Like some dirt in your potato soup? Eating dirt is not a new thing. In the form known as "pica," pregnant women and children have historically consumed dirt, clay, and rocks in places as far-flung as Malawi, India, and Mississippi. In Hindu scripture, Krishna is said to have eaten earth, and so it ... More >>
Ashton and Demi and Sex Trafficking
"Hello, my name is Mgabe Ungabwe, and I am your humble servant, an everyday solicitor in Malawi, Africa. My father sadly just passed away from esophagal cancer and as a result I need to redeem his fortune of $22 million, all bequeathed to me, as per Malawian trust.
Last year, Malawian pop singer Esau Mwamwaya and the production duo Radioclit linked up for Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit Are the Very Best, a marvel of a mixtape that ran through versions of everything from Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" to M.I.A.'s "Boyz." The tape reflected a deep fam ... More >>
"Madonna doesn't have an altruistic bone in her body," states a friend of mine, flatly. "She's the most use-people-and-spit-them out type of driven manipulator in history." Point taken--but let's be uncharacteristically kind for a second. Maybe that was the old Madonna. Perhaps maturity and longtim ... More >>
The Sex and the City movie made bundles of cash last year, so when a followup film was announced, it was about as shocking as the release of a new Harry Potter flick. But since then, the world has plunged even deeper into all kinds of turmoil and despair, and I have to wonder how relevant the stor ... More >>
Adam Sammler Chifundo "Mercy" James will not become Chifundo "Mercy" James Ciccone, as it turns out. A Malawian judge just said no to Madonna's attempt to pick up the fabulous vintage four-year-old handbag--I mean the fabulous four-year old orphan girl--because the pop superstar hasn't lived in Mal ... More >>
If you want them to buy it, make it free
Rev up your eyeballs as we trip through the year's best
Plus, singer-dancer Chita Rivera, drag queen Linda Simpson, and "Boys Gone Wild" at Mr. Black
Diary of a mad housedress
New York Theatre Workshop's dressed-up solo show does no particular harm
Black U.S. Leaders Also Silent
Paul Theroux Goes Native
Holiday Photo Books, Both Extravagant and Accessible
Catholic Women Blast Sex Abuse and Sexism
What If All the Africans in the World Had a Meeting?
Treating AIDS Without Money
