This post contains strong language and Nsfw images.
Amber Rose made a splash on social media Friday night, posting a pantless (and Very Nsfw) photo to promote her third annual SlutWalk — the Los Angeles event she created with the goal of promoting female empowerment, combating gender inequality and putting an end to victim-blaming by addressing the double-standards placed on woman.
The image — which showed the 33-year-old model completely naked from the waist down — was removed by Instagram within hours of going up, as it violated the site’s no-nudity policy.
“We know that there are times when people might want...
Amber Rose made a splash on social media Friday night, posting a pantless (and Very Nsfw) photo to promote her third annual SlutWalk — the Los Angeles event she created with the goal of promoting female empowerment, combating gender inequality and putting an end to victim-blaming by addressing the double-standards placed on woman.
The image — which showed the 33-year-old model completely naked from the waist down — was removed by Instagram within hours of going up, as it violated the site’s no-nudity policy.
“We know that there are times when people might want...
- 6/10/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Grey’s Anatomy grad T.R. Knight is making rounds at ABC again with a co-starring role in The Untitled Meaghan Oppenheimer Project, a divorce law-themed drama pilot that counts Reese Witherspoon among its exec producers.
RelatedPilot Season ’16: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
Penned by actress-producer Oppenheimer, the potential series centers on Gemma, a ruthless Dallas divorce attorney whose life begins to unravel when her emotionally damaged, love-addicted sister resurfaces.
Knight — who can currently be seen in the Hulu drama 11.22.63 —will play Mark, Gemma’s work nemesis who is competing with her for the same position.
RelatedPilot Season ’16: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
Penned by actress-producer Oppenheimer, the potential series centers on Gemma, a ruthless Dallas divorce attorney whose life begins to unravel when her emotionally damaged, love-addicted sister resurfaces.
Knight — who can currently be seen in the Hulu drama 11.22.63 —will play Mark, Gemma’s work nemesis who is competing with her for the same position.
- 2/26/2016
- TVLine.com
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy this Thursday drew 7.2 million total viewers and a 2.1 rating (per finals), slipping 8 percent and a tenth to its smallest audience since December 2013 and a season low in the demo.
RelatedGrey’s Anatomy‘s Sarah Drew Reacts to ‘Japril’ Bombshell(s)
Leading out of that, Scandal (5.9 mil/1.7) dipped for a third straight episode, to new series lows. Htgawm (4.9 mil/1.5) however stabilized after successive slips to series lows.
RelatedScandal’s Annabeth Gish on Fitz’s ‘Wild Card’: ‘It’s Good to Cause a Ruckus’
RelatedHtgawm Recap: The Ohio Players
Elsewhere in the ratings….
The CW...
RelatedGrey’s Anatomy‘s Sarah Drew Reacts to ‘Japril’ Bombshell(s)
Leading out of that, Scandal (5.9 mil/1.7) dipped for a third straight episode, to new series lows. Htgawm (4.9 mil/1.5) however stabilized after successive slips to series lows.
RelatedScandal’s Annabeth Gish on Fitz’s ‘Wild Card’: ‘It’s Good to Cause a Ruckus’
RelatedHtgawm Recap: The Ohio Players
Elsewhere in the ratings….
The CW...
- 2/26/2016
- TVLine.com
The following story contains gargantuan spoilers about Thursday’s Grey’s Anatomy, so hit the nearest exit if the episode has yet to air in your time zone!
#JapriltheMovie had quite the twist ending, eh?
Thursday’s Jackson/April-themed Grey’s Anatomy did not conclude with the estranged lovers happily reconciling, as many had expected. No, as the flashback-heavy hour came to a close, viewers learned that the quarreling couple had indeed signed the divorce papers, making their split official.
And then another, far bigger bomb was detonated.
In the episode’s final minutes, April discovers that she is… pregnant.
#JapriltheMovie had quite the twist ending, eh?
Thursday’s Jackson/April-themed Grey’s Anatomy did not conclude with the estranged lovers happily reconciling, as many had expected. No, as the flashback-heavy hour came to a close, viewers learned that the quarreling couple had indeed signed the divorce papers, making their split official.
And then another, far bigger bomb was detonated.
In the episode’s final minutes, April discovers that she is… pregnant.
