September 14, 2009 by Megan Vick  
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Television, The Magazine

The 2009 MTV VMAs were filled with great performances and drama, but very few actual awards.

July 14, 2009 by Steven H. Bagley  
Filed under Overthinking It

Foreign policy would make more sense to such a large group of people if we could reliably often discuss it using rap feuds as examples. Tongue could be firmly planted in cheek here, but Marc Lynch makes a couple of really good points.
About foreign policy. And also Jay-Z. To wit:

But the limits on [...]

The Michael Jackson tribute during the BET awards last weekend was supposed to include Chris Brown, but according to Page 6, Jay-Z nipped the comeback in the bud.
Brown has been flying mostly under the radar since beating Rihanna, a friend of Jay-Z and his artist, but was supposed to take the stage in honor of [...]

You can watch the whole CES keynote address here. Also Gizmodo has a better quality video than most.
Bill Gates put together a funny, fitting farewell video starring Matthew McConaughey, Brian Williams, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Jay-Z, Bono, George Clooney, Al Gore and more.
In one scene, Gates cell phones Bono during a show and tries to [...]