The Visible Man Keep Your Tweets To Yourself by John Ridley May 12, 2009 • At the risk of sounding like that old guy in Gran Torino telling those "young punks" to "get off my lawn," it's gotten to the point that whenever I hear somebody talking about Twitter or twittering or tweetin
The Visible Man Checking In From The Czech Republic by John Ridley April 27, 2009 • I've made it to Prague, and let me just say it's a beautiful city. Particularly if you happen to be into old world Europe, 'cause there's a lot of that going on here. The weather's been beautiful, and that only adds to the charm.
The Visible Man The Unbearable Heaviness Of Luggage by John Ridley April 21, 2009 • I've never been much of a European traveler. London once on a book tour, and Italy because that's where Ferraris are from. That's about it.
The Visible Man Why Isn't America Watching NBC's Kings? by John Ridley April 15, 2009 • The thing about working in Hollywood is that at some point you really get tired of hearing how godless you are, and how if you and the rest of the heathens in Tinseltown would put more God-centric shows on TV, people wouldn't be abandoning prime t...
The Visible Man John McCain Fights For Jack Johnson by John Ridley April 2, 2009 • When you read the headline it's one of those what-the-heck moments: John McCain has co-sponsored a Senate resolution asking President Obama to posthumously pa
The Visible Man The Practical Math of 'Too Much' Telepromptering by John Ridley March 27, 2009 • The meme going around like a bad cough is that President Obama relies "too much" on teleprompters. A line so oft repeated it's officially reache
The Visible Man Obama's Success Masks Economic Tragedies by John Ridley March 20, 2009 • You probably can't tell, considering all the focus on President Obama's Tonight Show appearance, and also with the likes of Eric Holder, Michael Steele and Richard
The Visible Man Reconsidering The Fanboy's Box Office Influence by John Ridley March 16, 2009 • This weekend's 67 percent drop in box office receipts sealed Watchmen's fate as a disappointment of a film. But the conversations at Tinseltown lunches we
The Visible Man Freedom, Thy Name IS Front Loading by John Ridley March 11, 2009 • I did not know this, or I certainly would have made a bigger deal out of it, but this past Sunday was International Women's Day.
The Visible Man Quick, What's The Most Diverse Religious Group in America? by John Ridley March 3, 2009 • If you said Kabbalah, you spend too much time reading People magazine. If you said Muslim, you've probably read The Gallup Center for Mus
The Visible Man Sometimes A Racist Chimp Cartoon Just Isn't Enough by John Ridley February 26, 2009 • OK, maybe you want to equivocate on the New York Post's racist editorial cartoon conflating a runaway chimp with President Obama's stimulus bill. But there's no equivocating on this one: Dean Grose, mayor of Los Alamitos, Calif., sent out an
The Visible Man Michael Steele Gets Funky For The RNC by John Ridley February 20, 2009 • Freshly minted Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele gave an interview with the Washington Times in which he detailed his plans for makin
The Visible Man Yes, We Still Need Black History Month by John Ridley February 17, 2009 • So it's February. That means school kids across America are learning that George Washington Carver didn't actually invent the peanut, and a black man did invent the stoplight. And while the kids are learning, February by February, grown-ups Yes, We Still Need Black History Month Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100765119/100762954" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The Visible Man Will Democrats Ruin President Obama? by John Ridley February 6, 2009 • It's pretty safe to say that it's nearly impossible to make the transition from some other political slot to the presidency without hitting some speed bumps. Recollection of the gaffes, the flameouts, the regrettable nominations, could make for a ...
The Visible Man Steele Chairs RNC; Don't Call it Affirmative Action by John Ridley February 2, 2009 • Republicans can be a funny bunch. They're against affirmative action, but they always seem to be able to find people of color to fill a slot just when they're most needed.
The Visible Man PC Whiners Aside, Downey Jr. Deserves His Oscar Nod by John Ridley January 23, 2009 • On the heels of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcing the nominees for its 81st shindig, there were the usual nontroversies over who was named and who was ignored. Among all that, Hollywood trade paper Variety noted Robe
The Visible Man Obama: The First Truly American President by John Ridley January 19, 2009 • Considering all the price gouging going on with hotel rooms in D.C., Barack Obama's inauguration is apparently history in the making. But as we observe this epic, monumental, never-been-done-before achievement, what exactly are we celebrating?
The Visible Man Royal Racism: Prince Charles Gets A Pass by John Ridley January 14, 2009 • It's not easy being prince. The unfortunate racial "isms" that other people get to make in private have a way of being put on blast when you're heir to the throne. The word on Fleet Street
The Visible Man Truth In Fiction: Remembering Donald Westlake by John Ridley January 5, 2009 • Happy New Year to you all.
The Visible Man The Top 'Non-Troversies' Of 2008 by John Ridley December 31, 2008 • They seemed so important at the time, didn't they? The issues over which much ink was spilled, many talking heads blathered, and, in some cases, congressional committees were convened. But as we prepare to turn the calendar page, what seemed monum...
The Visible Man My Crappy iPhone Pix Of Cool Stuff by John Ridley December 16, 2008 • The great thing about working with NPR — and, really, there's like a MILLION of 'em — is all the cool stuff I get to do for the public. Meet the president.
The Visible Man Has The Fight Gone Out Of Vegas? by John Ridley December 9, 2008 • Las Vegas, like the rest of the country, is doing a post-Money Party detox. And, sure, you could make that point with a bunch of dry stats, like the fact that Nevada's foreclosure rate is one of the highest in the nation. Has The Fight Gone Out Of Vegas? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97959552/98068794" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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