- 2/26/2016
- TVLine.com
My alienation from current pop is almost complete; the only 2013 Top 40 material I enjoyed enough to play repeatedly was Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, from an album released in 2012. So I am officially a cranky old fart. But there are more and more of us, and maybe fellow COFs will find this list useful. By the way, crossing that border of alienation made me think more than ever that saying my lists are of the "best" albums is nearly absurd, hence the new headline.
1. Wire: Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)
This is my favorite Wire of this century thanks to more emphasis on Colin Newman's brooding. When allied to their chugging motorik beats, it's irresistible to me. There are still some uptempo burners that recall their beginnings in punk, and some more whimsical though still musically solid songs, but it's Newman's dark musings that made me play this repeatedly.
2. Kitchens of...
1. Wire: Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)
This is my favorite Wire of this century thanks to more emphasis on Colin Newman's brooding. When allied to their chugging motorik beats, it's irresistible to me. There are still some uptempo burners that recall their beginnings in punk, and some more whimsical though still musically solid songs, but it's Newman's dark musings that made me play this repeatedly.
2. Kitchens of...
- 1/1/2014
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
1963
Johnny Cash: Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
Some of Cash's '60s concept albums were burdened with much too talking between tracks; here the tribute to the American working man gets to mostly stand alone on its musical merits, and shines. Notably, it incluces the top version of the traditional "John Henry"” about the most legendarily heroic working man ever, and the version of "Casey Jones" here is classic as well. Politically and psychologically, Cash was the perfect man for this job.
1968
Byrds: Notorious Byrd Brothers (Columbia)
Sometimes transitional albums, confusing listeners expecting a group's earlier style, are underrated. Not so with this classic. It's true that it didn't sell as well as earlier Byrds LPs, nor did the single from the album chart very high, but for decades Notorious Byrd Brothers has been widely revered, and not just by fans; some critics have even anointed it as the band's best album.
Johnny Cash: Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
Some of Cash's '60s concept albums were burdened with much too talking between tracks; here the tribute to the American working man gets to mostly stand alone on its musical merits, and shines. Notably, it incluces the top version of the traditional "John Henry"” about the most legendarily heroic working man ever, and the version of "Casey Jones" here is classic as well. Politically and psychologically, Cash was the perfect man for this job.
1968
Byrds: Notorious Byrd Brothers (Columbia)
Sometimes transitional albums, confusing listeners expecting a group's earlier style, are underrated. Not so with this classic. It's true that it didn't sell as well as earlier Byrds LPs, nor did the single from the album chart very high, but for decades Notorious Byrd Brothers has been widely revered, and not just by fans; some critics have even anointed it as the band's best album.
- 1/30/2013
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Family, friends and fans around the world remember Leroy as the voice behind the famous “Love Rollercoaster” song. At 69, Leroy has died after losing his battle with cancer. So sad.
Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, co-founder and the front-man of the popular funk band Ohio Players, passed away on Jan. 26 at the age of 69 after losing his battle with cancer.
An official family announcement was posted on Facebook on Jan. 27. It reads:
Sugarfoot’s Family Releases A Somber Yet Uplifting Statement On His Death
“Yesterday, Leroy ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner passed away quietly in his hometown of Trotwood-Dayton, Oh. While his family, friends, colleagues, and fans mourn his passing they celebrate fondly his memory, music, and legacy.”
“Humble yet charismatic, soft spoken and of few words, the weight of his thoughts and music has influenced countless other artists, songs, and trends,” the statement continued. ”He will not be forgotten as his legacy and music lives on.
Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, co-founder and the front-man of the popular funk band Ohio Players, passed away on Jan. 26 at the age of 69 after losing his battle with cancer.
An official family announcement was posted on Facebook on Jan. 27. It reads:
Sugarfoot’s Family Releases A Somber Yet Uplifting Statement On His Death
“Yesterday, Leroy ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner passed away quietly in his hometown of Trotwood-Dayton, Oh. While his family, friends, colleagues, and fans mourn his passing they celebrate fondly his memory, music, and legacy.”
“Humble yet charismatic, soft spoken and of few words, the weight of his thoughts and music has influenced countless other artists, songs, and trends,” the statement continued. ”He will not be forgotten as his legacy and music lives on.
