- author : Henry Cruz
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
MILAN: black women missing from the runway?
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Interesting article talking about the very blond fashion runway trend (Source Washington Post):
"At the Jil Sander show, for example, the models were so homogeneous that they were virtual clones: overwhelmingly tall, thin, pale and with hair ranging from platinum blond to honey blond to the occasional warm brunette....one wonders whether anyone at Jil Sander has noticed that brown people actually exist."
The article entitled "White is the New White" talks about the racial divide -- (or exclusion of blacks) -- among fashion houses:
"Similar whiteouts occurred on the runways of Prada and Marni in Milan and at Calvin Klein in New York. The explanation for these choices always comes down to aesthetics, which is a designer's prerogative. The models have been chosen because they fit easily into the samples. Because they have a certain look. Because they convey a single, uninterrupted message on the runway. Because they do not distract from the clothes."
So should a black girl complain that she doesn't get to sashay in expensive clothes before an audience... -- the author puts it this way:
"We put beauty on a pedestal as something admirable, desirable and valuable. Beauty -- unfairly or not -- has its privileges. And by defining which people are beautiful and which people are simply invisible, the fashion industry helps determine how much cultural currency someone has at his or her disposal." -- 'guess, based on this article, black women have very little cultural clout...'somebody should start a new culturally diverse line called: Invisible.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Cringe Factor: TMZ on TV?!
I had removed TMZ on TV from my tivo list...here's a short online chat (Washington Post) that sums up --like a two drink maximum -- why following around "B" list celebs really only works in very, very small doses:POST A COMMENT
----- (here's what they said) -----
TMZ TV: Does anyone else feel bad when they watch this? I mean, Christina Aguilera shopping for light fixtures? It just makes me sad. She wants a new lamp. And 45 people with cameras are following her.
Liz Kelly: Ya, I have to admit that TMZ on TV has managed to evoke the exact same reaction in me as the Web site: revulsion mixed with a little curiosity splashed with a smattering of guilt. It's all so shameless and inane and up-to-the-minute all at once. It's bascially a broadcast venue for the videos we've been watching all along on the Web. Now they just have yet another distro channel.
I guess it's attraction depends on how many Britney Spears bathroom footage or shots outside of L.A. nightclubs we can stomach.
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'reading about "telling little green lies" --(Business Week) that talks about how Green Living is a hot button issue in Britain:
Being green is now seen as a competitive pursuit by 68 per cent of those questioned and the new way to 'keep up with the Joneses', one report said.
Almost sounds like adding that pressure here in the USA could help our environment woes....however, that same report said a "staggering 90 percent of those surveyed said they had lied to friends and neighbors about living in an earth friendly way."
the main reason for those little green lies? -- one-fifth of the folks said they didn't know how to make their lives more eco-responsible.Labels: environment
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Education: going the extra mile!
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Merit Pay for Teachers is an idea that seems reasonable: "Recognize better workers with extra pay." -- like a job bonus!
A recent Newsweek article talked about a math teacher at an inner-city public school -- running a program for failing ninth graders...with an extra push, (most students passed) -- that Teacher got an extra $300 bonus tacked on to her salary and said, "It's not much but the money helps give me the incentive to go the extra mile."
Seems pretty fair, since teachers are way underpaid to offer bonuses for those that deliver!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Bush Kills emissions reduction acts!
_________ ’love new music…’that right sound can set the moodPOST A COMMENT 
’mood for truth?…’breath this in -- there are documents that reveal the Bush administration killed "emissions" efforts out in Cali (Source Washington Post):
"The Bush administration has conducted a concerted, behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to try to generate opposition to California's request to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, according to documents obtained by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform."
'Song sound familar?
"A flurry of e-mails among Transportation Department (DOT) officials and between its staffers and the White House, released yesterday, highlights efforts that administration officials have made to stir up public opposition to the waiver. Rather than attacking California's request outright, Bush officials quietly reached out to two dozen congressional offices and a handful of governors to try to undermine it."
-- 'wonder what Jesus would have to say about such opposition against helping the Planet? -- 'after all, aren't we all brothers in arms here? (cue music)Labels: emissions, environment
Death...the ultimate Fashion Statement?!!
That new Italian Vogue' -- 'wants to bring sex-y to the war in IraqPOST A COMMENT 
-- 'instead, seems to be ruffling a few media feathers - called: Make Love, Not War -- um, it's really trying to push the erotic edge alright -- along tasteless lines -- 'guess they'll try anything to sell some magazines --
'sorry Steven Meisel -- (the otherwise talented photographer) --even in parody, sexing up the senseless death and realities of War -- (while our armed forces are still dying everyday) -- is just not cool:
Monday, September 24, 2007
Fencing In Poverty!
