Eat your heart out....

Have you ever eaten so much that it felt like you gained 4 pounds?! Well competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi knows exactly how you feel. Earlier today, in an effort to help end world hunger he attempted to break the world record for most fruitcake eaten (in 10 minutes), which is 4 pounds, 14 ounces. With 3 world records for eating hot dogs under his belt, accomplishing this feat should be a piece of cake, right? Well not quite. The density of the fruitcake seemed to slow him down as he was only able to eat 4 pounds 4 ounces. He declined to give a comment to because after all, it's rude to talk with your mouth full. Until next time....Find your swank. Think insane. Be urbane.

Merry Christmas

Its been about a year and at times you're still under my skin
I feel myself cringe when you take it on the chin
Because I care for you like my next of kin
And I know you're not used to seeing this side of me
AkA One of most cold hearted people arguably
And the omen says the apple doesn't fall far from the treeAnd he doesnt deserve to grow up like that, naturally
So I will accomodate our current circumstances quite passively
Because when we were us we faught quite actively
Which led to the axing of thee
On Christmas Eve.

But understand that I dont want you back
not because you annoy me like the women in the pink cadillacs
or because you handcuff and arrest my livelyhood Miss Cardiac
or because your baked potato is ordinary, in refence to the sack
but because you're THE DEVIL disguised as a homicidal maniac
and I know you're going to bust the windows out my car for exposing crap
But you and jasmine can go to hell, tell all your Lifetime watching friends I said that.

At the very least I can be civil for my son
When my father is just a criminal with a gunAnd what if death comes ,soon {{google Big Pun}}
And I never see the light of day with my son {{include the pun}}
History then repeats itself and we're back to square one
So I'll swallow my pride and be the rare one
And look up to the sky and ask HIM to spare oneHeart, two souls, and three wishes
For my future not to suffer because of my past physics
And I can't make up for lost time in one visit
But I won't forget the look on his face when he saw his father walk through the front door and say


"Merry Christmas."

-Wally Vega

Until next time...Find your swank. Think insane. Be urbane

Merry Christmas from Urbane Society

Merry Christmas from Wally.Vega and Debonoir
Find your Swank.Think Insane.Be Urbane. and as Always May the Force be with you....

All I want for Christmas...

Naughty.




Nice.

Keri Hilson.

..But we can't forget about you

I bet I know what they want for christmas.

Super Cool Cinema

Will Smith is quickly becoming the best actor alive after the best actor (Denzel) retires. Nah, he's the best actor alive. Many critics have categorealized success by saying that "You're only as good as your last movie/song/play/game." Well the last four Will Smith movies have brought me to tears. These are figurative tears afterall, because men, especially black men, don't cry. He is undoubtbly the most versatile actor right now. He is the hardest working actor right now. He is the most talented, charismatic actor right now. Oh, and he is also the 4 Billion dollar man, which makes him the ONLY man on earth that Oprah would marry without a prenup. I believe that his best days have yet to come. Look out Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Leonardo Dicaprio...your great white hope is coming to an end.

Bottom line.Go see it. If you don't like it, I reemburse you. Scouts honor. Until next time...Find your swank. Think insane. Be Urbane.

I don't even like Grape Soda

Honestly, I laughed heartly when i heard this song, but upon further reflection, I can not help but to be hurt...deeply. But I dont know if I am hurt more that he actually had the confidence that if he manifested, documented, and distributed this hack of artistry that people would identify with him or that we supplied him with the images that continually project to the rest of the world as truth or that no one but me seems to have taken offense to this Tom Foolery. Until next time...Find your swank. Think insane. Be urbane.

You know better....

For years society, mainly America, has dealt with many double standards, with two of the most debated being sexuality and racism. In any academic setting, you can always hear students banter about the roles of men and women. "If a man sleeps with 10 women in month, he is a legend. If a woman does the same, she is labeled a whore." Well, both of them will be remembered, for spreading or dying of some sexually transmitted disease that cannot be cured. One can be walking to the restroom and can fall into that conversation but matters of race are still taboo as we inch closer to th inauguration of the first African-American president.

I have been told a few times that black people do not have the ability to be racist. Black poeple do indeed have the mental and emotional capacity to hate people because of thier race, disregrading a persons character. I have seen it time and time again in music. African American artists can say whatever they may like about other races of people, but as soon as some one thinks that a quote heard in the media has a racial inuendo, all hell breaks loose.

As an African American male, I have been discriminated against, sterotyped, degraded, and ridiculed. But that is not reason to hate someone else or ignorantly stereotype others because of my heartache. It is my duty to look genuinely in someone's eyes and treat them with the respect that they deserve, regardless of what their skin color/nationality may SEEM to respresent.

With that said, Busta Rhymes you know better. You are a pioneer in hip hop. I know getting "Arab Money" is another way of saying that you would like to have alot of money, but you should take into consideration of the stereotypes that you are perpertuating with this video.




Until next time...Find your swank. Think insane. Be urbane.

Rick Warren: Is it really that serious?

Now, I voted for Obama, I'm against Prop. 8 but I am in NO way offended by Obama's choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. I understand what Obama was going for to some extent. You can't tell me that if he had picked T.D. Jakes or Al Sharpton that people would not have called that "predictable". Obama was doomed before he started so he might as well shake things up. Someone somewhere will always have SOMETHING to say. And its not as if Warren is going to be discussing gay marriage at the inauguration anyhow, the whole event is a celebration of Obama bridging the gaps and bringing the country together and that means conservatives in the same room as liberals. This is not a high school dance where cliques huddle around in various spots of the gymnasium. Inclusion is not conditional. So lets refocus and get back to dialoguing about how to fix this country and restore it to its Pre-Dubya days. May the Force Be With You.
Your main man,
Debonoir

Debonoir Back on the Scene

After a very hectic end to my first semester of law school, I'm back to deliver pearls of sartorial wisdom over this much needed winter break. So since it is winter, lets talk outerwear, topcoats to be exact. So seeing as you've read the posts on Suits, Shoes, Shirts and Ties and are no doubt dressing smarter and more urbane than ever, you only have one thing left, and that is; what to wear over that new, spiffy gear. Well here's a big hint (Your Rocawear parka is not the answer). Instead, try a nice wool topcoat. They come in a variety of colors, are made by many menswear houses and can be found at either end of a wide price range. A few tips on the fit: 1. They should hit your knees (unlike a full length trench) 2. They should be the SAME size as your suit coat (buying bigger will make you look like you're wearing your dad's old coat) 3. Single or Double Breasted is ok, just make sure you're confident in what you choose.

P.S.
If you want a bit of flair, try a Chesterfield. This British version is famous for its velvet around the collar instantly adding some class to a menswear staple. Sort of (read: exactly) like this version from Banana Republic. $249

Love Lockdown

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