January 2010
46 posts
Among other things, you’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever...
– J.D. Salinger, from The Catcher In The Rye (via brighter) (via crashinglybeautiful) (via newfilosofee)
It’s Sagg. It’s Taq. It’s SINdicating. →
There are only a handful of hours left before we anxiously disappear into the I-80 W vein of America. The destination – Salt Lake City. The excuse – Sundance. The reason – this crew has too much…
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The Niche →
Heavens they say are the dwelling place
Of light that pours out the merciful
Breath in the hour of “Allah is the
Light of the Heavens and the Earth” at
That moment in the presence, the
Her…
The Houston Underground, Part 2 →
It’s become a routine of ours to befriend artists on Twitter, get to know their music, and end up producing a radio show featuring their stories. It’s a process that happens so frequently it leaves…
It’s a bit hard to accept that I won’t have a show, but Snooki and ‘The...
– CONAN O’BRIEN, The Tonight Show (via inothernews)
The Nest →
The Nest
Nested in the abode of never-ending
happiness, in the resting place of
coming to the place of no existence,
They had no form.
Beginning from end to start, they are
…
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Technology, increasingly, makes us all witnesses to crises. And yet, only those...
– Steve Coll, The New Yorker
Journalists covering disasters feel “ghoulish and intrusive”, but in bearing witness they amplify the conditions borne by victims and relief workers.
(via designtumblelog)
Enlightenment and a trailer →
Here’s an interesting quote I came across on Toufic El-Rassi’s Facebook page–Nothing could be more true:
“The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion but…
Pilgrimage to Sundance →
This past summer I went on this incredible Taqwacore adventure that literally changed my life. I didn’t think I could have another experience like that. I honestly felt like the feelings I had…
Rasika Mathur Skates Into the Moshpit →
Crossposted from Sepia Mutiny.
Kick, kick, push…. went our Sector 9 skateboards along the coast of the beach of Santa Barbara; my board was painted with surf waves, and hers was…
Krash →
A while back, our friend Pady Cakes pointed me in the direction of her post on a metal band from the West Indies called Krash. I read the post and listened to the music, but it wasn’t until I…
Foreign bureaus have been among the hardest hit by cost-cutting measures in...
– Deborah Campbell, “The Most Trusted Name in News?” (UTNE Reader)
The Deaf Muslim Anarchist Punk →
She writes plays, directs and acts in comedy mime skits, moshes in punk pits and reads lips. Sabina England is a 20-something Midwest girl that fits no typecast. I stumbled across…
The movement without music →
Originally published at PalestineNote.Com
A few days ago, I posted one of Al-Thawra’s songs, “Gaza: Choking on the Smoke of Dreams,” on the Internet for free download. We wrote the song…
A collection of short video stories inspired by Nikola Tesla, a scientist who created his first engine at age of 9 (around 1865) powered by 16 June Bugs.
The Cocker Spaniels →
Last summer I went to Austin to see a show in the music capital of the US. The bands playing that night were ones we’ve talked about before on air: The Kominas, Sarmust, and Prop Anon –…
After Bugs gets blown up, there’s a moment when you think he’s dead....
– Robert Lanza, M.D., Does Death Exist?: Life Is Forever, Says Theory (The Huffington Post)
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newness!
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Appearances can be deceiving, and Toronto based artist Humble The Poet has used...
– The Poet Project has mixtapes, videos, and more from a man with the finest beard in the rap game.
Given the unavoidable risks connected with total commitment, a Christian culture...
– Being-in-the-World, Hubert L. Dreyfus (wow)
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Yoni Wolf singing “Eskimo Snow” in an abandoned parking lot.
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