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While unequal justice divide folks (down in Jena) -- how 'bout -- putting a fence put up -- along poverty lines (Source Washington Post):
In Washington DC when a "fence" suddenly appears between two neighborhoods -- "low-income and subsidized townhouses called Picton" and -- right "Next door, houses of East Village (a degree more affluent)" -- the division becomes polarized by income and self worth!
"The six-foot-high black metal barrier tipped with spikes stretched across the asphalt trail that had long connected Watson's Montgomery Village neighborhood with the neighborhood next door."
Before the fence, the poorer residents of Picton used the paths to reach the bus stops and swimming pools on the far side of East Village...One wonders if putting up fences (along economic lines) serves to box in both the "have nots" and the "have mores."Labels: Culture, Poverty Divide
Sunday, September 23, 2007
it's not forever...
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The lady in red sat back on the hard subway seat; two men -- separately unware of each other -- watched her from across the car. The first man thought about last nights reality television show and the lady in red was like shading for his thoughts, she could fit right in as the girl that most likely to make it to next weeks episode.
The other guy was mentally dissecting a night of passion, where a slow motion mind trick played out the removal of the red garment. His naughty thoughts linger on what could be done with the red garment (and then some).
This was not unusual for her, she was not unaware of the attention of men, but some days it did go un noticed...or she was immune to the looks -- like a brick wall around a sheltered flower that needed no sunlight to grow.
"Beauty is not forever," her mother had told her. "Enjoy it." -- and on night's out she did enjoy it. But, the echo of truth and time (the double T's) are what kept her from thinking this was forever.
(* Image: Credit)Labels: Free Writing Fiction
Thursday, September 20, 2007
New Money helps Fashion Grow!
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'crazy that the English prudes regard any high fashion taste as "a kind of ghetto..." -- but, that's quickly changing...with new money infusion in the form of Russian immigrants (source NYTIMES):
"some 200,000 Russians (now) live in London, many of them affluent and well informed about fashion. Indeed, among English retailers, there has been a general broadening in outlook toward Russian and Arabic luxury shoppers, driven in part by the speed of information. No longer is there the temptation to regard taste as a kind of ghetto.."
Yea, Fashion is about looking good...but ultimately it takes social integration of immigrants -- in other words that New "Money" to transform itself into a business -- and allow people to spend "with a vengeance."
“It’s made us more confident that we can sell a $10,000 dress by a young designer,” said one boutique owner. -- so, folks...don't be afraid of change...it's possible immigrants will someday save us all!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Have nots cry, while the rich get TV shows
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IN: "Gossip Girl," 'bout spoiled rich kids in New York -- which could be a spotlight on the increasing "Have" versus "Have Not" divide in America -- on that show -- 'can't really say if we are "laughing-with" or "laughing-at"...but hey, it makes for good TV:
"numerous studies have demonstrated in recent years, income gains over the last few decades have been heavily concentrated at the very top of the income distribution."
-- 'sounds like the "haves" are laughing all the way to their expanding trust-fund accounts.Labels: TV Shows
Is the Internet killing our Culture?
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Now here's one book I'll pass on...Keen's basic premise here is that the Internet is helping in the "dumbing-down-of-America" -- 'cause, we are all talking (or blogging), and nobodies really listening to the real experts -- (like him):
'listen to Keen suck the life out of the room there; kinda makes me wish I were too dumb to understand the words coming out of his mouth.
Ultimately, we could all use a lesson (or two) on listening better -- and sure, we should all consume more knowledge before speaking 'bout it...but, that aside...Mr. Keen's narrow views here show that he is missing the big picture -- the good shit on the web (and all the views out there now...'oh, and the speed at which we can now get information)...'come on dude, 'doesn't that far outweigh the stupidity factor?!...(um, hopefully somebody out there is listening).Labels: Books
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
It's the Parents (not teenagers) who are more brainless!
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We can spend an hour talking about the dumbing down of America...but, this article says branding all "teenagers as stupid, crazy...and even alien," to curb "youthful freedoms" is more about our Parents --
-- research suggests "brain-based parenting" -- (or the calling of younger folk small minded) -- is way off base: "People naturally want to use brain science to inform policy...but our limited knowledge of the brain places extreme limits on that effort...There can be no...‘brain-based parenting’ at this early point in the history of neuroscience.”
