Ah, Carnival: Mardi for the Party

For much of Latin America it was the season of Carnival and what a party.
What does 'Carnival' mean? Well, there is some dispute by some say it comes from the Latin expression carne vale, which means "farewell to meat," which is what Catholics gave up during the Lent season.
Nowadays, especially in Brazil, it's all about the party.

Partying in a Recession: A good thing?

You basically can't tell a recession is going on if you cruise the streets in a major city on the weekend. Go by the club. It's packed.
People are getting their drink on, their groove on, and their "stanky leg" on amid one of the worst economic downturns in the past 70 years.
Is that okay?
Some people may say that people deserve to have fun; these are rough, stressful times, and getting loose is just a small antidote to numb the pain.
But going to the club every weekend? When it's clearly a time to save, a time to help? I don't know.
I think some of our priorities are off a little.
What do you think?

ATL Halloween party: J.D., Dallas Austin, etc.

If you're down for a scary-good time then Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri and Leo Marshall have got some bloody fun for you. If you're in the ATL, check it out.

Is NeNe Leakes Evil?

You could see signs of it last year, NeNe Leakes of the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" could be catty and confrontational when it was totally unnecessary. She put Sheree Whitfield on her hitlist because she felt she let Kim Zolciak get in between their friendship.
This season she's taken on Zolciak, mended fences with Sheree, and squared off with newcomer Kandi Burruss (Did you notice how big Kandi's mouth got when she was telling NeNe to "Bring it DOOOoooowNNN. lol".
But what's up with NeNe? Is she evil, or just in need of constant attention and the adulation of all those around her?
And is Kim wrong for throwing her off of "Tardy for the Party"?