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12/22/14 O&A Hollywood Monday: It’s A Wonderful Life

Hollywood Mondays

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It’s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. The movie is based on the short story The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1945. It’s a Wonderful Life is now considered one of the most popular films in American cinema. The numerous television showings in the 1980s helped the film become traditional viewing during the Christmas season. Continue reading

12/21/14 O&A With WaleStylez: Nike Christmas Pack

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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The Nike Christmas Pack, Nike Basketball’s annual holiday will be available to the public on December 26th. The three shoe set includes the Nike KD 7, Nike Lebron 12 and Nike Kobe 9 Elite. Ranging from $170 t0 $225 the set honors the holidays with color and fun.  

Nike KD 7 Christmas

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The shoe features clean Ivory on the front of the sneaker and the midsole features “nutmeg” colored speckles to offset the vibrant Bright Crimson that occupies that rest of the model. Holiday green can be found on the KD tongue branding.  The retail price is $170.

Nike Lebron 12 Christmas

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The Hyperposite overlay gets a rather literal tree print while that championed Megafuse base utilizes the most Dark Emerald of any of three Nike Basketball Christmas collection pairs. Bright Crimson on the branding, lining, and speckled midsole helps to make this pair one of the best LeBron Christmas looks yet. The Nike Lebron 12 Christmas retails for $220.

Nike Kobe 9 Elite Christmas

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Nike Kobe 9 Elite stands out with Bright Crimson with the flyknit upper while a unique pattern arrives on the midsole to offset the sparse greens found on the heel stitching and insole. At a retail price of $225 the Nike Kobe 9 Elite Christmas is a slam dunk.

 

 

12/21/14 O&A Media Alert ! : Dr. Evil Interrupts Sam Smith’s Christmas Special

 

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During the opening number of Saturday night Live Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) interrupts Sam Smith’s (Taran Killam) Christmas special to address North Korea and Sony Pictures directly about the hack.  Continue reading

12/21/14 O&A Gospel Sunday Holiday Series: Soulful Noel

 

Gospel Sunday

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Soulful Noel is an original holiday musical conceived by Walter Rutledge. The production was in response to the lack of entertainment offer to, and featuring the underserved African-American population of the Low Country South Carolina. It premiered in 1994 at the Garden Theater in Charleston, S.C. Continue reading

12/20/14 O&Q Its Saturday- Anything Goes: 7 Things To Buy After Christmas

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Black Friday was the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Shoppers are flocking to stores looking for great deals on merchandise, which actually makes shoppers vulnerable to overspending. The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to increase by 4.1%; inundating shoppers with year-end sales, free shipping promotions, and an unforgiving holiday countdown. Continue reading

12/19/14 O&A Shall We Dance Friday: Just Dance 2015 Bollywood Santa – XMas Tree

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Just Dance 2015 Bollywood Santa – Xmas Tree: The dance appears to take place on a frozen lake with snow covering the area around it. It also takes place during the night and elephants and elves appear. A huge snowy Christmas Tree also remains in the background throughout the routine. Continue reading

12/18/14 O&A Throwback Thursday Holiday Greeting: Diana Ross- Christmas in Washington (2012)

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Christmas in Washington is an annual Christmas television special that currently airs on the U.S. TNT network. The 2102 show was hosted by Conan O’Brien and starred Diana Ross, Demi Lovato, Megan Hilty, Scotty McCreery, and Chris Mann.  Continue reading

12/17/14 O&A Dance: REVIEW ODETTA- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

By Walter Rutledge
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On Wednesday December 10, 2014 the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre presented the world premiered of ODETTA, a new work by company resident guest artist/rehearsal director Matthew Rushing. The work is a third of an evening dance theatre work set on an ensemble of eleven dancers. Rushing has created a work that harkens back to the company’s founding principles of conveying the human condition through the soul and spirit of the African-American experience. Continue reading