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Did The Cosby Show Help Obama Win?
If you grew up in the '80s in a less-than-diverse town, the Huxtables may have the been the only African-American family you knew. At some point — probably rather later than was right — you made the connection: Theirs was not the typical American black experience.
Shifts in pop culture precede political and social change — or so I hear.
Bill Cosby Has Football Madness
I'm pretty sure the words unintelligible noises that come out of Bill's mouth would be fair grounds to determine insanity. But it's Bill Cosby, so we'll let it slide.
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Host Art Linkletter sure had a way of getting answers out of the little guests on his show. Whatever the question, these kids had a way of telling it straight up. No holding back.
Sugar Bits — Harvey Korman Passes Away
- Comedian Harvey Korman died yesterday at the age of 81 at UCLA Medical Center following complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago. — AP
- Dunkin Donuts pulled a commercial featuring Rachael Ray because the scarf she is wearing resembles a keffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress that some think could be construed as a terrorist symbol. — YumSugar
- Steven Tyler released a statement saying he went to rehab to recover from foot surgery resulting from injuries related to his moves on stage.
Flashback: Bill Cosby Plays Monopoly (His Way)
Tax day. We saw it coming a whole year ago, but as always, it managed to sneak up and scare the living wage out of most of us this past Wednesday. Were you rummaging through boxes of receipts and frantically scrambling to the post office at the very last minute?
Is Dr. Huxtable the Next Dr. Dre?
Bill Cosby's rap album is dropping this May! That's right, the comedian and activist will mash up his book Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors with hip hop, pop, and jazz beats.
Cosby won't be dishing the rhymes himself on the album Cosby Narratives Vol.
Sugar Bits — Rob Lowe's Ex-Nanny Claims Sexual Assault
- Rob Lowe's former nanny appeared on The Today Show this morning to defend her claims of sexual harassment and abuse, following the actor's very public preemptive denial and lawsuit last week. — MSNBC
- The Laguna Beach police department is apparently unlikely to file child endangerment charges against Richie Sambora following his recent DUI arrest while his 10-year-old daughter was in the car. — TMZ
- Harry Potter author JK Rowling appeared in a NYC court yesterday to block the publication of the Harry Potter Lexicon, an encyclopedia of the books' terms, which she says amounts to plagiarism and "wholesale theft of 17 years of my hard work."
Mr. Rogers and Cosby Sweaters Get a Moment in the Spotlight
When I think about memorable sweaters from my childhood — and I know, you're thinking, "why is Buzz talking about sweaters?" but bear with me — two folks immediately come to mind: Bill Cosby, who as Cliff Huxtable inflicted no shortage of brightly patterned '80s knitwear on unsuspecting children in his viewing audience, and Mr. Rogers, whose cozy cardigans are forever burned into my memory. So, imagine my surprise when newsy items about both sets of sweaters popped up recently.
Is Bill Cosby Right About the African-American Community?
Bill Cosby was in Ohio last night speaking in front of 2,000 people at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Oakwood Village. The 70-year-old comedian has raised hackles recently by referring to detrimental issues in the African-American community as "dirty laundry."I Love Me Some Bill Cosby!
And apparently, I'm not alone. Both The Simpsons and Family Guy have written Mr. JELL-O into their episodes, with some pretty hilarious outcomes. If my gym offered a Cutting Calories With Cosby class, I'd sign up in a zip zop zoobity bop heartbeat!
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