Human Interest
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson Needed Room at the White House To Let His ‘Nuts Hang’ (Audio)
January 28, 2013
Every man needs pants. Every man needs room in his pants. That’s how we order ’em… with room… preferably EXTRA room for comfort when carrying money and such. President Lyndon B. Johnson, being a man, was no different. He needed room in his pants – for his money, for his KNIFE, and for his NUTS! Hahahahaaaaaa!
Listen closely. Was that a big belch? Haaa! Man, the Prez was rough cut back in the day. Joe Haggar tailor-made slacks – cut for Presidential comfort since the 1960s.
(And yes, that really is the President’s voice, a recording off the White House phone line.)
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The Real Wu-Tang: New York’s Shaolin Warrior Monk (Video)
January 24, 2013
(Video Courtesy: The Atlantic)
Shi Yan Ming has been in some action movies; but he is more colorful (and astonishing) in real life. At age five, he began training in the ancient Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan Province. He defected to the States in 1992, eventually founding USA Shaolin Temple in NYC, where he teaches philosophy and martial arts to kids and celebrities alike. What’s more, when interviewed for a documentary series (New Yorkers), the directors discovered a Wu Tang symbol in his studio… yeah, that Wu Tang symbol… as Yan Ming has RZA as one of his students. Check out the brief video expo on Yan Ming above.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Videos | Tags: Meet New York City's Shaolin Warrior Monk, Monk, NEW YORK CITY, NYC, Shaolin, Warrior | No Comments »
The Wall Street Journal’s Interview with The Game (Video)
January 24, 2013
Jayceon Taylor, also known as The Game, has has things going well – the album, “Jesus Piece” and the reality show. Now, as he and his manager Dontay “Taydoe” Kidd try to take his career even more mainstream (expanding on recent success to expand his brand). The interview with the Wall Street Journal (in the video above) shows interviewer Lee Hawkins driving conversation on and with The Game, with Taydoe, and producer DJ Skee. Topics include The Game’s journey to success, what it will take to transition from rap persona to business mogul, ongoing rivalries with rappers, and the possibilities of resolving the rift between him and his former crew, G-Unit. By the way, you know we posted the link to The Game’s album already, right?
Posted in Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Videos | Tags: DJ Skee, Dontay, Jayceon Taylor, Jesus Piece, Kidd, Lee Hawkins, Taydoe, The Game, Wall Street Journal | No Comments »
Man Builds Full-Size Replica of Train… In His BASEMENT (Video)
January 23, 2013
Talk about living out a boyhood dream. This man built a full-size replica of a train car in his basement. All aboard! Jason Shron recently completed the painstaking work involved in building a full-size replica train carriage in his basement.
– Time Newsfeed
Nice. It’s nothing like the real thing though. To Shron, in the ways that matter, it’s better:
“It’s where I feel most at peace. Especially when it’s hurtling along at 85mph with the snow and rain pelting down outside — it’s the perfect place to be.â€
Who’s Coming With Me? To Take a Free Course at Stanford! (Video)
January 22, 2013
#$%! it! I’m doing this! Either you know, or will come to know, that I am a proud lifelong scholar and two-time (two-time) graduate of The University of Alabama. A state school. Can I handle coursework from the vaunted Stanford University? I’m about to find out! You can, too… for FREE. But I don’t want you to see this as a hook-up. View it as a challenge…CHALLENGE! Let’s do this. I’m asking and hollering like Jerry Maguire: Who’s coming with me?!?
The course ‘Introduction to Logic’ – by Associate Professor Michael Genesereth from Stanford University – will be offered free of charge to everyone on the Coursera platform. Sign up at http://www.coursera.org/course/intrologic
– @ojones1
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R.I.P. James Hood, First Black Man to Enroll at The University of Alabama (Video)
January 19, 2013
I just learned that an often under-recognized civil rights figure has passed. My eternal respect and thanks to you, Mr. James Hood. Because of the courageous steps you and Vivian Malone took into Foster Auditorium long ago, I was allowed to walk the halls and earn two degrees from The University of Alabama decades later. Many of those young men who took the field to reclaim the NCAA Football Championship this year owe their right to do so to you and a faithful few who saw the battle for our civil rights through in those tough times.
R.I.P. Mr. Hood. Roll Tide!
– @ojones1
Special thanks to Vkoot for the YouTube post embedded above. See bonus video that puts the clip above into perspective after the jump.
