K. Michelle, the Hardest Feeling Woman in Showbiz, On Her Hip-Hopera
Rich Juzwiak · 08/19/14 03:10PM
Before a full house at the Bryant Park Hotel's screening room last night, singer/songwriter/reality TV genius K. Michelle told the crowd that she wanted to find an "over-the-top" way to commemorate the first anniversary of her debut album, Rebellious Soul. Her solution was Rebellious Soul: The Musical, a 30-minute hip-hopera that interpolates songs from her album and weaves them into a narrative about a stripper who falls in love with one of her clients. Like most of her output, this is based on K. Michelle's story (early on in her career she financed her demos via dancing).
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Jay Hathaway · 08/19/14 02:42PMWho Are the "Revolutionary Communists" Allegedly Agitating in Ferguson?
Michelle Dean · 08/19/14 02:23PM
It's plain that the main agitators in Ferguson are the police. But over the last few days, a great deal of the social media chatter on the crisis has identified another group increasing the tension: the Revolutionary Communist Party. RCP members, as the rumor goes, have parachuted into Ferguson and are trying to incite a riot.
Cops Arrest California Teens for "Very Specific" School Shooting Plot
Allie Jones · 08/19/14 02:15PM
Two South Pasadena High School students were arrested Monday after school officials tipped off police to a "very specific" school shooting plot. South Pasadena police Sgt. Brian Solinsky told the Pasadena Star-News that the teen boys wrote down the names of their targets and "were researching weapons and how to fire and assemble them."
The American Police State Has Arrested a Third of Us
Hamilton Nolan · 08/19/14 02:07PMMan Fakes His Own Death to Avoid Marrying Girlfriend
Aleksander Chan · 08/19/14 02:06PM
Alex Lanchester met Tucker Blandford studying abroad at the University of Connecticut in 2012. She cleaned the campus theater, he was a set painter. They fell in love. After dating for a year, the two decided to get married in Lanchester's native Britain. But their big day was called off months before after the bride-to-be learned her betrothed attempted to fake his own death to avoid marrying her.
Police Shoot and Kill Man in North St. Louis
Taylor Berman · 08/19/14 01:32PMLauren, Please Don’t Kill Jake Tapper
J.K. Trotter · 08/19/14 12:46PM
A few minutes ago, CNN anchor Jake Tapper tweeted—and quickly deleted—two mysterious messages: “Please don’t make it soubd [sic] like I reached out to you” and “Lauren would kill me.” Both appear to be directed at someone Tapper was trying to reach via Twitter’s direct message function. What do they mean?
Why Are All My Comments Grey? What Can I Do About It?
Max Read · 08/19/14 12:21PMHamilton Nolan · 08/19/14 11:56AM
Grandma Shoots 7-Year-Old Grandson She Thought Was an Intruder
Allie Jones · 08/19/14 11:50AMScreech Hits a Fan in the Face in Lifetime's Saved by the Bell Movie
Jay Hathaway · 08/19/14 11:40AMEarl Sweatshirt: Taylor Swift Video Perpetuates Black Stereotypes
Andy Cush · 08/19/14 11:32AMHey, Ladies—Being a Woman Is Easy! Deal With It!
Dayna Evans · 08/19/14 11:20AM
Doree Lewak, a features writer for the New York Post, published an op-ed Monday night that touted the joys and thrills of getting catcalled by New York City's finest construction workers (who appear, based on the accompanying photographs, to not ever be doing their jobs—too busy catcalling!). The article has the perfect title "Hey, ladies—catcalls are flattering! Deal with it!"
John McCain Did the Robot for Jamie Foxx at a Hamptons Party
Jay Hathaway · 08/19/14 11:07AMU. of New Mexico Women's Soccer Players Allege Brutal Hazing
Dayna Evans · 08/19/14 11:00AMYour Wanton Harlotry Shall Doom You to Wedded Misery
Hamilton Nolan · 08/19/14 10:52AMThe 16 Most BuzzFeed Facts of All Time
J.K. Trotter · 08/19/14 10:23AMIsrael and Gaza Break Cease-fire With Rockets
Aleksander Chan · 08/19/14 10:15AM
Hours after agreeing to extend their cease-fire for another 24-hours, Israel and Palestinians broke their truce by firing rockets at each other. Israel's attacks are reportedly in retaliation for three rockets fired from Gaza on Tuesday. No casualties have been reported after the rockets landed in an open area near Beersheba.







