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Agree with Scott and Jezzoid. The president is supposed to be president for all the people, all races, religions, colors....although that hasn't been the case with some past presidents, names withheld. But Obama walks a tightrope and I don't know how he does it. He's damned if he does, damned if he doesn't, and the media pundits apply a different standard to him than they did to those before him. I think he's handling it as well as anyone, and surprised he's not a raving drunk.
Obama: Another disappointing black politician? [Most Commented]
President Obama's status as a black politician was the subject of debate last month between two black scholars who argued that the president had not urgently addressed black issues. Princeton professor Cornel West argued that Obama has been adopting a white, elite agenda, and Princeton scholar...
Lesson for everyone: Don't do crack and hard drugs....just don't. He looks like he's 90 years old. I grew up listening to his music, he's my age, and he looks so much older. I always thought he was old than me. Rest in peace.
Gil Scott-Heron dies; influential poet/musician helped inspire rap
Gil Scott-Heron, whose late 1960s and early '70s poetry set to rhythmic jazz music, especially "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," was one of the most important and obvious inspirations for rap music, has died, according to his British publisher. The poet and musician, who had long struggl...
When did the number of costume changes make or break a concert? Back in the day, if you were an artist you didn't change costumes, you just went on stage and performed. Sweat through all your clothes and dance steps and said goodnight. Now we count the costume changes?
Janet Jackson launches three-date stint at Gibson Amphitheatre with no frills, hits-heavy set
Janet Jackson hadn’t surfaced on-stage and the house lights had yet to fall over the Gibson Amphitheatre on Thursday night when pandemonium erupted in the audience. Flanked by a bevy of bodyguards, Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and older brothers Jermaine and Randy strolled to their seats as a ...
I wasn't at the show so what I'm writing is a bit off-topic. It's about Prince himself. Back in the day I was a groupie and loved Prince. Bought all his records, saw the movies, the whole 9 yards. The last Really good CD he released was Earth, a brilliant and little promoted CD, before that it was Sign of the Times. I don't know what he's done recently.
I get the feeling that he feels the music world is passing him by -- which it is -- and he's not as relevant as he was -- and he isn't. He insists on shielding his songs, he won't collaborate, and whatever new music he has, you have to go to his website to hear and buy it.
If this concert was 3 hours long -- it was an indulgent move by him. I watched the video for "Cool" and it was a 10 minute song that went on too long. Normally he has the TIME with Sheila E. to accompany him, but I guess they got tired of propping him up.
If he didn't sell out (at $25????) then he has stopped being relevant. That he has to have Hollywood types and name stars come up on stage and prop him up even more, that's indulgent.
I used to love him and his music, but the music world has moved on and he hasn't kept up.
Live review: Prince at the Forum, April 14
Chastity belts -- even metaphorical ones -- hinder rocking. No performer has built a more ecstatic three-decade career by channeling carnal desires than the artist formerly known as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince. Watching one of the sexiest men on Earth trying to perform a PG show is l...
MickeyB: Hmmm....we saw two diff movies. I'm an adult, no children, and I loved the movie. I thought while the story was innocent and nothing "exciting" happened, it was easy to sit through and enjoy a laugh or two. The adults in the aud. laughed louder than the kids, who did seem bored. But It's a tried and true story that we see with Santa & Christmas stories, only it was the Easter bunny. This is definitely a "tots" story. Anybody older than 5 need not go.
Is 'Hop' a one-off success or the beginning of a talking-animal comeback?
Even seasoned box-office observers were caught off guard this weekend when "Hop" came out of nowhere not only to win the weekend but also to top the opening of every other 2011 release with an estimated $38.1 million at the box office. That mark takes into account movies as different as "Pau...
Chris shouldn't have agreed to answer questions related to his past....but when she asked the first question and he answered and she asked the second question, he had every right to get mad. It's about him promoting his album, not about him and Rhi. It was badgering him and trying to make headlines.
'GMA' co-host Robin Roberts on Chris Brown interview: 'I didn't think it had gone well'
Chris Brown had the blogosphere -- and the water cooler -- buzzing with his outburst, which included a shattered window, after an appearance Tuesday on ABC's “Good Morning America.” So what did news anchor Robin Roberts, the woman who seems to have sparked it all, think? Roberts appeared Wed...
Tweets and twitters will get you in trouble every time.
Gilbert Gottfried, Glenn Beck, 50 Cent take heat for offensive Japan comments
What is it about a natural disaster that brings out tasteless, insensitive and downright horrifying comments from people in the spotlight? Whether it's incendiary talk show host Glenn Beck, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, rapper 50 Cent or TV writer Alec Sulkin, the inappropriate sound bites about...
Would there be something his contract, like a morals clause; because honestly, all they had to do was ask him to apologize. Can he sue them for breach of contract?
