We’ve made it. In over 24 hours St. Charles will be filled with thousands of parade goers as Oshun and Cleopatra rolls towards the Central Business District. Over the past month you’ve read tips on how to enjoy your first Mardi Gras. And while there’s probably a lot of things that I left out, it’s … Continue reading 50 Things Every First Time Mardi Gras Goer Should Know (Part 5 of 5)
It’s not about the destination, but the journey.
What happens when you add John Wick to the Adjustment Bureau?
The phrase “Blue Eyed Soul” has existed for quite awhile, all the way back to The Righteous Brothers in the mid-60s. The term is used to describe white soul or R&B artists and their music. I made this playlist awhile ago but I feel like the 10th anniversary of Adele’s debut album, “19”, is the … Continue reading [Playlist Monday]: Blue Eyes, White Dragon
We’re at the home stretch of my Mardi Gras series, which means we’re getting to the good stuff regarding tips on things to do and not do while you’re here. 20. The best way to get beads is by bringing a sign Rae Cote, a friend of this blog, sent me a few examples … Continue reading 50 Things Every First Time Mardi Gras Goer Should Know (Part 4 of 5)
The XFL is trying to latch onto the same core audience as the NFL instead of expanding to demographics they don’t know how to promote
There is an adage that states “I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place.” Many of us can relate and it appears that Jefferson Pierce’s superpower has him wedged right there. The proverbial rock being his family. His job is to protect them, keep them safe, love them more than anyone else. There should … Continue reading #BlackLightning – “Lawanda: The Book of Hope” Recap
So far in this series you’ve read about things such as never jumping on parade floats, who to call when your ass gets in trouble during Mardi Gras, as well as some fun facts. Today’s column highlights tips 30-21 30. Always carry a portable charger. In 2015, when I came for the first weekend … Continue reading 50 Things Every First Time Mardi Gras Goer Should Know (Part 3 of 5)
And then there were four…
I’m not one to make bold, grand assertations on the fly, but this is absolutely necessary
Ten years years later, Breaking Bad is still the greatest TV show of all time.
At some point in time, no matter how anti-electronics you are, you’re going to sit your child in front of a TV so you can clean the house or get some work done. I’m here to help you find what you’ll tolerate.
Sky: Trying to break down a series as good as Breaking Bad down to 10 episodes is no easy task but in the world of “best of” lists being comprised out of every trivial thing in the world, who are we to not do one on the this show’s 10th anniversary. Before I begin, let … Continue reading Breaking Bad: Greatest Hits
In the first installment of this series, you learned about fishing nets, dark alleys, and avoiding the shithole that is the McDonalds on Canal Street. Today’s installment includes things about football, signs, and the like. 40. It’s roll, not march While I was writing this, I asked a friend why we say roll instead of … Continue reading 50 Things Every First Time Mardi Gras Goer Should Know (Part 2 of 5)
I was shocked when I discovered the CW would not only develop a black superhero show but place him outside of the Arrowverse to thrive on his own. Of course, many thought this show would be the conduit for a future Static Shock and many others thought Black Lightning is the current iteration of Virgil … Continue reading Meet #BlackLightning: The CW’s Electrifying New Show
If you’ve been following this site long enough, you know I’m not the usual music review guy, but every once in a while, I borrow Ronnie’s oversized cap and wax poetic about music. The project I’m reviewing comes to us from a Philadelphia rapper named Internal Rhyme. The title comes from Israeli rocket alerts where … Continue reading 15 Seconds EP Review @Internal_Rhyme and Digital Crates
When the clock struck midnight on January 6th in New Orleans, it meant one thing and one thing only, the start of Carnival season. With the help of my Twitter followers and a few other folks, I decided to create a list of 50 things first time Mardi Gras goers should know when they come … Continue reading 50 Things Every First Time Mardi Gras Goer Should Know (Part 1 of 5)
Wildcard Weekend wasn’t as mid as people wanted to make it, the only the Jaguars/Bills game was snoozable, and even then it was great if you liked defense and watching Nathan Peterman end the season the way Scott McDermott had been begging for (should’ve put Webb in). Panthers put up more of a fight than … Continue reading NFL Divisional Round Preview and Staff Predictions
The crew is back for another week to give their unique take on the culture. Happy New Year! This week they discuss new years resolutions and why people give it a bad rap, Interracial dating, dating down, the H&M controversy, National Championship Game and more! As always follow us on Twitter and IG: @TheGPGPodcast! Subscribe … Continue reading The GPG Podcast Episode 40: Sign of the Times
Cutting the cord has a constant conversation since the emergence of streaming services. If you’re anything like I was, I’m sure you’re hesitant to give up good ol’ cable. You think you need 150+ channels but you really don’t You think streaming services may be unreliable but they’ve proven otherwise so far. Taking that first … Continue reading My Cordcutting Experience: Tips and Tricks for a Smooth Transition
If you’re not familiar with Short Film Sundays, it’s a product of Issa Rae’s YouTube channel where she presents a new short film by a different creator every Sunday. This Sunday, the short film was “Last Looks”. We posted this because it’s starring DCIP guest and friend of the blog Baron Ahmon (@BaronAhmon). Check it … Continue reading #ShortFilmSundays Presents: Last Looks
Nov. 21, 1998. Playstation has been running strong and rumors of a Sega console have been looming. Nintendo’s fifth generation console, the Nintendo 64, had initially done well, but with a lack of strong 3rd party support, it needed a major boost in order to maintain the momentum that Playstation had been carrying since its … Continue reading Nostalgia Ultra: 1998 in Gaming, 20 Years Later – Legend of Zelda, US Pokemon Release
In the almost ten years I’ve been on Twitter, there’s been four major sport communities that I’ve found fascinating. There’s Egg Bowl Twitter, which features the fans of both Mississippi State and Ole Miss, which is more venomous than what I’ve seen from Iron Bowl Twitter. Braves Twitter, which I enjoyed pissing off during their … Continue reading What makes Saints Twitter tick?
