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HW Pick: Comedy At COVO With William Mullin

The monthly comedy show at Covo in Harlem hosted by funny man William Mullin has to be one of the best comedy spots in Harlem. Continue reading

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Diddy’s Next Project Is A Book All About Backs… Titled “Culo”

Somebody’s definitely still got J. Lo on the brain… We know he’s never denied being a freak, but this kinda takes the cakes to put it mildly. Harlem’s Diddy’s next project is completely devoted to booty:

Interscope Chairman Jimmy Iovine has collaborated with Sean “Diddy” Combs to create a pop culture book called “Culo,” … Continue reading

Daniel Bernard Roumain Creates New Music With HBO’s OZ Star (video)

Acclaimed Harlem composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) presents an ecstatic fusion of music, art and movement in a new evening-length work Symphony for the Dance Floor. Continue reading

Daniels Precious ‘Selma’ Film

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Harlem resident Lee Daniels is firming up the cast of “Selma,” his civil rights follow-up to “Precious,” even as its funding is on shaky ground.

David Oyelowo, the British actor who appeared in “A Raisin in the Sun” and stars in George Lucas’ “Red Tails,” will play the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading

Oprah to Produce ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’

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According to an AP report this morning, Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball will team up to produce an adaptation of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for HBO. The article had no additional details about the release schedule. Continue reading

KakaDoodle Comedy at Covo Lounge

Join Covo Lounge upstairs for great laughs, drink specials and half price pizza!

Monthly comedy show with some of NYC’s hottest comedians in one of NYC’s coolest lounge.
Hosted by NYC comedian William Mullin featuring comics from Comedy Central, VH1, and HBO.
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Where’s the Beef, here’s the ‘Beef’

Let’s just get this out of the way now before anyone thinks anything about anything: Fuse is owned by Cablevision, which also owns Newsday.

And if “Beef,” an eight-part series chronicling the history of rap battles and feuds in hip-hop, was on any other network, I’d still be screaming for you all to watch it.
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Black List: Jones And Sharpton

In a film that works as a series of living portraits, prominent African Americans of various professions, disciplines and backgrounds,…

Bill T. Jones

Rev. Al Sharpton

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Star Secrets: Beyonce’s state of mind

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Tip #5: Beyonce Knowles “To get motivated to work out, find an old picture of yourself that you look great in and post it up.” By Instyle.com from “Your Most Stylish Year Ever!”  Continue reading

HBO’s Pierce and Harlem’s Iris House

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To kick off the new year. Iris House released a public service announcement featuring Wendell Pierce from the HBO hit show “The Wire”. The PSA began running on Time Warner Cable on January 1,  2008 and will run throughout the month. Find out more about the Iris House at www.irishouse.org. Continue reading