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Mr. Darcy (Er…Colin Firth Really) Rises From The Waters of The Serpentine

• July 8, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Arts, Books, Cable, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Drama, European History, Film, Gossip, History, Love, Public Television, Sexuality, Television, Television Series, The Rest of the World, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Pride and Prejudice", BBC, Cheshire, Colin Firth, Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Great Britain, Hyde Park, Hyde Park London, Jane Austen, London, London UK, Love, Lyme Park, Mr. Darcy, Regency Era, Serpentine, The Nineties, The Serpentine

Daddy Hugh Grant Makes Another Baby–A Boy–With Tinglan Hong

• February 16, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, China, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, European History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, People of Color, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Love Actually", Andy Coulson, Baby, Baby Daddy, Cellphones, Electronic Snooping, Elizabeth Hurley, Felix, Grant, He Is The Father, Hugh Grant, Leveson Inquiry, London, Maury Povich, Notting Hill, Paddington, Personal Life, Private Life, Rupert Murdoch, Son, Tabitha, Tinglan Hong, Twitter

The Most Powerful Black Women in Europe in 2012

• February 2, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, Arabs, Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Drama, European History, Fashion, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Love, Nigeria, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Gone Too Far", "Off the Endz", Albany Theatre, Berbers, Blacks, Bola Agbaje, Britain, Christian Louis de Massy, Death of Stephen Lawrence, Doreen Lawrence, Drama, Eurovision Song Contest, Guadeloupe, Immigrants, Laurence Olivier Award, London, Loreen, Lorine Zeinab Nora Talhaoui, Metropolitan Police, Monaco, Morrocco, Murder, Nigeria, Order of the British Empire, Playwright, Racism, Royal Court Theatre, Sweden

Those Pictures from Facebook: The Olympics

• July 29, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, European History, Facebook, Jews, Love, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Sports, Television, The Beatles, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, Women, World War II
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Amateur Sports, Avalon, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Hair, Britain, British History, Children, Danny Boyle, Elizabeth II, Facebook, Glastonbury Tor, Global Secular Humanist Movement, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Growing Up, Hair, Highlights, Industrial Revolution, Lolo Jones, London, Lord Voldemort, Love, Mitt Romney, Mixed, Mr. Bean, National Health Service, Olympic Games, People of Color, Prince Philip, Queen, Queen Victoria, Racism, Rowan Atkinson, Slumdog Millionaire, Sport, Sports, The 2012 Summer Olympics, The Olympics, Track and Field, United States, World War II

Gymnast Gabby Douglas Taking Dead Aim at Gold in the Summer Olympics

• March 6, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Gabrielle Douglas, Sports, Television, The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: African Americans, Amanar, Amy Chow, Bela Karolyi, Black Girls, Black Women, Blacks, Douglas, Floor Competition, Flying Squirrel, Gabby Douglas, Gabrielle Douglas, Gymnastics, Jordyn Wieber, Karolyi, London, Madison Square Garden, Olympic, Saturday, Sport, The 2012 Summer Olympics, Uneven Bars, United Kingdom, United States, Virginia Beach, Young Black Women

Some Monday Love: “Doc Martin Theme,” Brit TV and “Doc Martin,” and Being Multiregion

• January 16, 2012 • Comments Off

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Tags: "Midsomer Murders", Bill Maher, Biracial Children, Biracials, Blacks, Colin Towns, Countryside, Doc Martin, Downton Abbey, DVD, eBay, Gillan, Ian Gillan, Ian Gillan Band, Julie Graham, London, Love, Madison WI, Martin Clunes, Middle England, Milwaukee Public Television, MSNBC, Racism, Reggie Perrin, Region 1, Region 2, Robert Vaughn, Television, The Country, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Television

London Rings in The New Year

• December 31, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Cultural History, European History, Holidays, Music, People of Color, Television, The Rest of the World, United Kingdom
Tags: "V for Vendetta", 2012, Africa, Big Ben, Celebrations, Europe, Fireworks, Freddie Mercury, Houses of Parliament, London, London Eye, Millenium Wheel, New Year, New Years Eve, Queen, River Thames, Thames, The New Year, United Kingdom

Rapper Heavy D Died of a Blood Clot After Long Transatlantic Plane Flight

• December 27, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cooking, Music, Music Videos, Spirituality, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blood Clot, California, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CNN, Common Sense, Death, Eddie Murphy, Heart Disease, Heavy D, London, Los Angeles County California, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Meals, Mia Amber Davis, Obesity, Plates, Pounds, Pulmonary Embolism, Rappers, Rapping, Thrombus, Tower Heist, Trans-Atlantic, Transatlantic Plane Flights, United States