Mommies-Bad-Brain: "youths are being maligned to draw attention from the reality that it’s actually middle-aged adults — the parents — whose behavior has worsened."
-- 'sounds as if they are saying if our kids are fucked up...blame the parents!
Web Video killed the Couch Potato!
Everybody in the media business is shitting themselves trying to figure it all out...('gimme a dramatic pause)...I'm going to help you all out:POST A COMMENT 
(image credit: Ted Rall online)
DRUMROLL PLAYS -- St8 from the pages of the Bible itself -- Fortune Magazine ('kay, that's a bit overly melodramatic) -- anyhoo, they say: "what people do more than anything online is consume "content": look at videos and photographs, read the news, and get the lowdown on friends and celebrities at MySpace or Facebook. In other words, we've become Web potatoes."
Here's the money shot: "Consumer content, especially video, will drive the Internet for the foreseeable future." -- and how will that help business? --easy, "the more time people spend online, the more attractive the media become to advertisers." ------- there you go "video web" is the new survival mantra...now please, go clean up!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Why not an Electric Car?
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"Electric cars could be a game changer," says this article:
"the public's perception of the electric car is about to get a big makeover, and it's going to start with the Tesla electric roadster. It goes from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds. You plug it at night, and the next day it can go 200 miles on a charge. There's no gas tank, no tailpipe, no oil changes and certainly no boredom."
-- 'key factors will be finding a reasonable price point....'research on extending that battery power...oh, and of course changing the public perception on plugging in (instead of gassing up):
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'fans of that show Weeds take note: Gregg Araki's "Smiley Face" hit the Toronto Film Festival: "surprisingly accessible broad comedy" -- which stars Anna Faris getting...um, really baked:
'will be out on DVD early next year!
Sunday, September 16, 2007
'Spendin' like a Rock*Star!
Regardless of race: 'don't we all wannabe "King of that Hill?"POST A COMMENT
-- if you buy into this article on "color spending," -- the author suggests Blacks and Hispanics buy a lot more like a rock star (to show off their fancy stuff):
"Blacks and Hispanics devote larger shares of their expenditure bundles to visible goods (clothing, jewelry, and cars) than do comparable Whites."
Translation: The author is talking about that "payday-rich" mentality, where poor people shop for expensive labels they really can't afford -- to floss those new toys for everyone to see...'to feel socially relevant.
'they go onto to suggest:
"Other people judge your income based on your conspicuous consumption and your group's income. Under plausible conditions, the authors show that if your group's income is already high conspicuous consumption has a low marginal product. Put differently a black man who wears a very expensive suit gets a bigger increase in status than a white man who wears the same expensive suit because the baseline income prediction is lower for the former."
TRANSLATION: Even if you poor as dirt and 'got no money...it's still all 'bout showing people you got nice shit to increase your status among your peers.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Clean-Air: Not in that Backyard!
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'lease is up early next year, here in New Jersey (so, 'been looking to move)...hmmm, cross out: Cleveland, Columbus and Memphis, Tenn...if I'd like to breath clean air -- says this article:
"Those cities are expected to have an increase in unsafe air days caused by ground-level ozone, which is formed from a combination of vehicle and factory pollutants and sunlight and heat."
'Hear that? It's the sound of American's lining up at the Target sale of Oxygen tanks.
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"It's (not) Britney, bitch." -- 'reading all week about Britney, acting like what white-trash should act like...(by the way: Britney, it's over) -- so, it's refreshing to read that one pop star has been taking a class in LA...called "Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843." -- not sure how you might use that in today's world...but, hey, it might look good on her resume.
"She went when she finished her tour, for the summer," Shakira's manager confirmed...'wha...you mean she didn't party and do drugs like her celeb peers?! -- 'should be a lesson there for those other hoochies:
Friday, September 14, 2007
Police kill un-armed man in PR!
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Last months killing of an unarmed father of two in Puerto Rico by police, sparked a few protest songs: one by duo Calle 13.
According to the NYDaily News -- The track, called "Tributo a la Policía," refers to the brutality of the August 10 shooting of Miguel Cáceres, which was all caught on video -- thank God, for youtube! -- (to get the word out there 'bout such horrific events) -- in a lighter vain...here's the newest music track by calle 13 that shows off what makes them so goooood --('far we know, no one was killed during the making of this clip):
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'reading in the NYTIMES: that a Federal judge in Vermont gave a legal endorsement yesterday to rules in California, (being copied in 13 other states), to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles and light trucks:
“It is improbable,” the Judge wrote, “that an industry that prides itself on its modernity, flexibility and innovativeness will be unable to meet the requirements of the regulation, especially with the range of technological possibilities and alternatives currently before it.”
