Entries by The Doctor

The White Girl Mob: or Why I Really Miss Teena Marie

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I will be honest, it took me several Youtube videos and a few more Google searches to realize that V-Nasty and Kreayshawn were actually serious. It took me even more time to realize that V-Nasty was serious. She truly believes that she’s a rapper. If you transcribe her freestyles however more than half the “rhymes” are the b-word and the n-word in some combination. When I think about the way that I feel about the way Teena Marie performed a music form that was made by Black people, I’m just sad that Kreayshawn and V-Nasty, and their White Girl Mob are even taken a little bit seriously.

A Brief Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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We seem to be witnessing Hollywood’s Age of the Superhero/Action Movie Remake. To be sure, they are box office hits: The Rise of the Planet of the Apes raked in $77 million this weekend. But there’s something rather special about seeing a brand new movie and getting to know it’s conventions. I don’t doubt the awe that people felt after watching The Planet of the Apes (1968) in its original form. And while The Rise (2011) was certainly a story worth telling, the remakes of remakes are getting rather redundant, right?

Amy Winehouse: We Lost One

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Amy Winehouse was found dead on Saturday in her home in Camden, North London. I fell instantly head over heels for her brassy, blues inspired voice that sang songs of pain and frustration, lust and love. What saddens me more than the loss of this talent to the world, are the reactions from media outlets and individuals who blame Winehouse for what has happened to her (even as the autopsy report is pending).