featured image is courtesy FanSided Ladies and Gentlemen, we have arrived. The 2017 regular season has come to a close and the 12 finalists for the Lombardi trophy have been announced with the final three slots being determined on Sunday. As mentioned previously, the Bills have ended the league’s longest playoff drought with Cincinnati’s shocking … Continue reading NFL Wildcard Weekend Preview and Staff Predictions
13-0. Every single game on their schedule, they won. Including a matchup against a Big10 Football program and despite an ACC game being cancelled due to weather. They won every single game on their schedule including beating Top 25 Memphis TWICE and beating an Auburn team that has beat the true National Champion and Runner-Up. … Continue reading I’m sorry, is UCF NOT supposed to be proud?
The BarberShop Crew is back for the new year! Featuring AJ and @HelenofTroy AJ talks personal matters, Onesie talks about her codeword for …..AHEM…. Subscribe to the Barbershop Podcast iTunes. Follow The Crew on Twitter @BarbershopPod
The final week of the 2017 regular season ended exactly as it should have: with mass confusion and nothing making sense. It’s not all negative though: the Bills ended their longtime playoff drought thanks to Andy Dalton forgetting he was Andy Dalton and throwing a game winning Touchdown pass on 4th and 12. The Browns … Continue reading Final NFL Regular Season Power Rankings – Breakup Songs Edition
On September 12, 1987, Pope John Paul II made a pilgrimage to New Orleans as part of his trip to the United States. The visit, which marked the first time a sitting Pope visited the Crescent City, included worship at St. Louis Cathedral as well as a visit to Xavier University to speak on education … Continue reading Katie, Kamara and the year of the miracle in New Orleans
Wow, what a year. My list for 2016 was pretty challenging, or so I thought. 2017 blew the previous year out the water. I intended for this list to be “The 17 Best Movies of 2017” but my list ended up being 25. By my guesstimation, I watched 50-60 this year. Half of them were … Continue reading The Best Movies of 2017
Since these are the last set of NFL rankings for 2017 (Week 17 will be posted next week…which is 2018), I figured I would recap a few things that blew up in 2017 that probably need to stay there. Tier #6: Salt Bae #32. Cleveland Browns – I understand why people think Hue Jackson should … Continue reading Week 16 Power Rankings: Things we need to leave in 2017 edition
Just one week remains on the NFL schedule, and a very muddied playoff picture is starting to become a little more clear. The Jaguars, Patriots, Steelers, Chiefs, Saints, Vikings, Eagles, Rams and Panthers have all clinched a playoff spot, leaving only 3 spots remaining between the two conferences. The front-runners for those spots are the … Continue reading Lombardi or Bust: Every remaining team’s path to Super Bowl 52
Hopefully, your Christmas was pretty merry. Now that we’re on the other side of December 25th, it’s time to start wrapping this year up. First, I’ll like to focus on my favorite TV shows of the year. I watch a lot of TV. In years past, this list was pretty easy to form. I’m not … Continue reading Best of 2017: My Favorite TV Shows
Last week on this very blog and of course, our Twitter account, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Lupe Fiasco’s “The Cool” by naming our favorite tracks from one of the best hip hop albums of 2007. Due to the fact that we only have five days left in 2017, I decided to use this … Continue reading Anniversaries of Albums We May Have Missed Out On in 2017
According to our dear friend Daniel Webster, the word “rivalry” is derived from the Latin word rivallis. The word, first used almost 400 years before the Superdome was built, was a word used to describe bodies of water. Eventually, as time went on, the word evolved from being about water to a favorite word for … Continue reading Yes, Virginia, This One’s Huge
Episode 7 kicks off with a flashback…which is kind of the norm at this point, of Chase’s parents in college. Victor is kicking game to his future wife by discussing time travel and some scientific jargon that I’m not smart enough figure out. That scene is followed by a small flash forward to the birth … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 7: Refeaction Recap
I’m going to quote my own tweet here, is that appropriate? Is that arrogant or something? Buddy pulled out a piece of paper folded hamburger style and I have questions https://t.co/fHwj2ON9ZV — Mr. Thanksgiving (Turkey SZN) (@EagleEye1906) December 18, 2017 I don’t think I’ve ever been left more confused in a 5-hour timespan than I … Continue reading Week 15 Power Rankings – Inappropriate Units of Measurement