'yeap, yeap...it sounds all good on paper.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Men on Film...naked
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That New David Cronenberg flick (“Eastern Promises”), has a swell-in bath house scene with a nude Viggo Mortensen...which prompted this NYPOST article.
Not sure about the fuss on male nudity on film-- (we were, after all, born nude)...but, I found this ratings part interesting:
Ratings: While male genitalia almost always automatically garners an R rating (and an NC-17 if there’s an erection), the memorable scene in this summer’s “The Simpsons Movie,” in which Bart skateboards while naked, demonstrates that animated willies don’t count.
we uptight...or what?
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Weather-ing the Storm...we're dead!
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reading today: 'throwing money at the climate situation is stupid...'least if you buy this NYTimes bs:
Why "spend all that money to cut emissions and end up with more land flooded next century because people would be poorer."
-- so, basically, buy an umbrella and shut up 'bout it:
"preparing for the worst in future climate is expensive, which means less money for the most serious threats today — and later this century"
'just spend your money on more important things...'like designer shorts.
Dr. Lomborg: "calls Kyoto-style treaties to cut greenhouse-gas emissions a mistake because they cost too much and do too little too late. Even if the United States were to join in the Kyoto treaty, he notes, the cuts in emissions would merely postpone the projected rise in sea level by four years: from 2100 to 2104."
-- so, learn to enjoy hurricane's and invest in sunblock for the hotter sun...'nothing you can do 'bout it...um, but he did suggest this:
"To give urbanites a break from hotter summers, concentrate on reducing the urban-heat-island effect. If cities planted more greenery and painted roofs and streets white, he says, they could more than offset the impact of global warming." --
'paint it white...and buy a plant??...'geez, we are really fucked...'but, heeeey...ya'll can stand under my umbrella...ella, ella, ella:
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'love live music...but some of that shit don't sound like the record...'case in point: Luda (or most Rappers in person...um, yea, great beats...but a hot mess done live)...'specially if you can't sing --(ala Justin Timberlake...what a borefest that was)--'least put on a show worth something ('give some bang for that buck...do a fucking dance or something worthwhile)...'most people are catching on (at least in Boston): Poor Luda -- was forced to cancel a gig because of weak sales.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
YouTube Killer?
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Gekko's famous "Greed is good" was branded all over NBC & Fox's rush to kill off youtube...Ah, now...the cloud of murky frost -- by those whacky NBC exec's -- gets clearer to me...with a whole lotta, um..."Hulu" -- ('how's that for a really suck-y-suck name?) -- and wow...the story below with NBC's Zucker & Amazon mis-step-ing kinda makes sense now...they want complete world domination!
while you sort all this Hulu nonsense out...let's enjoy a few funny moments from my fav: 30 rock NBC's only shining light (yeeeaah...'youtube):
NBC dumps iTunes...goes to Amazon?
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Where have I been? -- wasn't aware that Amazon wanted some of that iTunes cash-e'
Is it a smart move for NBC to move to Amazon...listen to this argument:
Basics of What Happened
This case can be summed in 5 basic steps:
1. NBC’s sells shows on Apple’s iTunes Store at $1.99 per episode; contract comes up for renewal
2. NBC tries to re-negotiate with Apple asking $4.99 per episode; Apple refuses to budge on price
3. Negotiation goes public; NBC hoped “the people” would side with them, forcing Apple to concede
4. Negotiations goes nowhere; NBC switches to Amazon’s Unbox service for Tivo
Wheels fall off the bus
*** 'But hey, I Love Zucker -- for renewing the very funny "30 Rock"
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hey...'sounds like my life on the page: story of a 'ghetto nerd' trapped in his own fantasies...(that was so me...except for the nerd part)....'have to check that out: "The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao"
'in an interview the author, Junot Diaz, offers this:
"whether you come from the kind of neighborhood I came from or whether you came from a place like Cambridge, I think that the intellectual life is amazingly lonely in a country like ours." -- um, sounds like Junot just called us all dumb for socializing with our peers! -- (with a nerdy name like Juuuu--not, no less.)
I'll still check out your book Ju-not...hopefully, 'smart enough to finish 339 pages.Labels: Books
Monday, September 10, 2007
The EX...Nightmare(s)...
