When I saw an announcement saying as much on my TV a few minutes ago, I jumped to the computer to figure out what the hell was going on.    

Viacom's license agreement with Time Warner Cable, which serves 12.3 million homes in the U.S., is set to expire at midnight Wednesday. If no deal is reached,  Time Warner must take the Viacom channels off its cable systems and use alternative programming instead. [...]   Viacom said that it is asking for an increase of about 25 cents per month for the package of channels, which comes to about $3 a year per customer. Time Warner said that could trigger cable networks to demand higher fees… Read More

Practically everything about Bootsy Collins and the Rubber Band's 1976 performance of "I'd rather be with you" is X-Rated.  But, we all should be grown here, so I have no problem admitting that I absolutely love it.     I… Read More

Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story about the increase of the homicide rate among black teens.  I've mentioned before how I hate stories like these. I always feel like the media uses them to remind everyone to be very afraid of the big black bogeyman. Now it seems the Times' very on freakonomics blogger is debunking the story, or at least claiming it's devious.     Steve Levitt took a more accurate approach to the homicide report, unlike the… Read More

Remember little Damon Weaver?       We've mentioned him here at Proper Talks before. He's the cute 5th grader who has  been vying for an inauguration interview with Barack Obama. … Read More