Hugh Grant, Baby Daddy

• November 2, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, China, Class, Cultural History, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "About a Boy", Actress, Affair, Baby, Baby Daddy, Bridget Jones, Cary Grant, Cell Phone Hacking, Cell Phone Hacking Scandal, Chelsea, Chinese, Common Sense, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Daniel Cleaver, Daughter, Dyan Cannon, Fling, Girl, Grant, Hugh Grant, Jennifer Grant, Legitimize, London, Marriage, Raising Children, Rupert Murdoch, Sex, Sexual Health, Sexuality, Slut-Shaming, Sophie Hong, Tinglan Hong, Tony Randall, United States, Unplanned Pregnancy

Julian Assange Ordered Extradited Back to Sweden

• February 24, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Australia, Australian, Consenting Adults, Extradition, Julian Assange, London, Magistrates' Court, Sexual Assault, STDs, Sweden, Treason, United States, WikiLeaks

The Grandchildren of Lena Horne

• May 12, 2010 • 14 Comments

Posted in Acting, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Film, Lena Horne, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Rachel Got Married", "Stormy Weather", "Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne", African Americans, Alex Weinstein, Amy Lumet, Black Women, Blacks, Bobby Cannavale, Breast Enhancement, Breastesses, Children, Cindy McCain, Civil Rights, Community Volunteer, Con Artist, Craziness, Culinary Arts, Drama, Drugs, Family, Florida, French Culinary Institute, Gail Lumet Buckley, Growing Up, Guardian, Interracial Marriage, Interracial Relationships, Jacob Cannavale, Jenny Lumet, John McCain, Latinos, Lena Horne, Lena Jones, Lena Mary Horne, Lifetime Achievement Award, London, Los Angeles CA, Louis Jordan Jones, Manhattan Country School, Multiracial, National Enquirer, Native American, Needy, New York City, Oscars, P.J. O'Rourke, Party Girl, Pastry Chef-Instructor, People of Color, Playboy, Race, Rachel Uchitel, Racism, Samadhi Jones, Sasha Weinstein, Screenwriter, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sidney Lumet, Singer, Socialite, Sound Editor, Spitting Image, Striving, Teddy Jones, The Eighties, The French Culinary Institute, The Marines, The Nineties, The Oscars, The Seventies, The Sixties, Thomas Jones, Tony Peck, William Jones, Women of Color, Writer, Youth

Sometimes I am Just Tired, and Then Sometimes Things Happen…

• September 21, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, Love, Memoir, Michael Jackson, Music, Music Videos, Religion, Sexuality, Television, The Kennedys
Tags: "Fingertips", Academe, Business, Capitol Building, Desire, Gay, Job Hunting, Job Search, Laptop, London, Loss, Madison Central Public Library, Michael Jackson, New Orleans, Stevie Wonder, Straight, Ted Kennedy, Television, ThisBlksistasPage, Time Out, UI, Unemployed, Unemployment Check, Willy Street Co-op, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Capitol Building

Yes, Michael Jackson Has Died

• June 25, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Gossip, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Michael Jackson, Music, Race, Sexuality, Television
Tags: "Billie Jean", "The King of Pop", "Thriller", AEG Live, Britain, Comeback, Concerts, CPR, Dancer, Dancing, July 13-March 2010, London, Los Angeles Fire Department, Lou Ferrigno, Michael Jackson, Paramedics, The Jackson 5, The Jackson Five, UCLA Medical Center

Hands Across The Ocean

• April 2, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Race, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Bobbies, Brixton, Downing Street, Her Majesty The Queen, iPod, Islington, London, Prince Henry of Wales

The Obamas in Europe–Innocents Abroad?

• March 31, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Bailouts, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Fashion, The Economy, The Rest of the World
Tags: André Leon Talley, Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Demonstrations, Her Majesty The Queen, London, Tea, The G20, The Royal Family, Timetable, Update

Michelle and the President Meet Europe Starting Tuesday

• March 29, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Fashion, History, Michelle Obama, The Economy, Women
Tags: Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Elizabeth II, Europe, Great Britain, Her Majesty The Queen, London, The First Lady, The G20, United Kingdom

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Nebraska’s Fight Over Transgender Care Turns Personal and Snarls Lawmaking March 30, 2023
One state senator has been filibustering for weeks, trying to block a bill that would ban transition-related medical treatment for young people.
U.S. Border Policies Have Created a Volatile Logjam in Mexico March 29, 2023
As the United States has cracked down on border entries, Mexico is bearing the burden of housing and feeding tens of thousands of desperate migrants.
Gunman in 2017 Las Vegas Shooting Was Angry at Casinos, New F.B.I. Files Show March 31, 2023
While investigators concluded that the motive of Stephen Paddock was unclear, newly released records include an account that he was angry about the casinos’ treatment of wealthy clients.
Will California’s Plan to Make Its Own Insulin Work? March 30, 2023
Recent moves by major insulin suppliers might undercut the state’s initiative before any new product emerges.
Republicans Erupt in Outrage Over Trump Indictment, Defending the Defendant March 31, 2023
Many in the party said Donald Trump could benefit from a wave of sympathy among Republicans, with his base of supporters likely to be energized by a belief in a weaponized justice system.
Washington State Man Charged in Series of ‘Swatting’ Calls March 31, 2023
The man, Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, falsely reported bombs, shootings and other threats, prosecutors said. In some cases, the calls prompted police officers to enter homes and detain people.
Ron DeSantis Reunites With a Key Adviser as Campaign Plans Unfold March 30, 2023
A central area of expertise for Dustin Carmack, who will leave his post at the Heritage Foundation, is national security, with a focus on cybersecurity.
Jury Finds Gwyneth Paltrow Not Liable in Ski Crash Trial March 31, 2023
The verdict came after more than a week of testimony that covered skiing etiquette, medical history and celebrity culture.

