratunde as Barack’s hillbilly cousin “Cooter Obama,” made me laugh too hard. Three words: Peasy Chest Hair.
I’m a bit behind on my Fresh Black Girl posts but Abagond picks up the slack via this spotlight of the eternally cool Lisa Bonet.
Ta-Nehisi Coates breaks down what brings hip-hop to its present state through the lens of one of my favorite old school jams, “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” in this great post.
If you haven’t seen this particularly NSFW news item from Hong Kong yet, now is the time.

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