Brandy has kicked off the holiday season early with her first-ever original Christmas song, Christmas Party for Two.The lead single off her Christmas With Brandy album, which is set to drop on November 10 on Motown Records, gets fans into the full Yuletide spirit with a little bit of a sexy twist. Continue reading
Author: OutandAboutnycmag
12/5/23 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood: Christmas – SNL
Mr. Robinson (Eddie Murphy) talks about Christmas being the season for giving and taking. He shows us the word of the day, X-Mas, and another X word he knows: X-Con. Continue reading
12/5/23 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Rise and Grind Mentality – Motivational Speech Positive Thinking
Mental Toughness is a measure of individual resilience and confidence that may predict success in sport, education and the workplace. The concept emerged in the context of sports training, as one of a set of attributes that allow a person to become a better athlete and able to cope with difficult training and difficult competitive situations and emerge without losing confidence. Continue reading
12/4/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Luther Vandross – Every Year, Every Christmas
Every Year, Every Christmas is by R&B artist Luther Vandross.It was written by Luther Vandross and Richard Marx on his tenth studio album, the holiday album This Is Christmas (1995), while production was helmed by Vandross. Continue reading
12/4/23 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: What Up With That?: Samuel L. Jackson & Carrie Brownstein – SNL
Diondre Cole (Kenan Thompson) and the crew welcome guests Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie Brownstein, Lindsey Buckingham (Bill Hader) and Jackie Rogers Jr. (Martin Short) to the Christmas Spectacular. Continue reading
12/1/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Keke Palmer Shakes Her Hips To Janelle Monáe’s Energetic Performance | Soul Train Awards ‘23
Janelle Monáe not only opened the 2023 BET Soul Train Awards hosted by Keke Palmer, but also took home the inaugural Spirit of Soul Awards. Continue reading
12/1/23 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Mann Family Spoof – Harlem Knights
David and Tamela Mann along with son David Mann Jr., daughter Tia Mann and other family members have released a hilarious spoof of the movie Harlem Nights! Continue reading
11/29/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Whoopi Goldberg- Direct From Broadway, 1984 – 1985, (originally – Spook Show)
In 1983 Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) created The Spook Show, a one-woman show composed of different character monologues. Director Mike Nichols offered to take the show to Broadway. Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway premiered on October 24, 1984 and ran until March 10, 1985, for a total of 156 performances. Continue reading
11/27/23 HOLLYWOOD MONDAY- REVIEW: RUSTIN
By Alex Smith Jr.
I went to an advance screening of the film RUSTIN last night (Oct. 12, 2023). It was opening the 35th Anniversary of the LGBTQ+ Annual Film Festival here in NYC. This film is a triumph plain and simple. I am trying to hold back from using to many superlatives to lavish on this film. Continue reading
11/24/23 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Dear Quincy- Carmen De Lavallade and Wesley Fata
Carmen de Lavallade dancing to Quincy Jones’s “Soul Bossa Nova” with Wesley Fata on November 16, 1968. Ms. de Lavallade’s late husband, the great Geoffrey Holder, choreographed this piece This is jut an excerpt of a much longer dance. Continue reading












