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todaysdocument: Happy Birthday, Ernest Hemingway! (July 21,...

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:40:50 -0400

Happy Birthday, Ernest Hemingway! (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961)

Photograph of Ernest Hemingway with his son John Hadley Nicanor (Bumby).

alvinoff: ANTHM - Polaris Ft. Blu

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:36:25 -0400

alvinoff:

ANTHM - Polaris Ft. Blu

slumgods: ZINE. SLUMGODS CREW WORLDWIDE FROM MIZORAM 2 NEW...

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:56:00 -0400

slumgods:

ZINE. SLUMGODS CREW WORLDWIDE FROM MIZORAM 2 NEW DELHI!

nomadiclens: I was finally able to capture a portrait of one of...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:29:05 -0400

nomadiclens:

I was finally able to capture a portrait of one of my favorite producers these days, meet Knxwledge. All you need to do is go to his bandcamp page and listen. Check out his tumblr too.

Photographed in Highland Park, Los Angeles with a Fuji X-pro1 - 18mm F2 lens. BW conversion done through SilverEfx.

Come get your love on at the flagship Loving Day party in NYC...

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:38:00 -0400

Come get your love on at the flagship Loving Day party in NYC June 9th!!

Loving Day is the incredible celebration of multiculturalism and so much more. Find out where and why at www.lovingday.org

that’s you and me and everyone we know

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:32:00 -0400

that’s you and me

and everyone we know

wnyc: Occupy May Day The labor holiday May Day has its origins...

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:17:35 -0400

wnyc:

Occupy May Day

The labor holiday May Day has its origins in the US but is more widely-celebrated around the world. Today, Occupy Wall Street is calling for a day of action and a general strike. Brian Lehrer discusses the day’s events, the state of Occupy, and the history of May Day with:

+ Jesse LaGreca, early Occupy organizer and blogger for Daily Kos
+ Cecily McMillan, northeast regional organizer of the Young Democratic Socialists and Occupy activist
+ David Graeber, an American anthropologist at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and author of DEBT: The First 5,000 Years
+ Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University and author of the new e-book Occupy Nation
+ and Lawrence “Ren” Weschler, director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU and author of Uncanny Valley: Adventures in the Narrative

More on the Comments Page

They can't use my music to advertise for Coca Cola-

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:26:00 -0400

Why do I have such respect for Lowkey?

I think it’s mostly due to the fact that after you hear him speak, you want to go read a book. You realize how ignorant of the incredible injustices in this world you really are.

Allende was democracy - Hypocrisy it bothers me/Call you terrorists if you don’t wanna be a colony/We used to bow down to a policy of robbery/Is terrorism my lyrics?When more Vietnam vets kill themselves after the war than died in it?This is very basic..One nation in the world has over a thousand military bases/They say it’s religion, when clearly it isn’t/It’s not just Muslims that oppose your imperialism/Is Hugo Chavez a Muslim? Nah.. I didn’t think so/Is Castro a Muslim? Nah.. I didn’t think so/It’s like the definition didn’t ever exist/I guess it’s all just depending who your nemesis is/Irrelevant how eloquent the rhetoric peddler is/They’re telling fibs, now tell us who the terrorist is

I’ve read and listened to these lyrics many times, and each time I hear them again it hits me again. He’s not trying to push his views on you, he’s simply giving you the other side of the story, the one the media never allows to be published. It’s true, can’t use his music to advertise for coca cola/ can’t use it to advertise for anything. Because really, why would a brand want to be associated with something intelligent and real? It seems an intelligent Arab man who voices his opinions isn’t a good role model for youth, but Chris Brown is.

Lowkey shares his knowledge in such a dope way.While his lyrics may seem too heavy at first, but you come back to it, and let it marinate. And do what he wants you to do all along, think.

Fly over Egypt tonight. Lights from the flash of...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:06:21 -0400

Fly over Egypt tonight.

Lights from the flash of knowledge/

gave all my cash to college/

they pay me no dime if you pay me no mind

Thank you for my newest art/ Thank you for the coldest parts

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:13:50 -0400

Thank you for my newest art/ Thank you for the coldest parts

worldup-insideout: PHOTO OF THE WEEK Stunning color...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:49:58 -0400

worldup-insideout:

** PHOTO OF THE WEEK **

Stunning color version of one of our black and white portraits from Port Elizabeth.

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have...

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:41:00 -0400

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Omar Offendum does it again, that new Syrian flow, produced my the mighty Sami Matar. Look for my interview with him on www.worldup.org soon.

- we don’t inherit the earth from ancestors/ we borrow it...

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:36:12 -0400

- we don’t inherit the earth from ancestors/ we borrow it it from our children/ god bless ‘em

Big things are happening at World Up!!

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:02:00 -0500

Big things are happening at World Up!!

"Only J Dilla could bring the artists together in this way, naturally and from the heart"

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:45:00 -0500

““Only J Dilla could bring the artists together in this way, naturally and from the heart””

- http://common-breath.com/?p=2652

Anonymous Hackers Caught in Latin America

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:27:38 -0500

“Interpol (The International Criminal Police Organization) carried out an investigation against Anonymous…In total 25 suspected Anonymous members, ranging in age from 17-to-40-years-old were arrested in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Spain.”

This will be one epic trail.

Back in the day…

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:00:40 -0500

Back in the day…

Chile, a country plagued by economic inequality for decades, has...

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:57:00 -0500

Chile, a country plagued by economic inequality for decades, has erupted with student protests for a reform to the current education system.

Students are demanding for the government to put an end to the privatisation of universities and schools. Free education is another big issue.

Chile Rising is a great short film on the issue, punctuated by ‘Shock’ by Ana Tijoux. The track inspierd by the student rebellion, has become an anthem for the protestors. Because hip hop is about struggle, and that struggle is universal.

‘don’t sell yourself’ via the dope danny...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:20:28 -0500

‘don’t sell yourself’ via the dope danny beats.

our responsibility to not only remember, but evolve the classic

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:57:00 -0500

Immortal Entertainment, the Mochilla of the Middle East. Get familiar.

peace, love &hip hop

todaysdocument: Happy Birthday, Ernest Hemingway! (July 21,...

alvinoff: ANTHM - Polaris Ft. Blu

slumgods: ZINE. SLUMGODS CREW WORLDWIDE FROM MIZORAM 2 NEW...

nomadiclens: I was finally able to capture a portrait of one of...

Come get your love on at the flagship Loving Day party in NYC...

that’s you and me and everyone we know

wnyc: Occupy May Day The labor holiday May Day has its origins...

They can't use my music to advertise for Coca Cola-

Fly over Egypt tonight. Lights from the flash of...

Thank you for my newest art/ Thank you for the coldest parts

worldup-insideout: ** PHOTO OF THE WEEK ** Stunning color...

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have...

- we don’t inherit the earth from ancestors/ we borrow it...

Big things are happening at World Up!!

"Only J Dilla could bring the artists together in this way, naturally and from the heart"

Anonymous Hackers Caught in Latin America

Back in the day…

Chile, a country plagued by economic inequality for decades, has...

‘don’t sell yourself’ via the dope danny...

our responsibility to not only remember, but evolve the classic

worldup-insideout: PHOTO OF THE WEEK Stunning color...