Ham4Ham Snowmaggedon Edition: Leslie Odom, Jr. sings a mashup of "Wait for It" and "Stars" from Les Misérables

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Leslie Odom, Jr. - "Good for You" (ft. Daveed Diggs)



Can Leslie Odom, Jr. sing all the things? I would like him to sing all the things.


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I'd like to propose a ban on thinkpieces about a genre by someone who hasn't tried at least five examples of said genre in the past year. This goes double if you're talking about a genre traditionally associated with a marginalized group; for example, romance and young adult novels, which have traditionally been associated with women, or rap music ( Read more... )

Rap Stars File a Supreme Court Brief:

An array of leading hip-hop artists, including T.I., Big Boi and Killer Mike, filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a high school student punished for posting a rap song that drew attention to complaints about sexual harassment.
Hip hop artists explain the history of rap to the justices of the Supreme Court ( Read more... )

You all already know about Janelle Monáe's #BlackLivesMatter protest song, right?


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Rolling Stone is streaming the new Tegan and Sara album, Heartthrob. It's a lot less indie guitar and a lot more pop production than their previous albums, but I think I like it maybe kind of.

The digital version of Dorothy Sayers' Gaudy Night seems to be on sale for $1.99 right now ( Read more... )

One of the first albums I remember ever dancing to is Born in the USA. (By "dancing," I mean "running around the living room and trying not to jump so hard the needle skipped.") One of the first CDs my parents ever bought, when they were making the transition from vinyl, was Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live: 1975-1985. This means I have ( Read more... )

One of the things that super bugged me about Heckler was the section which dealt with all the racist shit comics say on stage. Like when Michael Richards freaked and screamed the n-bomb a hundred times (when reacting to a heckler, interestingly) whenever that was. Or the scads of ethnic jokes clipped in the documentary. When those audiences reacted ( Read more... )

1. Shearwater's past albums have tended to have one or two songs I loved while the rest just did not work for me, but I am really liking Animal Joy.
2. There is an Android app specifically for checking to see if your tax return has been accepted yet. Or you could, you know, just check your email, to which you presumably have access on your Android device ( Read more... )