“Let the past die. Kill it if you have to”
If there’s one thing you know about this site, it’s that we love to remember dope albums on their anniversaries and we (most of us) are fans of Lupe Fiasco. Today, I get to do two of those things at once. December 18, 2007, 1 year and 3 months after his debut, Lupe Fiasco dropped … Continue reading Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool: 10 Years Later
The crew is back for another week to give their unique take on the culture. This week we talk about the recent Atlanta mayoral election, Draya’s unorthodox parenting methods, the rise of Bitcoin, Quavo vs. Joe Budden and more! As always follow us on Twitter and IG: @TheGPGPodcast! Follow the crew on Twitter: The GPG … Continue reading The GPG Podcast Ep. 37 – Think About The Kids
Mr. Robot theory heat index: Angela/Ms. Robot – cold as Alaska Whiterose’s alternate reality – mild Angela Moss-Price – HOT HOT HOT The finale of Mr. Robot took time to answer a few questions while recentering the show. I’ll be speaking about this episode in a broad sense of what it means for the … Continue reading “I Wanted to Save the World”: #MrRobot eps3.9_shutdown-r Recap
I have been very entertained by the new coaching hires in college football this year. Hires coming out of nowhere, hires that we predicted and hires that made us say “Wait…WHAT?” With that being said, here is how I would grade each hire so far this college football season. The grades will be based on … Continue reading College Football Coaching Hires: THE GRADES PART I
The episode starts off with a flashback of The Wilders and their mysterious business partner/creepy wrinkly skinned dude after Geoffrey gets out of prison. Basically they’re explaining how they came to get the mansion they live in for free. Small flash forward to the Pride’s first meeting and sacrifice of the first teenager. The parents … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 6: Metamorphosis Recap
Aye mane Terrance Howard was supposed to be in the new Fast and Furious mane, because of that Twitter had some fun mane. So that’s how I’m categorizing these rankings mane. Enjoy mane. Tier #6: “The force ain’t gone just be wit you… you gotta WONT that shit mayne.. you gotta feel that shit mayne” … Continue reading NFL Week 15 Power Rankings – Eli Maynening Edition
We’ve really got some elitist views in the Democratic party, and we need to fix that to have a chance moving forward. I’m so serious.
It still doesn’t really feel like the NBA season yet, ’cause football. There’s still time to rank these guys, so here we go. If you missed Tier 1 and Tier 2, the links are attached. Reminder of how we rank ’em. A+ Level: The Cream of the Crop in the NBA. A special player that wills his … Continue reading The Official KWC Starting PGs Tiers List: Part 3
“Can’t force an agenda. You have to inspire one”
It’s Jordan’s turn to tell y’all why 6 teams is a good idea
“Real fast, shake it, shake it real fast, PUT YO HANDS ON YO KNEES pop it, pop it, real fast” – Dee Jay
Episode 5 starts off with a flashback of Geoffrey Wilder in prison (with some horrible wig on) 18 years before the series started. While in prison, he is met with a generous proposition from a mysterious man in a suit (always a good thing, right?). The man wants to buy a piece of land in … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways Episode 5: Kingdom Recap
Millenials ruin everything. They ruin department stores, online shopping, craft beer (still skeptical about this one), the housing market, the job market. If given a chance, Millenials will even ruin a search for a missing person? TBS’ Search Party is exactly that. It’s a show with a ridiculously simple premise that manages to poke fun … Continue reading Watch #SearchParty: The Show for Millenials Who Suck At Everything
On this day, 48 years ago, a child would become known as the greatest rapper ever was born. He was conceived by Gloria Carter and Adnis Reeves, who made love under the sycamore tree. At 10 pounds when he was born, he miraculously did not cause his mother any pain during labor. Shawn Corey Carter, … Continue reading But Did You Lose 92 Bricks?
“How come, I wonder? Cause there ain’t no God and the whole world’s empty and it doesn’t matter what we do to each other?”
Nobody likes classicism except the people in the upper crust.
Nobody likes underdogs except the people who want a feel good story.