Gilbert Gottfried, Glenn Beck, 50 Cent take heat for offensive Japan comments
What is it about a natural disaster that brings out tasteless, insensitive and downright horrifying comments from people in the spotlight? Whether it's incendiary talk show host Glenn Beck, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, rapper 50 Cent or TV writer Alec Sulkin, the inappropriate sound bites about...
According to Salary.com, the median salary is $782K and 90% CEOs received 1.2Million. So this CEO at the hospital making $875 is just about right, and may be low compared to 90% who were received 1.2Mil.
State controller finds more big public employee salaries, including $875,000 for hospital chief
State Controller John Chiang has released a new round of compensation figures for public sector employees, including a Bay Area hospital executive who made about $875,000 in 2009, and a San Gabriel Valley water official who was paid close to $600,000. Chiang updated his government employee sal...
$875K for a hospital chief is low ball. Look at the for-profit hospitals for a better idea of salaries for administrators.
State controller finds more big public employee salaries, including $875,000 for hospital chief
State Controller John Chiang has released a new round of compensation figures for public sector employees, including a Bay Area hospital executive who made about $875,000 in 2009, and a San Gabriel Valley water official who was paid close to $600,000. Chiang updated his government employee sal...
Hollywood is a place of liberals who run to Haiti and the Sudan and all these African countries to help the poor blacks, but not one white actor/actress will stand up and say, I want Anthony to be in this movie. And they can do it. If there weren't a Robert Rodriguez I doubt there would be Latino-based movies. If there weren't a Tyler Perry there would be no jobs for Black actors/actresses. It will begin to happen when Black actors/actresses start to buy book and play properties and raise money, albeit small amounts, to make the movies. I have to admire Tyler Perry because he has built a studio in Atlanta and casts primarily black actors.
The best work for Black actors is TV. That seems to be the equal playing ground. I hate to say they need to give up on the big screen, but they need to give up on the big screen otherwise they will become depressed trying to break down walls that won't break for them. Go to TV, go to Broadway. Go where you are accepted, because it sure isn't on the big screen.
Does Hollywood discriminate against young black actors?
Shortly after the Oscars ended Sunday, Samuel L. Jackson sent an e-mail to a Times reporter wondering why no black men had been chosen to present awards on the film world's biggest stage. "It's obvious there's not ONE Black male actor in Hollywood that's able to read a teleprompter, or that...
This is the same as paying for private school.
Cash-strapped school district asks parents to donate $2,500 to prevent cuts
Educators and a school group are hoping donations from parents can prevent teacher layoffs and bring aides back to kindergarten classes throughout La Cañada Unified School District. That was the predominant message of a town hall meeting last week organized by the La Cañada Flintridge Educationa...
M&M was robbed, JayZ was robbed, Gaga was robbed....Lady Antebellum for song of the year? Got to be kidding! Cee-lo was robbed. It just goes to show that no matter how many CDs you sell, the Grammys don't care. No matter if you have a comeback story, no matter than you're producing hits all decade long....the Grammys don't care.
Need you now is the most boring song on the radio and needs to die.
Grammy Awards: Why is John Mayer here, and what did Lady Antebellum just win?
I like to think that the Recording Academy headquarters in West Los Angeles has a signal. Chief Neil Portnow goes to the roof and turns a Grammy logo into the clouds and -- BOOM -- John Mayer swoops in from wherever he is. Apparently, he was thought to be a good enough guitarist for a few verses...
Gerry, I agree with your comment. I'm surprised that the mom stated she was "ugly" in the film....I wonder if these interviews will have an impact on the actors winning? And wasn't Dicky invited to the SAGS and jump on the stage with Bale - stealing lhis thunder? Total ingrates.
'The Fighter's' Dicky Eklund talks to Men's Journal
The real life Dicky Eklund, played by Christian Bale in the Oscar-nominated film "The Fighter," has not had anything close to a simple life since his on-screen story cut to black after the 2000 fight crowning his half-brother, Micky Ward, WBU World Champion. A story in the March issue of Men...
OMG, they're ingrates! They should be thankful....and for him to blow through $193,000 -- OMG, pitiful.
'The Fighter's' Dicky Eklund talks to Men's Journal
The real life Dicky Eklund, played by Christian Bale in the Oscar-nominated film "The Fighter," has not had anything close to a simple life since his on-screen story cut to black after the 2000 fight crowning his half-brother, Micky Ward, WBU World Champion. A story in the March issue of Men...
That is the WORST video ever....having said that, It's great that he's taking an interest in arts education, but I thought he was doing that anyway....No?
