When I looked at my phone yesterday morning and saw that Lupita Nyong'o was named People Magazine's Most Beautiful Person of 2014, I was in awe. I was happy. Too happy. I immediately put it up on Instagram and spent the rest of my day thinking about the irony of Lupita's win. How is it that a Black girl - a black-skinned Black girl - from Kenya, with an accent, and with a last name that has an apostrophe in it - is the most beautiful girl in America? She's the current Hollywood it girl Read More
People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2013: Adam Levine
When the likes of People Magazine and - can't remember the name of the other one now - tell us the sexiest man alive type thing, I don't think it's done to be taken literally. It's probably just for entertainment. Plus, not all living men were sampled. My dad, for one, was never contacted about this list. He has a shiny bald head (very smooth! It's technically part of his face now) and an afo beer (beer gut) that requires daily rubbing. And his legs are 50 shades lighter than his face. Who won't Read More