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April 29, 2016
More: http://addictinginfo.org/2016/04/29/the-daily-show-turned-trumps-own-words-into-a-hip-hop-song-and-its-glorious-video/
The Daily Show Turned Trump’s Own Words Into A Hip Hop Song, And It’s Glorious (VIDEO)
Source: Addicting Info
The Daily Show may finally have found a format in which the boastful, bragadocious word soup of Donald Trump actually makes sense: a hip hop video.
One of the shows finest correspondents, Roy Wood Jr., plays Black Trump, in a video which takes Trumps own actual words, and forms them into a song called They Love Me.
To give you you an example of some of the lyrics, pulled straight from Trump speeches and tweets, here are some sample lyrics:
One of the shows finest correspondents, Roy Wood Jr., plays Black Trump, in a video which takes Trumps own actual words, and forms them into a song called They Love Me.
To give you you an example of some of the lyrics, pulled straight from Trump speeches and tweets, here are some sample lyrics:
I was down there at 7/11
Spent almost nothing on my run for president
All the women flirted with me on The Apprentice
If Ivanka werent my daughter, then perhaps Id be dating her
More: http://addictinginfo.org/2016/04/29/the-daily-show-turned-trumps-own-words-into-a-hip-hop-song-and-its-glorious-video/
April 28, 2016
Arena authorities confirmed the name this morning of the new stadium, which is currently under construction in the north end of Detroit's downtown district.
Little Caesars CEO Dave Scrivano says that the world's largest Little Caesars image will be depicted on roof of new arena.
The new arena and entertainment complex is scheduled to open for the 2017-18 season.
The arena will be full of upgrades: five restaurants, seven clubs, a concourse area three times the size of Joe Louis Arenas and several stories of glass enclosing a vibrant, urban experience.
More: http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2016/04/28/red-wings-name-new-arena-little-caesars-arena/83640322/
Who didn't see that one coming!
The arena looks cool, though!
Red Wings name new downtown rink: It's Little Caesars Arena
Source: Freep
Arena authorities confirmed the name this morning of the new stadium, which is currently under construction in the north end of Detroit's downtown district.
Little Caesars CEO Dave Scrivano says that the world's largest Little Caesars image will be depicted on roof of new arena.
The new arena and entertainment complex is scheduled to open for the 2017-18 season.
The arena will be full of upgrades: five restaurants, seven clubs, a concourse area three times the size of Joe Louis Arenas and several stories of glass enclosing a vibrant, urban experience.
More: http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2016/04/28/red-wings-name-new-arena-little-caesars-arena/83640322/
Who didn't see that one coming!

April 28, 2016
Via: http://addictinginfo.org/2016/04/28/barbara-boxer-destroys-carly-fiorina-after-shes-announced-as-ted-cruzs-v-p-tweets/
Lol... Barbara Boxer is trolling Cruz/Fiorina on Twitter:
@TedCruz talks tough on Iran, but his running mate was soft on Iran when she skirted the law to sell them computer parts.
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Slogan idea for the Cruz/Fiorina ticket: Mean & Meaner
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Cruz/Fiorina= a perfect match. He wants to ship immigrants out and shes a champion at shipping jobs out.
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Cruz thinks Fiorina will help in California. Maybe he doesnt know Carly left after she lost by a million votes?
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
I predict that the latest @CarlyFiorina merger will be as successful as her last one.
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) April 27, 2016
Via: http://addictinginfo.org/2016/04/28/barbara-boxer-destroys-carly-fiorina-after-shes-announced-as-ted-cruzs-v-p-tweets/
April 27, 2016
More: http://www.boredpanda.com/rescue-dogs-new-puppy-best-friends-potato-life-of-pikelet/
Rescue Dogs Adopt Potato
Source: Bored Panda
Pikelet and Patty Cakes are two rescue dogs that havent forgotten what it means to be orphaned. Thats why they take such good care of other orphaned puppies (and sometimes even ducks!) that their humans foster on behalf of Wollongong Animal Rescue Network Inc.
Their newest foster bro is a puppy called Potato. He was one of seven 5-week-old puppies taken from their mum to be sold at a pet store. He and his siblings had wounds, worms, mange and fleas. They were also weak and dehydrated. But as you can see from these adorable pictures, Pikelet and Patty Cakes are determined to help him recover with some good old-fashioned fraternal love. Anybody who thinks that man is a dogs best friend only needs to look at this wonderful trio to understand that a dogs best friends are actually Pikelet and Patty Cakes!




