Press
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FILM, TV & Radio
- CNN, American Morning, “Is Foursquare the New Twitter?“
- NPR, News & Notes, “Sex in the Real World.”
- Sirius Satellite Radio, MAXIM’s Sex Files, “What women say about men when they aren’t around.”
- Sirius Satellite Radio, MAXIM’s Sex Files, “Men’s myths about women, sex, porn and masturbation.”
- Paris Première (French Television), four-part documentary, “Sex in the World: A la recherche du plaisir.”
- CBC (Canadian National Radio), Spark, “The Tech Gap in Relationships.”
- CBC (Canadian National Radio), Spark, “Group dating, technology and culture.”
- CBC (Canadian National Radio), Spark, “Romancing the Phone.”
- The Bi-deology Project, short film / documentary series.
- Studio SX, “South by Southwest Interview with Zoe Margolis,” .
- WLTV, Wine Library TV with Gray Vaynerchuk, “Date Night Wines,” .
- WFUV, News and Public Affairs with George Bodarky, “Single in the City.”
- Mandrake Society Radio, “Self Determination” Kwanzaa series about race, nationality and self-identity, hosted by J.W. Richard.
Dating Roadkill — an internet radio show & podcast hosted by the Funky Brown which let guests share funny, inspiring and ridiculous dating stories — includes the following sample shows:
Newspapers and Magazines
- Glamour selected Twanna to bedroom test G-spot sex advice. See her results (page 3) and her sex graph of a tryst.
- New York magazine printed an excerpt of her commentary on their article Married Man Seeks Same for Discreet Play stating, “The magazine was also chided for presenting William’s situation as novel. ‘This isn’t a new discovery on Amsden’s part,’ wrote Funky Brown Chick. ‘Didn’t E. Lynn Harris establish his entire writing career, in part, by crafting books about life on the down low?”
- Time Out New York asked Twanna to get them all hot and bothered in ten words or less; they printed her erotic haiku in the magazine. Twanna was also one of the New York transplants interviewed for their 2008 Sex Issue.
- Tango magazine calls her “one of our favorite, tell-all bloggers” and featured her as one of their blogger crushes.
- EbonyJet nodded to her Black Weblog Awards win commenting, “If there is any common thread in Black blogs other than the blackness of their writers, it’s an unflinching willingness to aggressively examine and challenge contemporary Black culture [...] There is a wealth of smart, insightful and witty writing talent — the kind that mainstream publications seem not to be able to find when they seek diversity.”
- Clutch magazine featured Twanna and says, “Ms. Hines blogs about any and all things related to sex, dating and relationships with a sinfully clever playfulness that keeps us tuning in.”
- Vibe lists Twanna’s blog, FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com, as one of “The Ultimate 100 (Sites We Hit Up Every Day)”
- Village Voice featured Twanna and other calendar pinups in their article Meet New York’s Sex Bloggers.
- The San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jeff Yang says “Brown is Beautiful” when they interviewed Twanna about interracial dating.
- The Houston Chronicle dropped by one of her presentation at South by Southwest.
MISC
AOL placed FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com on their Blackvoices list of best blogs. “We search through the best black blogs and other great sites to bring you the hottest one-liners about African-American celebrity gossip and important social issues.”
Women Making Moves featured Twanna for her achievements on the web.
Mediawire Daily called FUNKY BROWN CHICK® “One of our favorite blogs” and mentioned “[w]e can all sometimes relate to her frustrations, likes and dislikes.”
Cupcakes Take the Cake showcased her love of chocolate cupcakes.
Bloggy Awards says FUNKY BROWN CHICK® should be read by “every adventurous woman.”
Awards
2007 “Best Humor Blog” winner (judges’ choice) in the Black Weblog Awards
2006 “Blog of the Year” finalist Best of the Blogs Awards
2005 “Best New Blog” nominee in the Best of the Blogs Awards
