After 14 years, a few reality shows, some solo ventures, an arrest here and there, the New Kids on the Block are hitting the bricks for a summer tour. Now, the great thing about the New Kids, or NKOTB, is that they’re now a little older, and wiser… and legal for all you ladies who were too old for them in the height of their fame. I was too young — I was drawing murals of Jordan Knight in kindergarten.
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Well timed with the death of Mildred Loving, Latoya of Racialicious is talking about the “hate stare” experienced when one dates someone else outside of their race. Atlasien wrote this comment on hardships & misconceptions of interracial relationships:

1) people in interracial relationships have a special responsibility to “think through” every aspect of their relationship, and if they’re not smart enough or educated enough, they shouldn’t be in one.
2) all interracial relationships are based on sexual fetishes, and intraracial relationships aren’t
3) upper-class people are involved in interracial relationships more than working-class people.
4) all people get into interracial relationships because they’re confused about their own identity and hate themselves
5) all people get into interracial relationships because they want to rebel against their parents
6) being in an interracial relationships means that every single potential same-race partner “isn’t good enough”.

I don’t know if you’re as tired of hearing the phrases, “black vote,” “white vote,” “working class vote,” and the “women’s vote” but in either case, Donna Brazile puts it down on Paul Begala’s divisive pissiness after his homie Hillary Clinton lost North Carolina to those black folks:

Here’s a bunch of things to know before anyone else…

Sue Johannsen, Oxygen’s 77-year-old “Talk Sex” Host Calling it Quits {HuffPo}
She’s been doing it for about the same amount of time I’ve been alive… mommy?

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The younger Williams tennis phenom beat Francesca Schiavone in a second-round match at the German Open, bringing Serena her 16th straight win. In 2008, Serena is 20-1, and would score her 4th consecutive open title if she wins this tourney.

“I’m healthy. I’m focused. Tennis is my priority,” Williams told the AP after her win on Tuesday. “Everything is just coming together. Obviously, I would like to keep up the streak. I really want to keep it up on clay. I can slide on clay and be a little bit more lazy — I like that.”

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Miss U.K. 2008 Gemma Garrett is running for Parliament because, she wants “British politicians to be sexy not sleazy,” she told the press Monday, announcing her bid for an open seat. The long-time Labour Party incumbent, Gwyneth Dunwoody of Crewe and Nantwich, croaked last month.

She’s representing the Beauties for Britain party, a new org. who is trying to stop politics from being boring; instead, they’re striving to make it fun and pretty… sounds like “I hate math” Barbie.

“I think that people should be proud of Britain and proud of themselves especially the beauties that Britain has produced over the years and I’m very proud to be Miss Great Britain and standing for this.”

Asked if she could help Brown tackle the global credit crunch and recover from Thursday’s poll mauling, she replied: “No, but I could maybe give him some advice on beauty products.”

Ugh, can beauty queens please stop playing the dumb ass blonde? Thanks.