11/7/11

Lecture: Doom





Hip hop's last enigma sits down on the Red Bull Music Academy couch to break down the message behind the mask, rap beef behind his different personas, and why good things come to those who wait.


ETHOS: The Movie



" Ethos, a powerful new documentary hosted by Woody Harrelson, is an investigation into the flaws in our systems, and the mechanisms that work against democracy, our environment and the the common good.
With a stunning depth of research and breadth of analysis, this film delves deep into the inter-connected worlds of Politics, Multi-National Corporations and the Media.
Most of us have wondered at some point how we have arrived at a situation where democracy is touted as having created an equal society when all we see is injustice and corruption.
Politicians openly deceive the public with the support of major corporations and the mainstream media. Wars are waged, the environment is destroyed and inequality is on the rise.
But what is the source of these institutional mechanisms which – when we scratch the surface – are so clearly anti-democratic, so contradictory to the values we hold in common and yet so firmly embedded that they seem beyond discussion?
Ethos opens a Pandora’s box that has it’s roots in the cross-roads where capitalism-meets-democracy, implicates every power-elite puts profit before people and finally offers a solution whereby you – the viewer – can regain control using the one thing they do care about – your cash. "

Watch the Full Documentary Below (1 hour, 12 minutes) 

8/22/11

Charlie Rose Interviews Kanye West (2005)



A unique look into the world of Kanye West in 2005 right after coming off the success of his debut album "The College Dropout". Now, only 6 years later West is one of the most popular music artists in the world. 


RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE


THE ILLUSION OF REALITY




 Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores how studying the atom forced us to rethink the nature of reality itself. He discovers that there might be parallel universes in which different versions of us exist, finds out that empty space isn't empty at all, and investigates the differences in our perception of the world in the universe and the reality.

8/7/11

File, New Tab: The Times...


THE TIMES...AN EXCERPT FROM A "WORK IN PROGRESS" by: Lupe Fiasco



File, New Tab: Taka Hayashi





A self taught painter / illustrator / graphic designer, Taka was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1971. He moved to the U.S. in 1981 and relocated himself in Santa Monica where the early 80’s Skateboarding scene had a huge impact on his life & art. He began drawing at a very early age and spent most of it either skating or experimenting with art. Some of his past projects have been for Vans Syndicate, 74, Union LA, and LAMF a new clothing company by the Cult’s lead singer Ian Astbury. He currently works with Stussy, where he has been designing for two and a half years and on top of his busy schedule he is still able to work on his own t-shirt project called Destroy Your Enemy aka DxYxEx.
Via Stussy