Essay 887

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• The New York Times spotlighted Spike Lee and his latest work focused on New Orleans. “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” is a four-hour documentary slated to run on HBO this month. When asked what Hurricane Katrina and his film reflected, Lee answered, “Politics. Ethics. Morals. … This is about what this country is really going to be.” Click on the essay title above to read the full story.

• Now DJ Star’s mother is getting nasty, filing an $11 million lawsuit against radio station Hot 97 for allowing a DJ to diss her on the air (see Essay 884). During the verbal volleying between DJ Star and his rivals at Hot 97, a female DJ said, “Your white mom was nothing but a prostitute that your dad turned out,” and “got knocked up by the blackest, blackest, blackest nigger.” There’s a “Yo Mama” joke in all of this somewhere.

• The Milwaukee Brewers had introduced a new mascot, Chorizo the sausage (pictured below), for its Sausage Race promotion. But after his inaugural sprint, the character was shelved. Major League Baseball apparently has strict rules regarding new mascots, including rigorous approvals that Chorizo did not yet pass. Somebody better check his immigration status too.