The state of Arizona is up to no good. In an effort to nip illegal immigration in the bud, the House of Representatives passed SB1070, a bill that will allow state police to perform random checks on any individual where “reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the [...]
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South African Girls Changing the Face of Journalism
March 31, 2010 – 11:43 am
Journalism is powerful. Having the freedom, resources, and outlets to tell your own story and control your own image is a basic human right that so many of us—even here in the United States—aren’t empowered to exercise. Not to mention, men still significantly outnumber women in the newsroom. According the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), [...]
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Logorama: An animated film on the branding of our lives
March 28, 2010 – 2:27 pm
This video is amazing, clever, and infinitely creative.
Winner of this year’s Academy Award for animated short, Logorama transforms the legendary logos and icons that we’ve all grown up with, into a funny and intriguing 16-minute film about an over-saturated Los Angeles in peril.
McDonalds, 7-Eleven, AOL, and MGM are among 3,000 logos and mascots weaved into [...]
Posted in Culture
Tune In: Mulatu Astatke
March 24, 2010 – 10:27 pm
Did you know that composer Mulatu Astatke is considered the inventor of Ethio-Jazz? Neither did I.
The vibraphone playing, jazz musician from Ethiopia recently graced the stage in Los Angeles, where he led the following live performance of “Yekermo Sew.”
“Tropical in its roots, funky and intoxicating in its impact, Mulatu Astatke’s distinct brand of Ethiopian music [...]