Posted in Cover Story, History, Human Interest, News, Television, Videos | Tags: Civil Rights, James Hood, R.I.P. James Hood, Stand in the School House Door, University of Alabama, Vivian Malone | 1 Comment »
Biggie’s Daughter T’yanna Wallace Revists Her Father’s Old Brooklyn Neighborhood (Video)
January 18, 2013
Global Grind TV interviews with the Biggie’s (aka Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace) eldest child. She is now a student at Penn State University; into fashion…NOT rap. That’s okay though, as she clearly has her own lane and seems comfortable in her skin. On a tour of Poppa’s old stomping grounds, the clip above celebrates B.I.G.’s life and impact on Hip-Hop and folks in it… while giving us a good look at T’yanna and her future outlook. Good feel good video.
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Big Boi Talks About What He Might Have Been: Kid Shrink, Coke Kingpin, Comic Collector (Video)
January 15, 2013
In this Fuse TV ‘Intimate Interview,’ Big Boi talks about some revealing stuff… why he doesn’t have many scars today (too damn poor as a kid to even have a bike to fall off). And he touches on some sweet memories…. like dorky collections he had as a kid. But he manages to keep it ultra light; no sob stories. In fact, the reflective & at times ‘sad’ piano music used in this interview is hilarious in itself…Hahaaa!
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Posted in Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Videos | Tags: Big Boi, Child Psychologist, Cocaine Kingpin, Comics Collector, Fuse TV, Intimate Interview | No Comments »
Brazil’s ‘Working Girls’ Adapt to Survive: Learning English For The 2014 World Cup & Olympics (Video)
January 14, 2013
Hey, if the customer is always right, you better know what he is telling you… to do! Right? Well, it doesn’t matter whether you agree. According to the news video above, Brazil’s prostitutes have already stepped up their game – enrolling in classes to help them understand and speak English in advance of the World Cup. Talk to ’em, daddy! They understand your needs… for real now.
Man Finds iPhone Thief Using New School App Then Gives Him An Old School Beatdown (Video)
January 11, 2013
WOWWWW! Okay, DON’T take things that do not belong to you. Dude should have known better. He does now, after catching a fresh ass whuppin behind that. Now, imagine if that fight was over an iPhone5. Damn. Guess it was that serious to him. Finding a smartphone thief and beating him down in a video… There’s an app for that? Yeah. It’s called Find My iPhone. Watch the news video above. Extended video of the incident below.
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Cassidy – “Condom Style PSA” (Video)
January 10, 2013
When Cassidy released his freestyle parody of Korean rapper PSY’s globally popular “Gangnam Style” song I wasn’t feeling it at all, but I greatly appreciated the message & intended purpose in which Cassidy was doing it was for. The good people over at Condom-Nation obviously felt the same way as they’ve linked with Cassidy for this public service announcement video promoting safe sex. Check out the clip in which they hand out free condoms in the greater Los Angeles area & have fun reminding people to wrap it up. Now Stroke Em Condom Style! Haha
DOWNLOAD: CASSIDY – CONDOM STYLE
Posted in Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Music, Videos | Tags: Cassidy, CONDOM NATION, CONDOM STYLE, GANGNAM STYLE, PSY, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, SAFE SEX | No Comments »
Detroit Firefighter Wears Helmet Cam Into Burning Buildings (Video)
January 8, 2013
Drama… Bad assness… reality TV… at the same damn time! Can it be done? Uh… yeah. Check out how this Detroit firefighter accomplishes just that by strapping on a helmet cam… and taking the fight to the fire on film! Watch and experience the action in first person. The firefighter edited a years worth of video & put it all into this 8 minute highlight reel with music by Eminem as the backing soundtrack.
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‘Mayan Doomsday 2012’…NASA Knew It Wouldn’t Happen (Video)
December 27, 2012
C’mon… you’ve been watching “The Walking Dead” on AMC… you peeped the movie trailers for “World War Z” and “After Earth”… You cannot tell me that along with those visions of sugarplums dancing in your head… you hadn’t thought about what might happen on 12/21/2012 (the day the world was supposed to end).
Okay, you don’t have to admit it. After all, you have the luxury of being here today saying “I knew it all along.” NASA’s and other scientists took a stand on this craziness before the so-called Doomsday date arrived.
‘…there was never evidence that the Maya culture predicted the end of the world on 12/21/12 . In fact, there are Mayan texts that refer to time periods beyond 2012.’
– Anthological archeologist Sonja Schwake
NASA made a video about it. Wanna see it? Click above.
– @ojones1
Posted in Cover Story, History, Human Interest, News, Technology, Videos | Tags: 12/21/12, 12/21/2012, 2012, December 21, Doomsday, End of the World, Mayan, Mayan Calendar, Mayans, NASA | 1 Comment »
Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose Discuss Going Natural With Their Baby (Video)
December 27, 2012
Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa are having a baby. You knew that. But did you know how? Natural child birth…at home…in the pool…NO DRUGS! Of all the times to go ‘drug-free’. But…Try as I might, I can find nothing to hate on these two about. Terrance J is right, and I agree. I love these guys love. So, here’s to hoping for a healthy, sure-to-be-artistic-and-eclectic baby for the happy couple.
