A combination of professional articles, random musings, and the occasional interesting item from a creative communicator who enjoys discovering anything, and everything new.
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No endorsement, but definitely some cheating action worth watching…to the tune of $7 million dollars. There was no happy ending for the crooks in this story however…they end up arrested.
My interview with one of the hottest R&B artists to debut in a major way in 2011. Her video began rotation on Centric this week, but before you check it out, see what she’s about right here….
Yes, the home/work robot could be reality sooner rather than later. My report is one you really have to see, to believe!
New Guinness World Records Unveiled
2012 edition of book hits shelves with over 4,000 new and updated records including the longest cat and largest afro. My report on the latest world winners!
A six-ton dead NASA satellite is expected to break up into pieces as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere later this week, but space officials are not sure exactly where its debris will land. Watch my report to see what you should watch out for…..
Before she left the Philadelphia School District, the Doctor sat with me to talk about her prescription for change, and why it was such a bitter pill for some in Philly to swallow. Her views, and your opinion of this Superintendent will change with this article.
Police report this minister was up to more than praying in his Times Square Hotel room. Follow me as I attempt to find out what it was.
Just when you thought you had that calorie count under control, I discover yet another tasty temptation that you may not be able to resist.
Hear from one of the chefs making Philly a major culinary destination….and not just for cheesesteaks.
Philadelphia’s Mayor wins election on the promise to fight crime, but what happens when police cannot solve a crime that occurs right on his own block. My recent feature in Urban Suburban Magazine.
Late Show Theater broken into and vandalized.
An allegedly drunk man broke into the famed Ed Sullivan Theater, home of Late Show with David Letterman, in Manhattan early Sunday and trashed the lobby, police said. Manny Smith reporting.
life:
In Somalia, where the average per capita income is roughly $600, 2011 has been a particularly trying year. The arid nation on the Horn of Africa has been devastated by a severe drought, exacerbating the political instability and violence that has long-plagued the profoundly damaged country. (Somalia routinely ranks at the very top of Foreign Policy’s annual “Failed States Index.”)
Many of the victims of the current Somali crisis are, as always, those least able to fend for themselves: children.
Pictured Above: Abdifatah Hassan, who is eleven months old and suffers from severe malnutrition, lies on a cot at a hospital in Dadaab on July 4, 2011.
see more— Somalia: Inside the Refugee Crisis
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between this, this incredible grapefruit tarragon vodka post from kitchen konfidence and these adorable herb infused vodkas from design sponge, i think the rest of my summer is going to be very tasty and very drunk.
all photos from shutterbean.com
I make all my flavored vodkas. I have a big bin of sweet cherries…. cherry vodka anyone?
