· R&B singer-model-actor Tyrese will add "rapper" to his resume. The platinum album-selling star of Baby Boy and Annapolis tells AOL/BV columnist Jawn Murray that he is "done with movies for now" and will pursue hip-hop full-time. Why rap? "R&B singers are unemployed because rappers are singing their own hooks."
· Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton rips Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld a new one during one of his rare trips to Capitol Hill. After being grilled over his "failed policy" in Iraq, Rummy claimed,that he has "never painted a rosy picture" about the war. Sen. Clinton said Rumsfeld has "lost credibility" and called for his resignation.
· The United States Tennis Association bypasses millions of dollars in annual corporate sponsorship to name the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows after Billie Jean King.
· The 2006 Gay Games drew more than 140,000 attendees to Chicago, beating estimates by 40%.
· Poll: The so-called "culture wars" over issues like gay marriage and gay adoption may be overblown.
· The fashionisti at Dolce & Gabanna now encourage us to buy shoes? jeans? with this promo reminiscent of that infamous faux Puma campaign, only "sans bodily fluids and it's gay-themed"
Didn't Tyrese just finished singing the hook on Chingy's new song "Pulling Me Back?"
Posted by: That Dude Right There | 03 August 2006 at 22:53