- 1/28/2013
- by ericraymitchellhl
- HollywoodLife
Cincinnati (AP) — Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, frontman for the hit-making funk music band the Ohio Players, has died. He was 69. The Ohio Players, known for their brassy dance music, catchy lyrics and flamboyant outfits, topped music charts in the 1970s with hits such as "Love Rollercoaster," ''Fire," ''Skin Tight" and "Funky Worm." A spokeswoman for a Newcomer Funeral Home in the Dayton suburb of Kettering said Monday morning that the family hadn't scheduled any public services. There was also a posting about his death on his current band's Facebook page. No other information was released immediately about his death Saturday....
- 1/28/2013
- by Dan Sewell (AP)
- Hitfix
Funk music royalty Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner has passed away at the age of 69. The frontman for the Ohio Players, best known for 1970s No. 1 hits "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster."
Ohio Players bassist Marshall Jones tells the Associated Press, "It's kind of crazy ... I'm still feeling fragile." Jones calls the group ""a bunch of the most creative people --- especially Sugarfoot --- that I have ever been around."
In recent years, Bonner performed with a spinoff band, Sugarfoot's Ohio Players. Despite the suggestive nature of the original incarnation's lyrics, Bonner criticize modern-day rappers and pop musicians. "There is nothing but the old school and the new fools," Bonner said. "It's a shame the way these artists are preaching badness to a drum beat."
A spokesperson for the Newcomer Funeral Home in Dayton, Ohio says no public memorial service has been planned by Bonner's family.
Ohio Players bassist Marshall Jones tells the Associated Press, "It's kind of crazy ... I'm still feeling fragile." Jones calls the group ""a bunch of the most creative people --- especially Sugarfoot --- that I have ever been around."
In recent years, Bonner performed with a spinoff band, Sugarfoot's Ohio Players. Despite the suggestive nature of the original incarnation's lyrics, Bonner criticize modern-day rappers and pop musicians. "There is nothing but the old school and the new fools," Bonner said. "It's a shame the way these artists are preaching badness to a drum beat."
A spokesperson for the Newcomer Funeral Home in Dayton, Ohio says no public memorial service has been planned by Bonner's family.
- 1/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Funk legend and Ohio Players frontman Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner -- the voice behind "Love Rollercoaster" -- has died.According to friends and bandmates, Bonner passed away over the weekend in Trotwood, Ohio following a battle with cancer. He was 69.His family posted a message on Facebook, writing, "While his family, friends, colleagues, and fans mourn his passing they celebrate fondly his memory, music and legacy."Bonner's career spanned 56 years. He joined the Ohio Players as...
- 1/28/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
As the music supervisor for shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas has long been TV’s musical rainmaker. Pinpointing emergent, primetime-ready tunes for those shows is one challenge, but for her work on Scandal, another drama from Grey’s creator Shonda Rhimes, Patsavas faced another one — breathing new life into old-school R&B classics. Below, Patsavas discusses how she takes a well-worn track like Kool & the Gang’s “Jungle Boogie” and gives it new meaning, plus her one major exception in Scandal’s soulful set list.
For more stories behind this year’s top TV and movie moments,...
For more stories behind this year’s top TV and movie moments,...
- 12/13/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside TV
With their new film set to premiere at midnight, Bigger Than the Sound looks back at the Beasties' authentic but odd history.
By James Montgomery
Danny McBride, Seth Rogen and Elijah Wood in the Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right Revisted" video
Photo: Capitol
Back in the summer of 1992, I wasn't really concerned with the Beastie Boys' legacy. I wasn't aware of the seismic shift they had undergone with Check Your Head or the to-the-brink-and-back journey they'd taken just to make the album. Instead, I was focused on getting my Dickies to sag just so and tracking down a pom-pom beanie like McA wore on the album's cover. So deep was my Beastie-mania that I was willing to wear a knit cap and khakis in July. In Florida.
And I wasn't alone (at least not in my high school). Because in 1992, everyone I knew lived and breathed the Beastie Boys,...
By James Montgomery
Danny McBride, Seth Rogen and Elijah Wood in the Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right Revisted" video
Photo: Capitol
Back in the summer of 1992, I wasn't really concerned with the Beastie Boys' legacy. I wasn't aware of the seismic shift they had undergone with Check Your Head or the to-the-brink-and-back journey they'd taken just to make the album. Instead, I was focused on getting my Dickies to sag just so and tracking down a pom-pom beanie like McA wore on the album's cover. So deep was my Beastie-mania that I was willing to wear a knit cap and khakis in July. In Florida.
