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[HipHopWired.com] Flavor Flav Opens Fried Chicken & Soul Food Joint In Las Vegas When news of Flavor Flav’s upcoming chicken joint hit the Internets, folks may have thought it was another dig at the walking punch line that the Public Enemy hype man has become. Last night, however, the reality TV star made good on the news by opening his deep-fried southern food-styled restaurant in Las Vegas, and even got busy on the flour and fryer bit himself. No word yet if any red Kool-Aid and white bread will accompany the crispy heart attack treats. (Read)

[StyleBlazer.com] Sofia Vergara Covers In Style’s Color Issue in a Curve-Hugging Plum Ensemble With a larger than life persona and one of the best bodies in the business, Sofia Vergara is a natural fit for In Style‘s annual “Color Issue.” The Cover Girl dons a purple Narciso Rodriguez curve-hugging number on the cover, and rocks fashion from top designers Nina Ricci and Tom Ford inside the issue. In the interview, she credits her love of all things glam to her mom, and even shows off her tomboy side. She loves to play sports with the boys! Peep more images from the funny girl’s photo shoot here… (Read)

[24Wired.com] Stalley Describes His Beard’s Religious Significance BET’s Tony Anderson interviewed Stalley about his rap image. Stalley insisted that he’s sillier than his look or music would have people believe. He also talked about his beard as a symbol of growth and a representation of his Muslim faith. (Watch)

[MadameNoire.com] Anti-Obama Bumper Sticker Tells Voters ‘Don’t Re-Nig in 2012′ I don’t think I have to explain what’s wrong with the bumper sticker in this photo that has been making it’s rounds across Facebook for the past day or so. Someone obviously startled by the racist play on words telling voters not to “re-nig in 2012,” meaning re-elect President Obama, snapped this pic and it’s gone viral ever since it was uploaded. The bottom of the bumper sticker reads “Stop repeat offenders. Don’t re-elect Obama!,” and according to The Huffington Post, the anti-Obama design was created by Stumpy Stickers–an online site which has mysteriously disappeared since the report. The site sold it’s “Don’t Re-Nig” design on various other items like t-shirts, and also produced other equally disturbing campaign gear like a caricature of a black man’s face with a missing tooth and a picture of a chimp that reads “Obama 2012. (Read)