Essay 1290

America Runs From MultiCultClassics Monologues…

• New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s efforts to ban restaurants using trans fats will affect donut shops too. Krispy Kreme and Dunkin’ Donuts deep-fry their products with trans-fat-filled oils. Time to make (a change to) the donuts.

• Nielsen Media Research is delaying the launch of its new advertising rating system, due to cable companies pointing out screw-ups in the design. “We have $50 billion in advertising revenue riding on this,” said NBC Universal’s president of research. “There’s no value in rushing to do something before it’s ready. We are trying to develop a ratings system that we are going to be dealing with for years to come.” Gee, Nielsen’s alleged botching of recording results for minority markets never stopped them from rolling out something before it’s ready.

• Looks like Everybody Hates Chris — including his wife. Comedian Chris Rock has hired a lawyer initiate proceedings to divorce his wife of ten years. Believe it or not, Rock just finished filming a movie titled, “I Think I Love My Wife.”

• Madonna accused the media of being racist in its commentary and criticism surrounding her adoption of an African boy. “There’s a lot of Brits — reporters on the street — who’ve said ‘Why don’t you adopt a kid from Britain?’ Or ‘Why did you adopt a Black child?’” said Madonna. Imagine if she had adopted a Black kid from Britain.