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Hotep Movie Moments... Black Romantic Comedies

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     You get a budget of approximately $11 in food stamps, a liter of Hennessey and a pack of Newport 100s… What kind of movie do you make?      You don’t get to go summer blockbuster because those require a star commanding $20m or more a flick.  You don’t get to license a cutesy franchise because of your budget above.  You want people to come see your movie, and you want them to come in groups so you need a “date night movie.” Solution?  Black Romantic Comedies!      Here at Hotep Movie Moments, we have come to notice a few things about these movies and will spend a few minutes today discussing them. 1 – They always have the same people. How may different ways can Morris Chestnut fall in love with Taraji P Henson contained inside of 97 minutes of pseudo hilarity?  It is kind of like the black church plays circuit in that you KNOW what you’re going to get and who you’re going to get it from, but you are made to feel obligated to throw money at it anyway. And sp
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Phood Phun With Phlip - Spaghetti Zoodles and Sauce

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It should be mentioned that the lady and I are eating right these days, so we employ healthier options for some of our meals.  This is one we've made a staple, or a favorite if you will.  Simple to make, inexpensive and goes a long way. We're going to do this in action.  Start with a package of sausage from your local Aldi: ($2.49) Next, dice them up and saute it in your oiled pan: Stop when it is nicely caramelized, it's a texture thing: Now for that ground turkey: ($3.39) Toss it in the same pan your sausages were just in and brown it up, then add the sausage back to the pan:  Now you pour in the sauce ($1.98) and add your seasonings: 2tbsp Italian Seasoning, 1tsp basil/oregano 1tbsp garlic powder, 1tbsp onion powder 2tbsp minced garlic 1/4 cup grated Parmesan ($1.89) Everybody in the pool: Bring the sauce to a light boil, reduce the heat, add salt to taste and get to work on your zucchini noodles ("zoodle
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Quiz Time... Marmoset Knock You Out

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     Okay...  New website, new series… On Mondays, I will post the results from my Friday riddle/quiz. I speak fluently in metaphor, sarcasm, humor and symbolism.  That said, I FULLY expect that people might miss some of these. Down to it…  This week’s riddle was this: Look, I am not even gonna keep y’all here long. While I was driving to Atlanta (well…  Conyers) on Memorial Day weekend with my mom and niece, I chuckled.  When she asked what was funny, I could only say “nothing.” I mean, it’s not like the 3 hours left in the trip was enough to explain the joke.  More importantly, it is not like a joke that needs to be explained in detail is as funny on the recipient as it is on the deliverer. So in detail… The compromise for me to have the music I need to drive to and music that she can live with in her Kia for the trip was Sirius XM Fly – formerly known as BackSpin. Naturally, in the 90s/00s throwback hip hop, we heard “Mama Said Knock You Out” and in my hea
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