And I wasn't alone (at least not in my high school). Because in 1992, everyone I knew lived and breathed the Beastie Boys,...
- 4/20/2011
- MTV Music News
As theme parks open for the season, so do their marquee-attraction thrill rides. This year, 63 new roller coasters are expected to open around the world, including two vying to be the world's fastest. Buckle in as we roll through the numbers.
Pilgrims Plunge at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, is the world's tallest water ride at 135 feet.
Six Flags and Cedar Fair (which owns Cedar Point and 10 others) are the two largest independent amusement-park operators in the U.S. Each generates almost $1 billion a year in revenue.
There are 2,398 Roller Coasters in the world. Of those, only 164 are made of wood. The rest are steel. The newest steel coasters cost more than $20 million to build.
The tallest roller coaster in the world is the 456-foot-high Kingda Ka, built in 2005, at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.
"Love Rollercoaster" was a No.1 hit for the Ohio Players in...
Pilgrims Plunge at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, is the world's tallest water ride at 135 feet.
Six Flags and Cedar Fair (which owns Cedar Point and 10 others) are the two largest independent amusement-park operators in the U.S. Each generates almost $1 billion a year in revenue.
There are 2,398 Roller Coasters in the world. Of those, only 164 are made of wood. The rest are steel. The newest steel coasters cost more than $20 million to build.
The tallest roller coaster in the world is the 456-foot-high Kingda Ka, built in 2005, at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.
"Love Rollercoaster" was a No.1 hit for the Ohio Players in...
- 4/21/2010
- by David Lidsky
- Fast Company
New designer also acted as music supervisor for her show, playing Rolling Stones, Goldfrapp and more.
By Jocelyn Vena
Whitney Port backstage at her Whitney Eve fashion show
Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
New York — "The City" star Whitney Port showed her spring 2010 Whitney Eve collection at New York fashion week on Thursday (September 10), and some of Bryant Park's most familiar faces packed the tent to check out her latest designs.
Port showed alongside Nicholas K and Mara Hoffman for a group presentation of their spring lines. Not to spoil anything, but there might have been a "City" co-star or two in the house. The show was on a fashionably late schedule, starting nearly 40 minutes late. After the Nicholas K collection, Port's designs made their debut.
Whitney Eve mixes silver and gold metallics, airy fabrics and draping and details like slits, ruffles and cutouts for a girly, put-together look. Several...
By Jocelyn Vena
Whitney Port backstage at her Whitney Eve fashion show
Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
New York — "The City" star Whitney Port showed her spring 2010 Whitney Eve collection at New York fashion week on Thursday (September 10), and some of Bryant Park's most familiar faces packed the tent to check out her latest designs.
Port showed alongside Nicholas K and Mara Hoffman for a group presentation of their spring lines. Not to spoil anything, but there might have been a "City" co-star or two in the house. The show was on a fashionably late schedule, starting nearly 40 minutes late. After the Nicholas K collection, Port's designs made their debut.
Whitney Eve mixes silver and gold metallics, airy fabrics and draping and details like slits, ruffles and cutouts for a girly, put-together look. Several...
- 9/10/2009
- MTV Music News
While the title might suggest a Martin Scorsese director's cut, neither Robert De Niro nor Jerry Lewis are anywhere to be found in "The Original Kings of Comedy", actually Spike Lee's filmed souvenir of a highly successful tour (more than $37 million in ticket sales from 98 shows) by a quartet of top black comics.
The kings, or jokers, in question -- Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac -- are all extremely funny, highly polished performers at the top of their craft. And Lee respectfully gives the show, shot during two nights onstage in Charlotte, N.C., ample room to breathe -- with ample, unfortunately, being the operative word.
Clocking in at 117 minutes, "Kings" deals out too much of a good thing, overtaking by a good half-hour such proven hits of the genre as "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip," "Eddie Murphy Raw" and, more recently, Martin Lawrence's "You So Crazy".
There's also the question of whether the film's four-comics-for-the-price-of-one selling point will sufficiently persuade its niche audience to pay to see what they might feel they can regularly see on BET and HBO. More assured, however, is a strong performance on video.