(You know… all this would make for compelling reality TV. But they wouldn’t do that…would they? Heh heh, just watch the clip above.)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Videos | Tags: Amber Rose, Natural Child Birth, Wiz Khalifa | No Comments »
Lupe Fiasco On ‘NBC Nitecap’ (Video)
November 20, 2012
In part 1 of ‘NBC NiteCap’ Peter Bailey talks with Lupe Fiasco about the business of Hip-Hop, perspectives on Hip-Hop’s conscious side vs. ‘ignorant’ content, the influence of other music genres on Hip-Hop, views on real wealth, and much more. Make sure you check out part 2 of the interview below as they delve into the difference between being a ‘rapper’ and being an ‘artist,’ on the influence of today’s Hip-Hop on young fans, and more.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Television, Videos | Tags: Lupe Fiasco, NBC Nitecap, Part 1, Part 2, People Die Behind What You Say, There's Wealth In Other Avenues | No Comments »
Andre 3000 Speaks On Outkast, Collaborating With T.I., & The Movember Campaign (Video)
November 16, 2012
Been a long time coming… two of the South’s premier rappers, T.I. and Andre 3000, gang up on a track entitled “Sorry.” Dope! Of course, Andre speaks on that, Outkast, and several other matters of importance; including raising awareness for prostate cancer (the “Movember” cause for the month). Good clip. Click above and watch.
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Wanted: Black Female Hackers #BlackHack
November 1, 2012
Think of a relatively small subset of the population – like Black people in the United States.
(It’s okay. This post is not ‘racial’; more like post-racial.)
Okay, now whittle that subgroup down… to Black women in the U.S. Then narrow the group to U.S. Black women who are programmers or software developers and… um… where’d everyone go? Get it? The number is small. Understandably, the few there are might feel all alone. Well… until now. Coming up is the #BlackHack: a hack-a-thon for Black women programmers put on by Black Girls Hack.
The event – expected to bring 100 Black women developers and entrepreneurs together – will take place in Atlanta on November 16 and 17 (very soon). Mailchimp has signed on to be primary sponsor for the #BlackHack.
So… looking for women with brains who are about their business, are you? A’ight then.
Read more at “Black Girls Hack creates #blackhack: a hackathon for black women programmers” (full article)
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Comedy: Internets Celebrities Investigate ‘Cuffing Season’ (Video)
October 12, 2012
Yoooo! Never had a name for it…until now! Cuffing Season! Hahaaaa. It’s getting chilly out there folks, now that the Fall is upon us here in the States. The popular belief is that folks are finding – and holding onto – that special someone these days…at least to keep warm through Fall and Winter. Internets Celebrities (Dallas Penn and Rafi Kam) aim to test Cuffing Season theory. Here’s what the team had to say:
‘The hot “skin was showing” summer was Jumpoff Season, with casual hookups as far as the eye could see. But as summer winds down to a close, it’s in our very nature to begin preparations for the cold months ahead. The high holidays are meant to be spent with loved ones, or at least a warm body. Join the Internets Celebrities on a field assignment to find out if Cuffing Season is real.’
Posted in Comedy, Human Interest, Videos | Tags: Cuffing Season, Dallas Penn, Internet's Celebrities, InternetsCelebrities, Rafi Kam | 3 Comments »
Chinese Hospitals Introduce New ‘Sperm Extraction’ Machines (Video)
September 27, 2012
Hahahaaaaaa! GET THE F*** OUTTA HERE! See, I tried to read this with an open mind… for real. Then I realized the article was pulling my… leg… when I got to the part of the writeup that referred to this “technological innovation” for extracting a sperm donation as a “hands-free goo-getting gadget” (WTF)! Science gone silly in this post. Full article linked after the jump. Read it if you want. Take it how you want. But what you want to do now… is click and watch the ‘flick’ above. HILARIOUS!
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Palestine Vs. Israel: Against The Wall (Mini-Documentary)
September 26, 2012
Many of you may not fully understand what’s going on between Palestine & Israel & maybe Black Star’s (Yasiin Bey x Talib Kweli) recent performance in Los Angeles may have encouraged you to learn more. The staff at VICE just released this mini-documentary in a series of parts to try to bring a better understanding of what’s going on today that that region. Check it out. Very interesting in many ways. Additional parts to the mini-documentary below….
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Posted in Cover Story, Human Interest, News, Videos | Tags: Against The Wall, Documentary, International, Palestine vs. Israel, Politics, renegade jewish settlers | No Comments »
