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Great show concept exploring histories of various religions of L.A. characters pushes OUT gay muslim issues for an actor
http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail.asp?id=17923

in July with the Cookbook
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&e=3&u=/ap/20050629/ap_en_mu/music_missy_elliott

Read a great op-ed by Andrew Rasiej that featured a petition for NYC wiring the schools, if not city, so we can keep up with our neighbors, and further the reach of high-speed Internet in the Metro. (Won’t this come in some way from W’s mandate? Though $600/yr plus computers, desk, etc. for those $truggling seems crazee

Where’s the all-star lineup for Jam & Lewis? Hmmm…. OR maybe it’s because of it being writer’s oriented, not so public profile?

Love reading that Fantasia is a Force in concert

This writeup about last night’s BET Awards is rather on point
my takes: John Legend pleasantly surprised me. Stevie Wonder ho-hummed me.
Mary J. Blige brightened my screen and evening - not just cuz she’s got blonde locks. Will over-ego’d and Jada showed up to little on stage. (The Mr & Mrs Smith interludes amused me.) Bob Johnson mofo’d and over-ego’d Will (maybe cuz he’s worth at least 10x as much?).

Teena Marie tributed Rick James with funky freshness (if somewhat too poetically). Tito Jackson thanked like a dignitary, which I found rather wonderful, appropriately brief & understated, and unsolicited yet welcome.

Gladys outclassed them all with her acceptance to us (not exclusively to a bunch of people we’re not familiar with), and her three song performance. I do want to see her live. (She reminded me to see Natalie Cole too.) * Sheia E. flowed in this LEVEL such that the music was above the featured rapper (T.I.?) for me.

Special to Usher: WATCH YOUR BACK! Omarion took me back to some Michael Jackson shit with those gorgeous fluid moves AND smartly block choreography. (Michael, you may want to call Omarion for some special live event or video, since he’s clearly more your dancing heir than Usher.) [OK, Usher, if it helps I think you sing better, and sense you've your own creative visions.]

yes, race will definitely be part of the popular discussion now… right?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050628/ap_en_tv/winfrey_black_shoppers;_ylt=Ar9P4pJfGXPw9cdqasMxwUYnHL8C;_ylu=X3oDMTA3YXYwNDRrBHNlYwM3NjI-

Old news, I know; yeah for Google. Seems that [Emil] “Wilbekin Leaves Vibe Ventures for Clothing Line”

“Emil Wilbekin, the former editor of Vibe magazine who left last year to run Vibe Ventures, ditched the company altogether yesterday to join Marc Ecko as head of development for Ecko’s clothing line,” the New York Post reported Friday.

“Wilbekin will also serve on the editorial board of Complex magazine in addition to overseeing the development of television, books, entertainment and video development projects for Marc Ecko Enterprises. ‘After 12 years, it is time for a change,’ Wilbekin told us.”

5,1 * -Death * I listen wisely * moon Ari; Ven & Mer Leo; Sun transits natal Moon * new song, cousin to Joe’s “More & More”

dream including guns gratitously in movies, in life

gay subject matter to appear in one of the most expensive Egyptian films ever, ‘The Yacoubian Building’
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4508427

Terry McMillian gets more fodder from her ‘groove’ husband who turns out to be gay. (or is this staged for a setup to a megahit book and movie?!)
http://rodonline.typepad.com/rodonline/2005/06/stella_got_her_.html