Newly Uncovered Bill Cosby Joke From '69 Speech Is Damning In Retropsect

Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770, a renowned social club for students, bestowed its "Man of the Year" award to comedian Bill Cosby in 1969. According to a Los Angeles Times/UPI Wire published on March 5, 1969, recently uncovered by The Huffington Post, the comedian "proposed changing the name of the annual honor" to "the nice guy as far as we know" award.

In light of the 46 women who have come forward since then to accuse Cosby of sexual assault, the joke -- which probably came across as humble at the time -- takes on an entirely different resonance.

A recent cover story by New York Magazine profiled 35 of the 46 women who've spoken out about Cosby, and noted that five of the women have said that he assaulted them in 1969, the same year as the Hasty Pudding speech.

The possible existence of the joke surfaced on Reddit Thursday via a link to an old story on a site called Mr. PopCulture, which collects pop culture anecdotes dating back to the 1950s. The Mr. PopCulture article did not cite an original source, so HuffPost worked with the site's owner to narrow the search and uncovered the damning quote in the LA Times' archive.

After making the joke, the Times reported, Cosby said the award should at least have a less serious name and then said, "If you're talking about humanitarians, there are some people who should be in front of me."

Earlier this month, an old episode of "The Cosby Show" received attention for its plot, which involved Cosby making a special, secret sauce that makes people want to have sex. 

The Huffington Post has reached out to the LA Times and Hasty Pudding Institute for more information, but has yet to hear back. 

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Drake & Meek Mill Beef Is 'All Good Fun For Hip-Hop'

The beef between Drake and Meek Mill has officially hit its peak, and the men of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are watching the drama play out like the rest of us.

The battle, which the Philly rapper ignited when he accused Drake of having a ghostwriter pen his raps, set the internet ablaze and has since spawned two diss tracks from Drake -- "Charged Up" and "Back-to-Back" -- and a poorly-received response from Meek Mill.

When Bone Thugs-n-Harmony sat down with HuffPost Live on Thursday, Krayzie Bone said that beef between rappers has an important legacy in the hip-hop world.

"To me, certain beefs is good for hip-hop. It's always been a part of hip-hop. You always had emcees going against each other," he told host Julee Wilson.

While the friction between the rappers has clearly burned bridges, Krayzie Bone said that beef can be a positive force for hip-hop culture, pointing to the long-squashed feud between two of the biggest artists to come out of Brooklyn -- Jay Z and Nas.

"As long as it don't turn into nothing like the East Coast-West Coast thing, I think it's all good fun for hip hop. ... I say the perfect example of a hip-hop beef is Jay Z and Nas," Krayzie Bone said. "They battled, then they put it to rest then they came and did a song together. That's how its supposed to go. Nobody's supposed to lose their life. None of that's supposed to happen. This is music. You're supposed to enjoy it."

As for the ghostwriting allegations against Drake, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony didn't take an issue with the idea of rappers using an anonymous writer, but he made it known that his own group did not take part in the practice.

"Some people are more entertainers than they are actual writers. ... Us personally, we all write our own stuff. We have never had ghostwriters or no shit like that," Wish Bone said.

"It opens up the doors for somebody else to earn a little bit of money. Ain't nothing wrong with that. Let the ghostwriter write if that's the case," Flesh-N-Bone said.

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Newly Uncovered Bill Cosby Joke From '69 Speech Is Damning In Retropsect

Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770, a renowned social club for students, bestowed its "Man of the Year" award to comedian Bill Cosby in 1969. According to a Los Angeles Times/UPI Wire published on March 5, 1969, recently uncovered by The Huffington Post, the comedian "proposed changing the name of the annual honor" to "the nice guy as far as we know" award.

In light of the 46 women who have come forward since then to accuse Cosby of sexual assault, the joke -- which probably came across as humble at the time -- takes on an entirely different resonance.

A recent cover story by New York Magazine profiled 35 of the 46 women who've spoken out about Cosby, and noted that five of the women have said that he assaulted them in 1969, the same year as the Hasty Pudding speech.

The possible existence of the joke surfaced on Reddit Thursday via a link to an old story on a site called Mr. PopCulture, which collects pop culture anecdotes dating back to the 1950s. The Mr. PopCulture article did not cite an original source, so HuffPost worked with the site's owner to narrow the search and uncovered the damning quote in the LA Times' archive.

After making the joke, the Times reported, Cosby said the award should at least have a less serious name and then said, "If you're talking about humanitarians, there are some people who should be in front of me."

Earlier this month, an old episode of "The Cosby Show" received attention for its plot, which involved Cosby making a special, secret sauce that makes people want to have sex. 

The Huffington Post has reached out to the LA Times and Hasty Pudding Institute for more information, but has yet to hear back. 

