Michael Jackson’s This Is It
By Urban Thought at 29 October, 2009, 12:36 am
After I left work Wednesday, I went straight to the theater looking forward to seeing Michael Jackson’s This is It. Arriving an hour early so that I can pick my seat instead of being left with slim pickings was my goal. When I arrived to the theater I thought there would be [...]
Read More >>Notorious: A Movie Review
By The Orange Phoenix at 6 February, 2009, 1:36 pm
Every generation has their bad boy superhero, like a meteor, speeding through the sky blazing a trail for other like-minded individuals to follow behind . . . but at some point all meteors freefall, usually by their own doing. In the case of Christopher Wallace (aka The Notorious B.I.G.), his glory potential was cut down [...]
Read More >>My Favorite Movies… From A to Z
By Urban Thought at 14 November, 2008, 1:16 am
Urban Thought has been hit with a meme by Invisible Woman. Check out my favorite movies from A to Z.
Read More >>Sex and The City
By Urban Thought at 3 June, 2008, 11:05 am
Life had been heavy lately. I haven’t blogged much but I’m doing well for myself. Thank you Meleah for reaching out and thinking of me. I’m fine. Just busy.
I’ve been working more hours lately. Getting out of work after the sun goes down has been more routine than foreign.
Just the last Thursday I left work [...]
What’s Your Classic Movie Profile?
By Urban Thought at 1 November, 2007, 3:00 am
I see the Peogles site is doing there thing. Welcome back to the blogging world.
While visiting the site, Mr. Peogles himself posted an entry titled “What’s Your Classic Movie Profile?” which he came across by way of ‘Brown Thoughts.’
Since I’m stuck in a hotel with very little to do I thought I’d take the quiz. [...]
Janet Will Never Out Live Nipplegate
By Urban Thought at 16 October, 2007, 4:16 pm
Janet is making a comeback in Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married?”
Too bad she cannot go to an interview without people bringing up nipplegate.
As I was reading about Why Did I Get Married? blowing out the box office in its first weekend I came across a video of an interview with Janet Jackson and [...]
All Grown Up
By Urban Thought at 3 August, 2007, 5:56 pm
Getting old is inevitable. It’s going to happen, no matter how much you go to the gym, pop all the vitamin pills possible, or use some age defying skin cream to make those wrinkles go away (not me, just saying – Good Black don’t crack, unless you’re on it).
I was having a talk with a [...]
A LETTER TO OPTIMUS PRIME FROM HIS GEICO AUTO INSURANCE AGENT
By Urban Thought at 15 July, 2007, 12:01 pm
The following is from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
A Letter to Optimus Prime From His Geico Auto Insurance Agent
BY JOHN FRANK WEAVER
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Dear Mr. Prime,
We have received your accident-claim reports for the month of June—they total 27. I regret to inform you that GEICO will not be able to reimburse you for any of those repairs. [...]
More Than Meets The Eye: Transformers
By Urban Thought at 4 July, 2007, 12:00 pm
Morning routines rarely changed during my childhood. I’d wake up to the sound of my cousin walking through the door from one of his late night romps with the neighborhood chicks. Followed by my grandmother yelling about someone leaving the door unlocked or not washing the tub out. Both offenses made by the same person [...]
Read More >>Observation: Stereotypes Revealed
By Dan-Sean Mankind at 9 June, 2007, 5:00 am
Stereotypes…
If you grew up in the hood, you couldn’t possibly have a high school diploma or degree.
Because your name is Tyrone Biggums, you automatically sell drugs and have 4 baby mommas.
Every female with a short skirt and big earrings is a hoe.
Everyone who lives in the projects is poor.
All black people are cheap and have [...]
Eddie Murphy & Katt Williams are ‘Marshals’
By Urban Thought at 14 March, 2007, 2:46 pm
Eddie Murphy and Katt Williams set to star in a Dreamworks film titled, ‘Marshals.’
After receiving a nomination for his role in Dreamgirls and losing there is no stopping Eddie Murphy. He walked out the theater before the show was over and went on with his career to do what he does best, comedy. Getting the [...]
Disney’s first Black princess
By Urban Thought at 14 March, 2007, 10:43 am
NEW ORLEANS – The Walt Disney Co. has started production on an animated musical fairy tale called “The Frog Princess,” which will be set in New Orleans and feature the Walt Disney Studio’s first black princess.
NEW ORLEANS – has started production on an animated musical fairy tale called “The Frog Princess,” which will be set [...]
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