happy christopher columbus day

if you see a native american (you probably won't because most of them got killed) then consider apologizing.

what are you doing this weekend?

play this game...

...that i found on margauxxx's fb and tell us who you were in the comments.

janelle monae (feat. miguel) - primetime

2Pz national treasurez

nEw bLoG FeAtCh!


welcome to a new recurring 2Pz column : 2Pz national treasurez, where we celebrate americans who touch our hearts. today, please welcome...shelton johnson!!!!!!111

in protest of the #shutdown, i've been watching the ken burns documentary series "national parks: america's best idea". anyone who's ever seen it will know who shelton johnson is. he's been called "the unexpected star" of the series. he was invited to the white house to watch the doc with president obama (and presumably bo obama). and remember when oprah and gayle visited yosemite national park. well, you can guess who invited them.

do yourself a favor and read all about shelton. then, let's quit our jobs and go be national park rangers, ok?

tReNd aLeRt!

i just wanted to make you aware of a hot new trend in hip hop: ma$e references. allow me to demonstrate.


here is a song on drake's new album, called "worst behavior". skip ahead to about 2:30, and you'll hear his adaptation of a ma$e verse.


here it is, the first verse of notorious b.i.g.'s "mo money mo problems.


this morning, i was perusing the new pusha t album (thx djv), and i was all "ooh a song with kelly rowland....play!" i was real surprised to find that ma$e was also on the song, but it turns out its just pusha t doing a ma$e impression. skip to 1:25 to hear his take on...


...ma$e's classic "what you want" (skip to 1:35).


and just for good measure, you might remember kanye's ma$e reference on "cold" a couple years back, borrowing the opening line from...


... "lookin' at me".

there you have it. ma$e = still hot in 2013! celebrate your friday with harlem world!

what is dottie doing?

GROWING UP TOO FAST!

thx ktv!

beale street voted best street in the world by readers of USA today

or something very close to that

graffiti building to be replaced with glass and brick luxury condo

this empty warehouse in queens called 5pointsz is set to be torn down and replaced with luxury. i think i see djv's name written at the bottom there in paint pen. via

terrible news for jonas brothers fans (me)

they cancelled their tour and might not be brothers anymore! well i guess they will always be brothers but they won't be "the jonas brothers" and im guessing that thanksgiving is going to be pretty awkward. according to people magazine, according to the new york times, a group spokesman described “a deep rift within the band” and “a big disagreement over their musical direction.”

may i make a suggestion? SHIRTS OFF NICK JONAS.

what your white person graffiti hath wrought - BANKSY in NYC

LOL, hood niggas are blocking the Banksy piece & charging ppl to view it (from @streetartjamz) pic.twitter.com/LLkAKjPo1y

— Desus (@desusnice) October 10, 2013

daily ri ri

omg you guys, rihanna is planning to move to new york instead of back to LA after her current world tour is over. that means the chance that i will run into rihanna will increas dramatically. i wonder if rihanna like dumplings or hot wings or tacos! i'll find out. via

Tennessee is planning to play football with Virgina Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016

this shows what Neyland Stadium would look like inside the Bristol Motor Speedway. I still can't believe that many people go watch cars drive in circles. twerk.

did you watch american horror story : coven?

it started last night, and i thought it was pretty fun, not counting the first 5 minutes (you'll see).

some internet trinkets

here are some things that made my eyes water while reading about our beloved footvols:

Tennessee has reason for optimism: The loss hurts and it looked like the Volunteers were going to pull off the upset of the No. 6 team in the country, but there are definitely positives to be taken away. For starters, the kind of fight and grittiness Tennessee showed is what you want to see in your football team and something that hasn't necessarily been there in recent years. The Vols could have easily folded up like a tent when down 17-3 and Georgia was on the verge of taking a three-score lead before a missed field goal. Instead, they fought to the point that they put themselves in position to win. That's a huge positive for new coach Butch Jones. Secondly, quarterback Justin Worley played his best game of the year and made some big-time throws down the stretch. The execution by Worley down the stretch -- as well as the offense as a whole on three fourth-down plays in the second half -- was terrific. (via)

HOT

Butch Jones’ message: Lost in Tennessee’s gut-wrenching 34-31 overtime loss to Georgia was a message from first-year coach Butch Jones to Vols fans that was unmistakable: He plays to win, and that’s the way it’s going to be on his watch. Tennessee went for it on fourth down three times in the fourth quarter, twice in its own territory, and converted all three. It wasn’t just that the Vols went for it on fourth down, but the play calls were absolute beauties. Tennessee is still a ways off from being an SEC contender, but Jones continues to grind away … and stack those bricks. (via)

12. Tennessee (3-3, 0-2 SEC; LW: 13): What a fight by Tennessee in that heartbreaking loss to Georgia. The Bulldogs did sustain some serious injuries, but Justin Worley delivered some big-time throws and wide receiver Pig Howard is turning into a real playmaker, except for that goal-line fumble. This defense still has a long way to go, but Saturday showed that this team truly has heart. (via)