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Fish in a Barrel
Everyone has thrown in their two cents about Lamar and Khloe. There’s the prenup/financial take, the ‘moving too fast’ take, etc. Recently I was at a professional event that gave me a mini-epiphany...
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The Most Important Film of Black Cinema
While we all have different ‘favorite’ films in black cinema, it is my argument, using the criteria I’ve established (relevance to black culture, the legacy or shelf life of the project after the...
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I Love L.A. – #1 The Los Angeles Lakers
One of my earliest memories as a sports fan was turning to the news and literally watching the Kings leave town on their way to Sacramento. I had my Chiefs and Royals, but I was an NBA free agent....
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The Dwight Howard Trade – Devil’s Advocate Lakers Fan
Well, since we won’t get Vetoed out of a deal this time, we in the Laker Nation have started daydreaming again about getting back into the Finals next year. I was in the minority apparently in the...
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Get Well Soon Bean!
Well, we can already start looking back on this Lakers season as being one of those ‘Sedale Threatt’ type years. Alas… Even most (definitely not all) of the people who don’t care for Kobe personally...
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Across the Universe
I made my annual trip to Griffith Observatory this weekend. I saw a show that wasn’t playing on my last trip, and as usual I marveled at how big the Universe is, and how small we are, and how much...
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Thanks, Bean…
Now that it’s officially coming to an end, we can step back and appreciate the career of one of the best to ever lace them up. As Adande and Durant noted, Kobe’s place will probably be best...
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The Final Call
Soon to be retired Kobe Bryant said something once I liked. Paraphrasing here, ‘Before you get the ring, they’ll say you’re one of the guys who can’t win the ring. You get one, they say you can’t get...
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Say Goodbye to Bean…
Don’t plan for this to be a weekly thing, but these past two causes are things I dig so… On his way out the door, Kobe is using his goodbye game as a way to raise money for a few of the foundations he...
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Song of the Day –‘I Love L.A!’
8/24. Kobe Bryant Day in the City of Angels. Whoever came up with this concept initially, Kobe Inc., the Lakers, the City Council, take a bow. That’s a good marketing idea. Enjoy!
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‘Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown to Off the Wall’
While my childhood was one of many defined by what came next, as an adult I can’t really argue with anyone who feels ‘Off the Wall’ is a superior album. Spike’s documentary captures all the reasons...
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Halftime
The Chiefs win the Super Bowl then Kobe then the global pandemic then a new Black Lives Matter tipping point and it goes on. I’d like one more momentum shift (come November-ish) but the first half of...
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Chad
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Katie Jones/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9982486ao) Chadwick Boseman Variety Actors on Actors, Day 2, Los Angeles, USA – 18 Nov 2018 I’m still in a minor state of disbelief as...
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