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'might be listening to too many sad songs when I write at night...humming:
"cradle your head in your hand...just breath..."
'remembering another dream from today: ('don't usually remember much after waking up)...in this one, it was 'bout my ex (my first love).
usually, in a nightmare scenario the ex is doing great (or way better off without you)...in this scenario, things were strangely the same)...like a flashback...we were talking like we might get something going (again); and hey, can't hurt that we sat near a bed, (I think), -- looking inviting in the right light.
'we spoke about the good 'ol times...and it felt like the best parts from yesterday could be repeated (but that could a heavy idealistic glimmer of hope)...since we fought all the time.Labels: Free Writing Fiction
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As the economic gap widens -- 'appears as if -- No Child Left Behind (and SAT tests) need more than to be measured by school districts:
Nationwide (SAT test scores this year are starkly...very, black and white),
white students averaged 1579 on the SAT in 2007;
blacks averaged 1287.
(The gap, 292 points)-- according to the Washington Post.
"The disparity is..the classic example of the racial achievement gap in public education." -- this complicated issue of standardized test goes beyond textbook learning and color barriers...and by no means suggests white students are better...just way better positioned for success.
'and the article goes onto to say "Education starts at home": "sending their children to a top school is not enough. Parents must learn the system: enroll their children in advanced courses, see that they get good grades, take the right tests and earn the right scores, and "aggressively" encourage performance.
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Christopher Jencks, a professor of social policy at Harvard University who co-wrote a book about the achievement gap, notes other societal forces that can drag down black students at affluent schools. Black teens in well-heeled suburbs tend to socialize with children less affluent than themselves, to the detriment of their academic goals, he said. And black families might be less gripped by the "rat-race mentality" that sweeps up most parents in such suburbs as Potomac.
"Being behind is discouraging," he said. "And the easiest thing to do when you're behind is say, 'Oh well, who cares about this race anyway?' "
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Sick-o-flyin' ??
get ready to hold your breath -- 'reading 'bout the combo of flying and oil (that's human oil)...um, oh great I guess packing clearasil seems pointless...well, yea...POST A COMMENT
'that kinda combo makes you sick-o ...apparently the "Ozone in the cabin (increases) the production of identifiable chemical byproducts...and other symptoms of "sick building" syndrome." -- doesn't it sound like soon 'nuff leaving your house...'just wont fly.Labels: News Trends
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"Jodie, Jodie, Jodie." I heard Bogart mumble that, at least in my head; 'no worries, this flick's this weekends guilty pleasure; watching Foster be that bad-ass mamma...or as the Post called it: "twisted pleasure in seeing a wronged woman exact revenge." -- Clint Eastwood style...bang, bang.
'be there with a big bag of popcorn....going yum, yum, yummy.Labels: Film
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I drove across America this past Labor Day (for a mini-vacation)...and had a few personal moments of racial tension that screamed: "ya'll can visit for a few minutes...but, you'd best be on your way, sonny boy." -- 'just agree, race relations in down south are very scary.
'Not going to throw on an Activist coat anytime soon (we have better folk out there for that)...but, I am amazed at the whole media black-out ('mind the pun) on the recent Jena 6 case -- here'a primer:
Bravo to NBC 'cause otherwise this story is nowhere to be found!Labels: News Trends
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I got a thing about washing my hands -- 'can clock in at least 10 washes a day...maybe it 'cause I worked in the club business for a minute (and shaked many, many hands in my day)...each time wondering about where that hand has been...any-who...back to that article I was reading about the school system dirty report card.
I'm guessing since it was a poll...there is a little room for error...'can remember the one time I actually sat through one of this shitty 'focus group' pollster...it was soooooooooo dry...and yes, I admit it. I lied....so, you have to factor that if only 27 percent of teachers admit to washing their hands...I would move that up to 70 percent.Labels: News Trends
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Marketing Racism?
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'Love it when rich folks start fights' with each other:
'Singer Nas fired back at O'Reilly the other day saying (about O'Reilly): "Everybody has a marketing plan; his marketing plan is racism." -- 'don't know if that's something you put on a resume...
I have no idea whether O'Reilly is a racist (or he just plays one on TV)...but, I do know he plays his role of the stick-up-your-ass...'prudish Dad very, very well...but, a racist?
Well, if we sat down and had honest talk...aren't we all a little racist?
