Lady Gaga a No Show in Muppets Movie

Well, it looks like Lady Gaga won’t be making her big screen debut courtesy of “The Muppets” after all. The film, which debuted November 23 and has earned $42 million so far, entered theaters sans an appearance from her Ladyship. Another pop superstar who didn’t survive the final cut is …
Toronto Zoo Officials Labeled Homophobic Over Gay Penguins Issue

Toronto zoo officials find themselves between a rock and a hard place, according to an article in The Week. On the one hand, gay rights supporters think that the zoo’s gay African penguin couple, Buddy and Pedro, should be allowed to do whatever comes naturally. Some even went so far …
Jazz Still Kicking in Pittsburgh

Jazz in the United States dates back to the late 1800s. A combination of music from the African-American community with that of European immigrants, jazz has evolved a great deal. It comes in many forms, from ragtime to bop, be-bop, swing, fusion and many others. But is it still thriving …
Jazz Psalmist Todd Ledbetter Takes Jazz to Church

Jazz was born in the United States. It appears to be dying here as well, or becoming a shadow of its former self. But saxophonist Todd Ledbetter and others of his ilk, such as Harold Rayford and Vernard Johnson among others, have given jazz a not so new partner that could …
“All-American Muslim” is NOT an Oxymoron

It’s no surprise that TLC (The Learning Channel) would be the network to create a reality TV show that lets people get a more realistic look at what it’s like to be a Muslim living in the United States. Muslims aren’t new to the US. Long before Denzel Washington ever …
Eddie Murphy Withdraws From Oscars

Earlier this week Brett Ratner resigned from his producers post for the Academy Awards. A day later his colleague Eddie Murphy dropped out as host of the Oscars awards show, which will air on Feb. 26, 2012. Ratner, who directed Murphy, along with Ben Stiller, in the movie “Tower Heist” …
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