Somehow, somewhere, there should be an inbetween.
“In the end, humans actually persevere”
“There was an idea. To bring together a group of remarkable people. To see if we could become something more. So when they needed us, we could fight the battles. That they never could.”
As you’d expect with an ongoing series, Episode 4 of Runaways picks up where episode 3 left off. Our motley crew of teens is still hard at work trying to figure out what is going on with their parents and what it is they saw. Episode 3 ended with the body is Destiny, a teen from the … Continue reading #MarvelsRunaways: Episode 4 recap “Fifteen”
Tier #6: Butch Jones will make us Champions of Life! #32. Cleveland Browns – I continue to not have words for how bad this team is. #31. San Francisco 49ers – Pretty trash to cheer Beathard getting hurt. I don’t care how bad he is, that isn’t okay man. #30. New York Giants – Eli … Continue reading NFL Week 13 Power Rankings – University of Tennessee Stages of Grief Edition
It’s been about a month, but they’re finally back. The Barbershop Crew talks Jennifer Hudson, Iron Bowl and The Ball Family
The crew is back for another week to give their unique take on the culture. This week is a special Holiday edition of the podcast. They discuss Thanksgiving food, Lavar Ball on CNN, Trump on Roy Moore, the death of Lil Peep and the drug culture in today’s music. We also break down the concept … Continue reading The GPG Podcast Ep. 36 – Home for the Hoelidays
In term’s of Disney’s handling of anything Marvel related, you know one thing: they’re going to make sure something Marvel related will be available on everything. From the dark Netflix-verse to, Agents of SHIELD, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone that they’d eventually put something on Hulu. That something is a TV series based … Continue reading Marvel’s: The Runaways #Threecap
Monday, November 20, rock musician and culture vulture masquerading as a hip-hop artist, Austin Post aka Post Malone made waves when he stated in an interview that “fans looking for real shit” avoid hip-hop music. This was a shock to many in the hip-hop community as one of the bigger stars among the new crop of … Continue reading I’m Not Mad at Post Malone
“Your revolution was only allowed to happen because it was bought and paid for by people like them.”
First off, apologies for not posting a recap last week. I was a bit under the weather. Last week’s episode was light on story but filled with visual goodies. It was an Emmy’s-bait episode but I’m totally not saying that in a bad way. It’s a testament to the amazing work this show does behind … Continue reading #MrRobot: Eps3.5_kill-process.inc Recap
Nothing was the same
insert crying emojis Oh man. I can’t reiterate enough times just how stupid this move was. I don’t even have the words honestly. For as mid as the Chargers have been, there is one thing they can do consistently: pressure QBs and create turnovers. There’s one thing Tyrod DOESN’T do: turn the football over. So … Continue reading LMAOOOOO @BuffaloBills
“You haven’t posted power rankings in..” Mind your business. I’ll post when I please. I owe Alex an apology, cause I laughed when he said that his Eagles would in the NFC East. Right now he looks to be right by a mile, and I don’t see anyone in their division catching them. Let’s countdown. … Continue reading KWC NFL Sporadic Power Rankings – Week 10
The B- to B+ section of the best NBA point guards. Where’s your favorite?
Thought I should also go over some other unique betting strategies that you can use to help increase your winnings through parlays and teasers. Parlays These are multi-game bets that normally help improve your payout but the catch here is that every game you add to that bet has to win or push for you … Continue reading Ticket Tips: Parlays & Teasers
nobody really ever talks about how "Poison" by Bel Biv Devoe is about Chlamydia — Responsiboring (@Pattric) October 21, 2016 So, last year, friend of the site @Pattric, set twitter ablaze with one of his many truths about a beloved song. Patt surmised that the song “Poison” by New Jack Swing trio, and New Edition … Continue reading Was BBD Singing About An STD on “Poison”?: a KWC Investigative report
November 6, 2007 marks the ten-year anniversary of American Gangster. I’ll be discussing why this album is now my second favorite of his catalog.
The crew is back for another week to give their unique take on the culture. This week they get into DJ Envy’s snapchat mess, Cardi B getting engaged, FBI investigations, Kevin Spacey, Eskimo Siblings and more! As always follow up on Twitter and IG: @TheGPGPodcast
If ANYBODY gonna get the clicks off this it’s gonna be two of her homeboys and Ron
“Whatever he does, it’s not me”
Usually the NFL’s trade deadline is a bore, but to quote Lee Corso: “NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND”
No one who has been emasculated by crushing or cutting may enter the assembly of the Lord – Deuteronomy 23:1 Forget everything I said last week, this show is back in my good graces. This episode even makes episode 2 more relevant. There aren’t any fancy hacks in this episode. No push-pull scenes between Mr. Robot/Elliot. … Continue reading #MrRobot Eps3.2legacy.so Recap: Gods Among Us
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