The problem is that we each don't have a popular talk show to spout off our evil ways for others to consume.Labels: News Trends
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'was reading the dailies -- and found this on kiddie fashion -- which suggests: "You do want him to get into Harvard, don’t you? The world of fashion isn’t just for grown-ups..."
'k...I guess I'm on the fence on this one! 'certainly understand the need for kids to blend in...and since by simple human nature we are a tribal society: where looking across the window to "keep up with the Jones" becomes more than just a fixation...(meaning if your next-door neighbor is dealing crack...well, dust off that pipe)...'cause isn't it all about fitting in with the smokers on the block?
But, personal style aside...'simple fact is that I remember my own sense of style (or lack of it) -- back when I was in school...it was very much about the what popped into my home during the Saturday morning cartoon block...and also, what the other kids were styling that dictated what I just had to have.
At such a young age...we don't really know who we are...we're all just trying desperately not to look stupid...
'says that kiddie high fashion -- is more for our parents than our kids.Labels: News Trends
Funny that it will take women to actually like Hillary for a women to become president. Politics aside, the "anti-Hillary" movement...is very personal.POST A COMMENT
Can she win? Do other women like her? Can she carry the same Red states that her husband did? Yea, great questions...and all that shit matters...to a point.
Actually, the Clinton problem: is that she is trying to be too centric...the person for all american people. Fuck that shit.
Historically, both the Clintons have bowed to polls and focus groups as a way of seeming to stay in touch. I say, pick a side.
k -- 'don't think you'll get anything very specific at this point...unless 10 polls says it's okay to warrant set opinions...playing it safe is okay for now. But, with the War being such a major fuck up...you have to make it personal...and in this case she needs to grow some balls.Labels: News Trends
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Sometimes 'just throw it out when it's not working...case in point: 10 years -- (and $50 million) in hot air...FVA's plan to shuffle some "airspace in the NYC area" is said to cut delays by 20 percent. Hmmm, Sounds like a 50 million dollar band aid that will only slow down the bleeding...a little bit.
But hey,
'An added bonus they claim that the "airspace will be cleaner and quieter" 'cause "planes will burn 23 million fewer gallons of fuel per year."
it seems when you don't really need "green" showing up...it does. I'm sure this sounds good on paper.
Friday, September 07, 2007
Laptop Nation...
'was watching MTV's TRL and was struck by the realization by the reason why "pop music" is usually just god awful. On the program was Avril who could barely get out a word...but, damn, she looked pretty...the simple fact that beauty factors into the success of a music artist has taken the "art" out of music.POST A COMMENT
What is left in it's place: canned goods with no heart or redeeming value...so, my question, "isn't it time for art to slip through?" -- we can call the trend of the ugly people?
How can this happen, you ask. Factor in this recent trend of "The shrinkage of the (music) video...which will be obvious Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards, where grandiose, ambitious videos will seem like an exotic species facing extinction."
"The business is changing radically. It does feel smaller, cheaper," said one insider.
How about adding more real to that list...anyone? anyone?
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Stupid Fueds!
'wasn't up to speed on Kanye versus 50...and find it stupid anyway. But, I do like this new track...'here's an idea, instead of black on black cock fights...'how 'bout picking different release dates (there's enough wannabee's hoppers from the suburbs to go 'round).POST A COMMENT
This so-called: “feud” -- which I read today -- has benefited both rappers; recently...in a super-gay move: the pair faces off on the cover of the current Rolling Stone. Um, how about you just shut up and...sing.
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'got two dogs living with me (one is still a puppy)...so, I'm learning about their behavior.I have this thing about life, where I put myself in the place of others...and I tend to do this with dogs, and let's not forget my Kitty...I think, "how would I like to be treated in this situation?"watched the whole "dog fight" re-debate on ABC's the View -- talking about the dog guy and I tend to agree with Whopee's commentary: that your background...how you were raised has a lot to do with how you were raised. That culturely...especially in the south (where cousins do more then kiss)...it's a little retarded down there.
Monday, September 03, 2007
Dream Today
Usually, don't remember much about my dreams; Here's what I remember about my dream today:POST A COMMENT
I was playing some type of role in life, I'm going to say it was a ring leader of sorts. There was a vehicle involved in the tail end. I approached Rodney to talk to him about some changes that needed to be made.
I remember that how awkward it was dealing with, the second of three responsibilities (or groups), because I was somehow romantically involved with the second. The first group was an unknown factor.
Usually, dealing with the unknown factor is the easiest. No emotional ties when making decisions. It's like a robot in auto pilot.
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