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Kris Allen is the next American Idol

Published on May 18, 2009 By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

In a just world, at the end of a season that featured the most raw talent they’ve ever assembled, Kris Allen would be this season’s American Idol in a landslide and authenticity would be hailed as the new black. Period. And shut up. (Especially you, Kara DioGuardi!) Of course, we don’t live in a just [...]

The Most Fantastic Genre

Published on October 20, 2008 By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

PopCultureShock posted this great little clip about the new Blue Beetle — Mexican-American Jaime Reyes — and Junot Diaz’ Oscar Wao, wherein Diaz notes: “The most fantastic genre can’t keep up, or refuses to keep up, with how much our country has changed. And so people can dream about aliens, and they can dream about [...]

Bloomfield Cyclist Assaulted by NYPD Rookie

Published on July 31, 2008 By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ&hl=en&fs=1] The cyclist in the middle of the latest NYPD controversy is Christopher Long of Bloomfield, NJ, who is a lot more Zen than I’d be considering the cop is clearly an outright liar and thug: “I’m really sorry, but I’m not talking to the press,” Christopher Long, 29, said as he manned an organic [...]