Archive for January, 2008

Beautiful raw confessional on the Lust & Love riddim.

If I could relive this life / the things I’d do right
The man who thinks he knows it all / knows nothing at all

I like to think this song is an apology for years of homophobia. Even if it isn’t, you should definitely make space for […]

 
 Buju Banton - Relive My Life: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Cambridge to Johannesburg
Walk from Central Sq. to Kendall Sq.
Hire a taxi to Logan Airport.
Take a plane to JFK Airport (NYC).
Ride AirTram to the international departures.
Take a plane to Dakar, Senegal.
Sit on the plane for an hour.
Take a plane to Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ride in a van to the guest house.

Johannesburg to Cambridge
Ride a van from the […]

YouTube - Ciara “That’s Right” feat. Lil Jon OFFICIAL VIDEO
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South African music after Apartheid: kwaito, the “party politic,” and the appropriation of gold as a sign of success | Popular Music and Society | Find Articles at BNET.com
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Geeks Gone Wild: Richard […]

The Cape Town Open Education Declaration
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YouTube - Time After Time - Miles Davis Live in Montreal 1985
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YouTube - John Butler - Ocean (Max Sessions)
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YouTube - Orchid - Last Show Ever (Full Set) 7/9/02: Cambridge, MA
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Zophar’s Domain
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MySpaceTV Videos: Quarry Magic by Eric
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Independent Lens . HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes | PBS
(tags: hiphop masculinity documentary public tv research)

Here and Now : “Beyond Beat and Rhymes” - 2/16/2007
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DIY Electronic Drums (Drum Module […]

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Ripping all my Aaliyah records to the computer right now and getting kinda misty. This Jay-Z version of “Miss You” comes from a Killah Kuts 12″.

 
 Jay-Z "We Miss You (Aaliyah Tribute)" [3:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Observing a 9th grade history class yesterday, I witnessed two interactions that blew my mind.
1. During lunch, several students used discarded lunch trays, staples, pens, and tape to craft foam Sidekicks and ENVs with sliding, flipping, and popping ’screens’. They then wrote notes on paper, folded them up, placed them inside of the closed phones, […]

Tha Pope (aka “Chicago’s Youngest Celebrity”) posted a new promo vid this morning that intercuts distorted clips from ‘300′ with scenes of footworking and animated advertising for the upcoming party in Lynwood.

Lots of different footworking styles on display. Check the faux martial arts sparring and deft foot feint in the gymnasium scenes!

Not throwing my lot in with anyone just yet nor am I reposting any vids but let’s get real for a sec. If you aren’t passionate enough about your platform to get choked up once in a while, I find you suspect. I don’t want an emotionally disabled president.
During the ABC / Facebook debate, one […]

Metroid (1986) is my favorite game of all time. I did not own NES until I bought a refurbished console in 1997 so my early experience of this game was limited to sleepovers at my friends’ houses and the pages of a borrowed Nintendo Player’s Guide.

During my sophmore year at Assumption, I finally played […]