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It starts with a woman voicing the introductory spoken word section, a laundry list of complaints about a cheap boyfriend. Then Kendrick appears, face pressed to a window, and proceeds to chase her around the house while rapping and yelling, “This dick ain’t free!” The whole video has the manic energy of Charlie Chaplin, as Kendrick appears from behind a window with a live band and pops his head into the bathroom.

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If You Like 'Mission: Impossible,' You'll Love 'Rogue Nation'

If you're the type of person who enjoys watching ridiculous, mind-blowing, totally bonkers stunts in big budget action movies, then you're in luck this weekend.

That type of person will probably thoroughly enjoy "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation," the fifth film in the "M:I" franchise. The movie follows Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt as he attempts to uncover the Syndicate, a rogue organization behind a series of terrorist attacks, while Alec Baldwin's C.I.A. director attempts to shut down the IMF. There are, of course, weak points and problems with the movie. For instance, writer-director Christopher McQuarrie could've at least come up with an actual name for "the Syndicate," and "Rogue Nation" is far from an innovative or genre-defying action flick (leave that to "Mad Max: Fury Road"). But packed between the cliche dialogue and dated tropes are an extra large, adrenaline-pumped dose of action sequences and Cruise, alongside his female co-star Rebecca Ferguson, kicking ass. Overall, "Rogue Nation" is a damn good time.

Yet you may be asking yourself, how in the world could the new movie top the amazing Burj Khalifa scene from "Ghost Protocol"? What about the Shanghai skyscraper jump in "M:I III" or Cruise's hands-free rock climbing in the second film? "Rogue Nation" comes close, and at some points gets even crazier. These are the best moments from the new film (spoiler alert, of course, but these are all in the trailers anyway):

Cruise defies gravity, on a plane!

As everyone knows from the trailer and poster, Tom Cruise holds on to the exterior of a plane with his bare hands while it's taking off. What more do you/could you want?

Cruise defies gravity, on a bike!

Cruise hops on a motorcycle for a high-speed chase that involves copious amounts of leaning and cornering -- his knee is literally inches from the pavement for an extended amount of time that seems, well, impossible.

Rebecca Ferguson. Period.

Hands down, Rebecca Ferguson is the best part of "Rogue Nation." The Swedish actress, who you may recognize from last year's "Hercules" and Starz's "The White Queen," plays British Intelligence spy Ilsa Faust, the hardest female badass since Charlize Theron in "Fury Road." Yes, she is reduced to the hot-woman-in-the-revealing-dress at times and overly sexualized as she emerges from a pool, but Ilsa does get some pretty awesome action scenes of her own. Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

And she's also sensible enough to take her heels off when the time calls for it, unlike some action movie characters:

There's (literally) breathtaking diving.

In one sequence, Cruise's Hunt has to hold his breath for at least three minutes under water. This is only after he dives into a giant funnel that looks like the scary ride at the waterpark you were too afraid weren't tall enough to ride as a kid.

Cruise kills two birds with one stone car.

In a car chase and need to get rid of the multiple guys tailing you? Just pull a 360 in a narrow alley.

Simon Pegg is hilarious, as always.

The guaranteed comic relief, Pegg's Benji is a pleasure yet again as he seamlessly hacks his way into more impossible systems. This time, though, he's more directly involved in the action than ever before.

Cruise fights in cuffs.

At one point, Cruise's Hunt is captured and chained to a pole with his hands cuffed above his head. But hey, this is Ethan Hunt, and no pole stands in his way. (Don't try this move at home.)

"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" is now playing.

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Ray Tensing and the Myth of the "Good Cop"

University of Cincinnati Police officer Ray Tensing shot and killed an unarmed black man Samuel DuBose. At the time of this writing, prosecutor Joe Deters indicted him on murder charges and his bond has been set at one million dollars. I believe it is safe to say that Ray Tensing would not have been indicted with a million dollar bond had it not been camera footage of the incident--camera footage that by the way, came from Officer Tensing's own body cam.

In other words, Officer Tensing shot and killed Dubose KNOWING he was wearing a body camera. Moreover, even though he knew he was wearing a body camera, he not only still shot Dubose in the face, but also then proceeded to lie about what he had done. Again, it is safe to conclude that if there had not been video evidence showing that Tensing was not in danger, that Dubose refused to exit the car, that Dubose "dragged" Tensing on the ground with his car, and any other lie Tensing put in his official report, the Grand Jury would not have indicted him for murder.

What this and all the other police killings show is that there is not a training problem with these rouge officers. They need not to have more experience or more sensitivity training. This is a character problem. It speaks to one's personal ethics; how one governs oneself. They have already been trained to show respect to citizens. They have already been trained to demonstrate professionalism and courtesy at traffic stops. They have already been trained not to use their weapons unless necessary. They have already been trained to write truthful police reports. Therefore, in this case, no amount of training would have helped. This shooting speaks of the character of the officer because what kind of officer would shoot and kill an unarmed human, then lie about it, while all the time KNOWING that the whole thing was on tape because he was wearing a body camera?

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