Prince targets arts education with $250,000 gift to American Ballet Theatre
Prince is moving into arts philanthropy in a big way, with a particular focus on arts programs for the younger generation. Before he performed at New York's Madison Square Garden on Monday, the rock musician was in the arena for the announcement of three major donations, including a $250...
the problem with the Peas is they are not performers and entertainers; thus they don't move across the stage. They pose a lot. They're not really good singers either. They are studio musicians. They need to step it up -- like Usher -- and learn how to handle the stage, dance, and put energy behind their performance.
The Black Eyed Peas at the Super Bowl: Pop absurdity at its finest
As the Black Eyed Peas' Super Bowl halftime performance in Arlington, Texas, halted and revved up for its final act, there was a brief glimpse at the band that could have been. The retro-future stage -- outfitted with multiple moving platforms and a multitude of lights, as if the Peas had bl...
Well, whenever FB ventures into making phones (ie, the Iphone and MS) and starting email accounts (been there done that), you know something is wrong. Yep, I agree it's hit a wall.
Investors question Facebook's $50-billion valuation, fear a bubble, poll says
Call it the $50-billion question: How much is Facebook worth? No matter how many friends Facebook is making on Wall Street, plenty of investors don't think it's worth $50 billion. In fact, that recent valuation for the world's most popular social networking service is inflating concern o...
I'm on board, but I wish it was for network TV....oh well, anyway this should work because of Willow -- who's a star and loves being a star....I don't get the brother, he's a little snit in my opin, but she's charming as hell.
Will Smith, Jay-Z looking to revive musical 'Annie' for the big screen
First, Will Smith put his son, Jayden, in a remake of "The Karate Kid." Now the actor-producer is looking to create a star vehicle for his daughter, Willow, in the form of a new, big-screen version of the stage musical "Annie." Rumors of Smith's "Annie" movie have been circulating for a few we...
If your theory about 3D being the overseas draw, perhaps Hollywood can open their 3D films overseas FIRST and second in the U.S.? That way, it comes to the U.S. already a hit?
I have another theory. Many of those named movies, none of which I saw, seem to be "old-fashioned" amateurishly written and directed. Maybe this is how the rest of the world sees the U.S. -- as one big cartoon?
The strange trajectory of Hollywood movies: Fizzling in U.S. but skyrocketing overseas
As Thomas Friedman famously put it in his 2005 bestseller, the world is flat. With the arrival of outsourcing, open-source software and Google-style search engine technology, great ideas, brainpower and money fly around the planet faster than ever, making historical and geographical divisions ...
Well I wouldn't go so far as Mr. White about Black Swan, but it left me cold. There was no emotional attachment to any of the characters, although the performances were good. I got more charge out of the Wrestler. The BS reminded me of one of those old-time overwrought 1950s womens movies starring Bette Davis or something....
Clash of the Titans: Armond White vs. Darren Aronofsky
It's always the Fourth of July when you're around New York Film Critics Circle Chairman Armond White, who's like a human fireworks machine. Film criticism's resident agent provocateur, the New York Press critic has made a living writing "Did he really say that?" reviews, calling "Slumdog Milli...
Sorry but she's too old. They would have to use a lot of gauze and de-age her about 20 years.
I loved the movie with Russell and the TV special with Midler. They were both about 40ish, 50ish...the appropriate age. But at 60something, Babs is way too old.
Can Barbra Streisand bring 'Gypsy' into a new era?
The good news for those in Hollywood contemplating a musical with Barbra Streisand is that she has three of the higher-grossing movie musicals of all time. The bad news is that the most recent of the three came out in 1983. The singer-actress who won an Oscar for 1968's "Funny Girl," follow...
I wonder if she had known in advance that her income tax and earnings would be open, if she would still run. I don't think what you earn is relevant to being a mayor or a politician; if that was the case, then a lot of little small town mayors and sheriffs wouldn't run for office.
No accounting for Braun's bungling on the issue of her tax returns
Did you see the recent headline, "Emanuel releases federal returns"? I didn't, and I'm guessing you didn't either. According to the Tribune's online archives, it appeared on Page 9 of the newspaper on Friday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. But, like so many people that day, I was distracted by holid...
Has Ellis heard of Twitter? It doesn't take a critic to bring your restaurant down.
Restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila photographed and kicked out of Red Medicine
Our restaurant critic has been unmasked. S. Irene Virbila, the L.A. Times’ restaurant critic for the last 16 years, was visiting Red Medicine restaurant in Beverly Hills on Tuesday night when she was approached by managing partner Noah Ellis, who took Virbila’s picture without her permission a...
Didn't OPRAH own Oxygen a few years ago? Why did that not work? Starting a cable network now is a little too late isn't it?
Patience will be key for Discovery and Oprah Winfrey's OWN
Given all the media attention around the Jan. 1 launch of OWN -- the cable network owned by daytime talk queen Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications -- there are probably over-the-top expectations that the channel will explode right out of the box. Odds are that won't be the case. For sta...
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