Link Dump: President, Religion, Identity and New Edition

Here's what's going on in Blogfrica:

- On Spontinuity, Brother Sean puts Obama's victory into context the proper way, framed around a Fresh Prince reference: Somebody beat the young Carlton Banks to the punch.

- Over at Not So Small Talk, Kristine tussles with the moral pressures of the Catholic church.

- And at X-tra MEdium, Raf posted a few videos from ABS-CBN's Speak-Out series on Filipino identity. Ray posted one of the same videos here, but there are interesting points made on the comments section over there.

- Finally, at Waltonesque, Kuya Justin landed an EXCLUSIVE interview with the three biggest names from New Edition: Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, and of course, Bobby Brown. The interview covers what brought the three together again and some words of advice for future R&B acts. That is some real access right there, you made it bro!

Top Chef ya know?

Since America's Best Dance Crew ended around the same time that Ramiele and Chikezie got eliminated, the only reality show that I've been keepin up with is this season's Top Chef.

So I have to give an obligatory racial shout out to my favorite contestant this season, Dale. I can't post a picture of him here without feeling a little homosexual, so instead I'll put a picture of why I'm bothering to post about him.


Dale is a Filipino from Chicago and for last night's Quickfire challenge, he whipped up a unique take on Halo Halo that landed him in the top 3 and eventually won the elimination challenge with some Grilled Tofu with curry. He's looking like a strong contender to win the whole thing, so I'll be sure to bug you guys about him until he wins or he gets eliminated.