Their newest foster bro is a puppy called Potato. He was one of seven 5-week-old puppies taken from their mum to be sold at a pet store. He and his siblings had wounds, worms, mange and fleas. They were also weak and dehydrated. But as you can see from these adorable pictures, Pikelet and Patty Cakes are determined to help him recover with some good old-fashioned fraternal love. Anybody who thinks that man is a dogs best friend only needs to look at this wonderful trio to understand that a dogs best friends are actually Pikelet and Patty Cakes!




More: http://www.boredpanda.com/rescue-dogs-new-puppy-best-friends-potato-life-of-pikelet/

April 24, 2016
Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2016/04/01/the_game_blacks_and_whites_from_1970_taught_about_race_housing_and_privilege.html
A ’70s Board Game Designed to Teach Players About Race, Housing, and Privilege
Source: Slate
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This 1970 board game, Blacks & Whites, created by the magazine Psychology Today, anticipated Scalzi's argument, designing game play to teach adult players about racial privilege and housing. (This particular copy of Blacks & Whites sold at auction in New York yesterday.)
The game, a sideways adaptation of Monopoly, allows players to choose white or black identities."Black" players start the game with $10,000; "white" players with $1,000,000. Rules for each of the game's four housing zonesin "Estate Zone," players playing as black could buy "only when they have one million dollars in assets"are calibrated to make it hard for the "black" players to climb out of their initial cash deficits. "The goal of the game is to achieve economic equality," writes Swann Auction Galleries' Wyatt H. Day, "yet the game is strategically designed to make a black win impossible."


This 1970 board game, Blacks & Whites, created by the magazine Psychology Today, anticipated Scalzi's argument, designing game play to teach adult players about racial privilege and housing. (This particular copy of Blacks & Whites sold at auction in New York yesterday.)
The game, a sideways adaptation of Monopoly, allows players to choose white or black identities."Black" players start the game with $10,000; "white" players with $1,000,000. Rules for each of the game's four housing zonesin "Estate Zone," players playing as black could buy "only when they have one million dollars in assets"are calibrated to make it hard for the "black" players to climb out of their initial cash deficits. "The goal of the game is to achieve economic equality," writes Swann Auction Galleries' Wyatt H. Day, "yet the game is strategically designed to make a black win impossible."


Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2016/04/01/the_game_blacks_and_whites_from_1970_taught_about_race_housing_and_privilege.html
April 22, 2016
Prince’s Hair Styles From 1978 To 2013 (plus Broadway honors Prince)
Prince was as much a master of reinvention as he was a master of his craft. He changed his name at least seven times and spanned several genres with his music. He played various instruments and he was a producer, an actor, and a director as well as a legendary singer and song writer. Oh, and he also changed his hairstyle 36 times between 1978 and 2013.
As you can see from the below illustrations by artist and set designer Gary Card, Prince was never out of style. Prince WAS style, and unlike most popular musicians today, he didnt just follow the trends. He SET the trends, and while he may no longer be with us, hell still be inspiring generations of musicians and artists for many decades to come.
RIP Prince.

http://www.boredpanda.com/prince-hair-styles-chronology-chart-rogers-nelson-gary-card/
As you can see from the below illustrations by artist and set designer Gary Card, Prince was never out of style. Prince WAS style, and unlike most popular musicians today, he didnt just follow the trends. He SET the trends, and while he may no longer be with us, hell still be inspiring generations of musicians and artists for many decades to come.
RIP Prince.

http://www.boredpanda.com/prince-hair-styles-chronology-chart-rogers-nelson-gary-card/
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