The group certainly knows how to put on an entertaining show that generates substantial tear-producing laughter. And there's a discernible bit of Pryor in each of them.
Affable emcee Harvey plays the exasperation card, venting at rappers and dumb criminals and delivering a particularly hysterical bit about the hypothetical behavior of passengers aboard the Titanic.
Quick-witted Hughley keeps the observational quips going at a fast clip and likes to mess with the audience. Cedric the Entertainer lives up to his crowd-pleasing name with a generous sampling of song and character impressions. And confrontational Mac, a self-described road rat and master of the slow burn, isn't afraid to say the kinds of things most folks would never dare say out loud.
Needless to say, all four share a fondness for a certain 12-letter word situated high atop the Pryor lexicon, one that begins with an "m" and ends with an "r" -- and we're not talking "manufacturer."
Lee, meanwhile, working with his frequent collaborator, cinematographer Malik Sayeed, keeps it real by shooting on digital video and allowing the camera to work the room while remaining unobtrusive.
And thanks to Harvey's unapologetically old-school stance, there are plenty of vintage '70s musical cues featuring the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire, Ohio Players and Lenny Williams, not to mention a terrific sound mix that places the viewer front row center.
But while no performer likes getting the red light, "Kings" chooses to ignore the old showbiz adage about always leaving 'em wanting more. Almost two hours later, ain't nobody demanding an encore.
THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY
Paramount
MTV Films and Latham Entertainment present
a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production
A Spike Lee Joint
Director: Spike Lee
Producers: Walter Latham, David Gale, Spike Lee
Executive producer: Van Toffler
Director of photography: Malik Sayeed
Production designer: Wynn P. Thomas
Editor: Barry Alexander Brown
Executive music producer: Alex Steyermark
Color/stereo
Performers: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
Running time -- 117 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
The kings, or jokers, in question -- Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac -- are all extremely funny, highly polished performers at the top of their craft. And Lee respectfully gives the show, shot during two nights onstage in Charlotte, N.C., ample room to breathe -- with ample, unfortunately, being the operative word.
Clocking in at 117 minutes, "Kings" deals out too much of a good thing, overtaking by a good half-hour such proven hits of the genre as "Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip," "Eddie Murphy Raw" and, more recently, Martin Lawrence's "You So Crazy".
There's also the question of whether the film's four-comics-for-the-price-of-one selling point will sufficiently persuade its niche audience to pay to see what they might feel they can regularly see on BET and HBO. More assured, however, is a strong performance on video.
The group certainly knows how to put on an entertaining show that generates substantial tear-producing laughter. And there's a discernible bit of Pryor in each of them.
Affable emcee Harvey plays the exasperation card, venting at rappers and dumb criminals and delivering a particularly hysterical bit about the hypothetical behavior of passengers aboard the Titanic.
Quick-witted Hughley keeps the observational quips going at a fast clip and likes to mess with the audience. Cedric the Entertainer lives up to his crowd-pleasing name with a generous sampling of song and character impressions. And confrontational Mac, a self-described road rat and master of the slow burn, isn't afraid to say the kinds of things most folks would never dare say out loud.
Needless to say, all four share a fondness for a certain 12-letter word situated high atop the Pryor lexicon, one that begins with an "m" and ends with an "r" -- and we're not talking "manufacturer."
Lee, meanwhile, working with his frequent collaborator, cinematographer Malik Sayeed, keeps it real by shooting on digital video and allowing the camera to work the room while remaining unobtrusive.
And thanks to Harvey's unapologetically old-school stance, there are plenty of vintage '70s musical cues featuring the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire, Ohio Players and Lenny Williams, not to mention a terrific sound mix that places the viewer front row center.
But while no performer likes getting the red light, "Kings" chooses to ignore the old showbiz adage about always leaving 'em wanting more. Almost two hours later, ain't nobody demanding an encore.
THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY
Paramount
MTV Films and Latham Entertainment present
a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production
A Spike Lee Joint
Director: Spike Lee
Producers: Walter Latham, David Gale, Spike Lee
Executive producer: Van Toffler
Director of photography: Malik Sayeed
Production designer: Wynn P. Thomas
Editor: Barry Alexander Brown
Executive music producer: Alex Steyermark
Color/stereo
Performers: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
Running time -- 117 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 8/14/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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