The Guardian, UK

Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing March 30, 2023
Migrant crackdown is prompting increasing number of people from sub-Saharan Africa to board boatsExplainer: why is Tunisia’s leader stoking hatred?On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a sta […]
Oscar Pistorius could be freed within weeks after serving half his sentence March 30, 2023
Parole board in South Africa to decide if Paralympian who murdered his girlfriend can leave jailOscar Pistorius, the South African Paralympian convicted of murder, could leave prison within weeks if a parole board decides on Friday to release him halfway through a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend.The parole hearing will take place in a prison in t […]
Egyptian army has turned Sinai schools into military bases, says rights group March 30, 2023
Exclusive: group says military is compromising children’s right to education with its campaign against militantsEgyptian forces have taken over 37 schools and transformed them into military bases while dozens more have been destroyed during a 10-year war with militants in Sinai, a rights group has found in an initial assessment.In a months-long investigation […]
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Ethiopian nun and pianist, dies at 99 March 27, 2023
The musician, who spent nearly the last 40 years of her life living in a monastery in Jerusalem, has diedEmahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, an Ethiopian nun, composer and pianist, has died at the age of 99.According to the country’s state-run news outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporate, she died in Jerusalem. Guèbrou had been living at the Ethiopian Monastery there f […]
Rwanda scheme would ‘completely erode’ UK’s standing on world stage March 26, 2023
New Human Rights Watch head Tirana Hassan says UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers is ‘cheap politics’The UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda would “completely erode” Britain’s standing on the world stage, the new head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.Tirana Hassan, who takes over as HRW’s executive director on Monday, also said other conservativ […]
Refugees trying to reach Italy die after boats sink off coast of Tunisia March 26, 2023
Latest tragedy comes as authorities in north African country crack down on undocumented peopleAt least 29 people from sub-Saharan Africa have died while trying to reach Italy after two boats carrying them across the Mediterranean sank off the coast of Tunisia.The deaths, which occurred early on Sunday, are the latest tragedies involving people departing from […]
Migrant deaths at Mexican detention centre investigated as suspected homicide March 30, 2023
Several arrest warrants requested after video emerges which appears to show guards leaving as fire engulfs a cell with migrants locked insideThe deaths of at least 39 migrants in a fire at a Mexican detention centre are being investigated as suspected homicides, a prosecutor has said, accusing those in charge of doing nothing to evacuate the victims.Authorit […]
Brazilian meat firm’s A- sustainability rating has campaigners up in arms March 30, 2023
Environmentalists question high grade given to JBS and accuse it of deforestation in the Amazon and under-reporting emissionsThe award of an A-minus sustainability grade to the world’s biggest meat company has raised eyebrows and kicked off a debate about the rating system for environmental and social governance.Brazilian meat company JBS has previously been […]

The BBC

Donald Trump indictment: Ex-US president to be charged over hush money March 31, 2023
Mr Trump, the first serving or former US president to face a criminal case, denies wrongdoing.
Gwyneth Paltrow awarded $1 and cleared of fault over ski crash March 31, 2023
The Oscar winner wins her high-profile case over a 2016 accident in Utah after a dramatic civil trial.
Turkey approves Finland Nato membership bid March 30, 2023
Turkish MPs vote to admit Finland to the West's defensive alliance, after blocking it for months.
UK-Asia trade deal to boost UK economy by 0.08% March 31, 2023
The bloc includes nations such as Japan and Australia, but the UK's economy will only get a small boost.
Alexei Moskalev: Father of girl who drew anti-war picture arrested on run in Minsk March 30, 2023
After his 12-year-old daughter drew a picture, Alexei Moskalev was arrested and sentenced in Russia.
Austria's far-right walks out of Zelensky speech March 30, 2023
The politicians left behind placards on their desks that read "space for neutrality".
Russia to offer food for North Korean weapons - US March 30, 2023
Washington says any arms deal would violate UN Security Council resolutions.
Russia arrests US journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charge March 30, 2023
The US condemns Evan Gershkovich's detention and his employer has vehemently denied the accusation.