Are you getting Madonna's new album Rebel Heart?

I have heard 7 of the songs and I'm not feeling it at all. Feels a bit juvenile, but hey, whatever floats your boat, right?

Let me know what you think of it.

New 'Game of Thrones' Trailer is here

Not Again... Unarmed Black Man Shot and Killed by White Police Officer in Georgia

"Show these kids that #BlackLivesMatter by living yours like it does." Words to remember from #AnthonyHill #Antlanta pic.twitter.com/HulBktGyHo
— Danna Fakhoury (@dannadano) March 10, 2015

Another Black unarmed man killed by a cop.

This time it was at an apartment complex in Chamblee, Ga.

NYT reports:

The man was shot by a police officer who had responded to calls about a man acting deranged, knocking on doors and running naked through the Heights at Chamblee, Cedric L. Alexander, the DeKalb County deputy chief operating officer for public safety, said in a news conference.

The officer, who has been on the force for seven years, fired two shots at the man in a parking lot after the man charged at him and ignored his commands to stop, Mr. Alexander said. It appeared the man was unarmed, he said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is examining the shooting.

Both shots struck the man, and he died at the scene, Mr. Alexander said. He was identified as Anthony Hill, 27. The officer involved was placed on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation, Mr. Alexander said.

The shooting on Monday occurred amid a national debate over race, crime and law enforcement officers’ use lethal force in encounters with civilians. Mr. Hill was black, and the officer who shot him is white, Mr. Alexander said.

It was not clear what had led the officer to shoot Mr. Hill. Mr. Alexander said that the officer had been equipped with a Taser, but that he did not know whether the officer had used the device.

The shooting was the third fatal police shooting since Friday of a black man who was or appeared to be unarmed. Tony Robinson, 19, was killed by a police officer in Madison, Wis., on Friday during a scuffle inside an apartment. The same day, a police officer in Aurora, Colo., shot and killed Naeschylus Vinzant, 37, a parolee who had cut off an ankle monitor. He was wanted in an “assault, robbery, kidnapping and domestic violence” incident.

More to come.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The Series) turns 18

Today, Buffy premiered on the WB 18 years ago. It's so weird to think it was 18 years ago today.

Oklahoma State Sen. Joseph Silk: Gays 'Do Not Want People To Have Freedom'

Star Wars gets their first LGBT Character

I thought this was interesting.

In the new Star Wars novel, "Lords of the Sith," writer Paul S. Kemp will introduce a new (and the first) LGBT character in the series!

The character's name is Moff Mors, who's an Imperial and a lesbian.

Here's more

Shelly Shapiro, editor of "Star Wars" books at Del Rey, talked to me about this for the Full of Sith podcast. During that interview I asked her about the inclusion of this character in the book. She explained that it wasn't necessarily about making a statement, but simply reflecting the diversity in the universe.

"This is certainly the first character in canon," Shapiro says. "But there was a gay Mandalorian couple, so it's not brand new. It's not something I really think about, it just makes sense. There's a lot of diversity–there should be diversity in "Star Wars." You have all these different species and it would be silly to not also recognize that there's a lot of diversity in humans. If there's any message at all, it's simply that "Star Wars" is as diverse (or more so because they have alien species) as humanity is in real life and we don't want to pretend it's not. It just felt perfectly natural."

Hope to be hearing more about Moff!

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Jussie Smollett comes out on Ellen From the Heart

The Empire star talks about his sexuality with Ellen in this short interview. Jussie said:

It was really important to me to make sure that it got across that there is no closet. There’s never been a closet that I’ve been in. I don’t own a closet, I got a dresser, but I don’t have a closet. But I have a home, and that is my responsibility to protect that home. So, that’s why I choose not to talk bout my personal life. But there is without a doubt, no closet that I’ve ever been in, and I just wanted to make that clear, but it was most important for me to make that clear to you on your show at this time in the world. And that’s where I’m at.

The Apple Watch is out!

Mark-Paul Gosselaar goes Nude on Twitter

I don't know what this is all about, but I'm here for it!

Teaming up with @Piketoon for the @CACrossFit #pairpower competition. @CrossFit. Some would say we've already won. pic.twitter.com/3EI2uMNWoW

— Mark-Paul Gosselaar (@MPG) February 21, 2015

University of Oklahoma Frat sings 'There will never be a nigger in SAE'

You know that nothing is safe in Oklahoma.

The tea is some frat at the University of Oklahoma has a video of them singing a racist song. Oh, and the video has gone viral, here's more:

According to Tulsa World, the national president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity said Sunday evening that the OU SAE chapter has been given an immediate cease and desist order just hours after the video appeared online.

In the brief video, posted on Twitter by a group of black students called OU_Unheard, the frat brothers can be heard singing and clapping along to a song with the repeated lyrics of “There will never be a n****r SAE,” along with a line about lynching, “You can hang them from a tree (inaudible)”.

WATCH

Racism is alive at The University of Oklahoma. @President_Boren pic.twitter.com/eAvnPD8jxA

— Unheard (@OU_Unheard) March 8, 2015

The school is investigating the video to see if this is actually from SAE. Till then, we will be watching.

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UPDATE the chapter is closed

SAE closes @UofOklahoma chapters and suspends all members following video of racist chant. pic.twitter.com/3zpUh1m6X1

— O'Colly (@OColly) March 9, 2015