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Notable Links: “Sammy Davis Jr.”-gate, “America’s Next Top Model”-gate, and Dwayne Johnson as Hercules?

March 3, 2012
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Notable Links: “Sammy Davis Jr.”-gate, “America’s Next Top Model”-gate, and Dwayne Johnson as Hercules?

Dwayne Johnson headshot at theĀ  Tribeca Film Festival, April 25, 2009. Credit: David Shankbone (Creative Commons/Wikipedia) First, I have to say that with all of the links posted, I do not endorse their opinions, whether I agree with them or not. I’m simply providing you with some opinions that are out there. To start...

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Native American model to be on America’s Next Top Model

February 28, 2012
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Native American model to be on America’s Next Top Model

Mariah Watchman. Credit: CWTV According to OregonLive, model Mariah Watchman has been chosen for this year’s America’s Next Top Model season. Watchman grew up on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Pendleton, Oregon and has been modeling since she was 15 years old. This year’s theme for the season is “British Invasion,” pitting several British...

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Lucy Liu to play Watson in the CBS Sherlock Holmes show “Elementary”

February 28, 2012
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Lucy Liu to play Watson in the CBS Sherlock Holmes show “Elementary”

Lucy Liu headshot. No one’s ever heard of a woman Watson before (unless you believe in the theory that Watson from the Sherlock Holmes books was intended to be a woman), but now we will, and not only will Watson be a woman, but she’ll also be a minority. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...

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George Lopez to get back in the sitcom game!

February 27, 2012
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George Lopez to get back in the sitcom game!

George Lopez on Lopez Tonight. Credit: TBS I’ve been feeling like there’s been a hole in the Latino-American entertainment landscape ever since George Lopez’s nighttime talk show, Lopez Tonight was so rudely cancelled by TBS. It was great! I liked that better than Conan, and I like Conan O’Brien’s brand of humor! I was...

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Notable Links: Jeremy Lin, Alabama immigration, and monochromatic Oscar voters

February 25, 2012
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Notable Links: Jeremy Lin, Alabama immigration, and monochromatic Oscar voters

Jeremy Lin, superstar. Credit: nikk_la (Flickr Creative Commons) There has been a lot of stuff going on this week. I’ll highlight three of the things that’s going on this week’s list: Jeremy Lin: I tried to be unbiased about this, but I’m just going to come out and say it–I’m a Lin fan. I...

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Peter Segal to direct live-action “Bleach” film, Masi Oka to produce

February 23, 2012
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Peter Segal to direct live-action “Bleach” film, Masi Oka to produce

Here’s some news that was disconcerting at first, but I might actually think this could be good. According to Latino Review, Peter Segal ( has been tapped to direct the Warner Bros. live-action version of Bleach, a film based on the popular manga and anime about a boy who develops the ability to fight...

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Listen to the (more than likely) final episode of “Secrets of Pan Am”!

February 23, 2012
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Listen to the (more than likely) final episode of “Secrets of Pan Am”!

Credit: SQPN There is one thing I hate about the fact that the season finale of Pan Am was probably the series finale, and that is it spells the end of Secrets of Pan Am. Check out the finale episode of Secrets here! I had a lot of fun chatting with Fr. Roderick, Marsha...

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“Pan Am” recap: Episode 14, “1964″

February 21, 2012
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“Pan Am” recap: Episode 14, “1964″

Laura during the moment when Amanda asked her to be Ted’s mistress. Credit: ABC I’m just getting around to this now, not out of any sentimentality, though. I’ll be glad for a break from the show, whether it will be temporary or permanent. The big thing to note is that the airport is now...

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Notable links: the Linsanity edition

February 20, 2012
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Notable links: the Linsanity edition

Jeremy Lin being interviewed in MSG’s “Jeremy Lin: To the Point”. Screencap: me (video from MSG.com, linked to below) Between the hype, the crazy instances of racism, and the idea of regenerating interest in the NBA, there has been a lot for America and the world to latch onto during this crazy whirlwind called...

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“Smash” recap: “The Callback”

February 19, 2012
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“Smash” recap: “The Callback”

Karen as she tries out for Marilyn in a fantasy scene. Credit: NBC Synopsis (NBC): Ivy and Karen jump through hoops for the brilliant but temperamental director Derek Wills as they pursue the role of a lifetime. Meanwhile, Julia and her husband Frank, are frustrated by the red tape of an international adoption process,...

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Watch the 43rd NAACP Image Awards TONIGHT on NBC

February 17, 2012
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Watch the 43rd NAACP Image Awards TONIGHT on NBC

Credit: Official Facebook page for the NAACP Image Awards Black History Month has been, well, to be frank, the worst this year. With major deaths in the black entertainment community coupled with the increasing feeling of apathy towards the month in general, this has been a pretty lackluster February. The only uplifting parts have...

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Check out my interview with “Khloe and Lamar”‘s Malika Haqq

February 16, 2012
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Check out my interview with “Khloe and Lamar”‘s Malika Haqq

Malika Haqq. Credit: Anderson Group Public Relations Due to my job at ShockYa, I get to talk to a lot of people in the entertainment industry. A few days ago, I had the chance to talk with Malika Haqq, Khloe Kardashian’s best friend and one of the many stars from the E! reality show,...

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