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Keepers
The Sisterhood of Motherhood in da ‘hood
Here’s a powerful message about varying parenting methodologies from a company that makes baby formula.
Breast is best, but kudos to the rest.
Deflate Gate: America ain’t buying what the Patriots are selling
Roots of Top 40 Radio
I started in music radio but swerved into talk radio to be like Joe Franklin, God rest his soul.
A new book by a man ironically named Weisbard chronicles the creation of Top 40 radio and how it has pulled the world along its enchantingly rhythmic path.
^^^ Booker T & The MGs “Green Onions” (1962) brought a Memphis groove to the world in the years prior to the civil rights marches later that decade.
FROM THE ROOTS TO THE RAUNCH
Today, a significant portion of music is not safe for radio airplay without masking N-words, F-words, GD references, and brutally misogynistic lyrics that diminish women to little more than objects of male sexual gratification. Much of today’s hit music also swirls around self-promotion and bragging about personal wealth, an achievement meant to mock rival pop culture figures and their fans.
To wit, here’s Jay-Z’s 2014 hit (featuring Justin Timberlake). WARNING: graphic language
Do yourselfie a favor
Jenny and Scooter remained clueless about the outside world
Next stop: Topsy Turvy Town
Belichick yourself
As the empty pursuit of Deflate-Gate roils sports fans, step back and appreciate Bill Belichick’s mellow coaching style with these Mic’d Up segments.
Serenity not now
It’s what we do. Correction. It’s what we did.
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