I can’t help it. I love Alicia Keys. Her videos are thoughtfully created, and always tell a story. Cheers to the musicians who still contribute art and vision to the increasingly lame music video platform.
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The Dirty Laundry Line
December 7, 2009 – 10:22 pm
Schlepping bags of dirty drawers to your local Laundromat can be a cleansing—and awkward—experience. Those of you who make this trip regularly can agree. As you’re loading and unloading the week’s (or maybe month’s) pile of stuff, neighbors and total strangers are packed right next to you—bustin’ stains and avoiding eye contact.
Tracee Worley observed this [...]
Francis Simeni: Motion in Stillness
July 14, 2009 – 9:24 pm
Francis Simeni’s art is striking.
There’s something about the color and texture contrasts, paired with the intensity of his subjects that makes his work jarring yet inherently tender. Born in Lagos, Nigeria and transplanted between Poland and New York City, Simeni has an impressive repertoire of oil and acrylic paintings on wood canvases.
Using the simplest color [...]
Shhh…Mumz the Werd is Fashion’s Best Kept Secret
June 23, 2009 – 1:55 am
Arthur Roberts and Jordan Freda’s Mumz the Werd clothing line is anything but quiet. Managed in California and masterminded in New Jersey, Mumz is tiptoeing its way onto the backs of trendsetters nationwide with striking hues and a distinctive style of character-based artwork.
