Thursday, November 27, 2008

blacks vs. gays...fact or fiction

the silly wedge issue of gay marriage has added a new equally silly nuance since the election. apparently the lazy corporate media has framed a debate between black folks & homosexual
s. this morning i heard a brother named Kai Wright breakdown all of the smoke & mirrors surrounding this hot button issue on fair. org's weekly show counterspi
n. he also wrote a great piece for the root. com & here's a little of it in the hopes of understanding how the media really pushes a lot of disinformation & how key critical thinking & analysis are when dealing with the corporately sponsored news channels:

Why white gays and black homophobes both need a reality check.
Nov. 12, 2008-
Somebody forgot to tell gay people that race wars are no longer in vogue. While the rest of the country has spent the last week reveling in the afterglow of Grant Park, gay America has devolved into a Sarah Palin rally.


The issue is a particularly nasty California ballot initiative, Proposition 8, which passed last Tuesday with just over half the vote. Prop 8 repealed a historic state Supreme Court ruling that gave gays the right to wed—and it appears to have won massive black support. That's a fact that ought to shame black folks everywhere.


But it also ought to finally convince the white-led gay rights movement to take people of color seriously, a case black gay activists have been trying to make for the better part of the past 30 years. Addressing the destructive reactions of too many of my white gay compatriots in recent days would be a good place to begin.


It started when a CNN exit poll declared that 70 percent of black voters supported the initiative. That finding led many in Cali's white gay community to conclude they lost their rights because of black homophobia. Things went downhill fast from there. Much of the ensuing outcry has been nasty, even hateful. As one college student wrote to the black gay blog Rod 2.0 in describing a Los Angeles protest, "It was like being at a Klan rally, except the Klansmen were wearing Abercrombie Polos and Birkenstocks.
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I wish his remark could be easily dismissed as hyperbole. The comment sections of blogs ranging from progressive standard-bearer Daily Kos to black lesbian rabble rouser Jasmyne Cannick have been swarmed with racist rants and reports of slurs hurled at African Americans. Big-name gay scribes have piled on. By 10 a.m. the day after the election, popular columnist Dan Savage had shot off at the mouth, declaring himself "done pretending" that "the huge numbers of homophobic African Americans" aren't a bigger threat to gays than racist gays are to blacks. Whatever that means.


There is no question that homophobia runs deep in black America—or that it wreaks far more acute damage than denying marriage rights, frankly. Just ask the families of Sakia Gunn or Rashawn Brazell or any one of the scores of black queers whose murders have been met with a collective shrug in black communities. Or all the families destroyed by a raging AIDS epidemic we go on ignoring, in large part because of our uneasiness with sexuality of any sort, let alone the homo and bi and transgender kind. It's long past time black people have a conversation about this ugly reality.

But first, as with all things involving race and sex, there's a whole mess of facts about the California marriage fight that must be straightened out.

Not least of these is the shaky assertion that black voters made the difference. DailyKos diarist Shanikka has gained small celebrity for her post debunking it. The fact that blacks are densely clumped in just nine out of 58 California counties makes any race-based claim in CNN's geographically random sample muddy at best. Further, the poll excludes all of the state's 3 million early votes and counts blacks as 10 percent of voters when they're less than 7 percent of the population.

Of course, you don't have to get into such devilish details to notice something weird about this blame-the-blacks narrative. Even if 70 percent truly did support the marriage ban, why single them out? So did six out of 10 people over 65. Ditto white Protestants and people with children under 18. Look at the electorate through any of these lenses and you identify a far larger share of the vote than when viewing it by race.

"The reason why people are so fascinated with the 70 percent number is Obama and this kumbaya moment that we were having," says Ron Buckmire, a leader in L.A.'s Barbara Jordan/Bayard Rustin Coalition, a black gay group. "To discover that not everyone was in the same place was really shocking and surprising for some people."

It should have been a no-brainer. The Mormon-funded, anti-gay side aggressively targeted every racial and ethnic group in California—often dishonestly. Anti-gay operatives launched a robo-call scheme directed at black voters that falsely claimed Barack Obama supported their initiative. Obama does not support gay marriage, but neither did he support Prop 8. (Not that Obama did a hell of a lot to counter the lie.) The underfunded, pro-gay side responded with too little, too late.

These shenanigans explain why many black voters supported the marriage ban. Still, that's no excuse. "I am far less concerned with a white gay backlash than I am with the need for us to have a dialogue within the African-American community about what it means to have equality," says H. Alexander Robinson, who heads the National Black Justice Coalition, a black gay rights group.

Here, here.

Let's be clear, these hateful repudiations of gay relationships hurt black people. According to the U.S. Census, 10.5 percent of same-sex households are black, and they are at least twice as likely to be raising kids as their white counterparts. Denying these families access to civil marriage bars them from hundreds of rights and responsibilities.

Many black folks wince when they hear gay rights compared to the black civil rights movement. And when it comes from white gays whose only interest in black people is appropriating our history, I do too. But here's what Coretta Scott King had to say, in an address to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. "Homophobia is as morally wrong and as unacceptable as racism," she declared. "We ought to extend to gay and lesbian people the same respect and dignity we claim for ourselves. Every person is a child of God, and every human being is entitled to full human rights."

The whole community faces consequences when those human rights are denied. Look no further than AIDS for proof. Black people were overrepresented from the epidemic's outset, but fear and hate of the gay men who bore its first burn paralyzed the community as the virus spread. Now black people account for half of all new infections.

At some point, we all must ask difficult, self-critical questions. No, as black people, we're not any more or less homophobic than anybody else. And yes, the white gay community needs to look at its own failures before casting blame on others.

But so what? Too many of us are homophobes, and we need to talk about it. Last Tuesday's vote should remove any doubt about the urgency of the discussion.



for the entire article go to http://www. theroot. com/id/48845

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

dear mr. president...

we will protest you & your neo-liberal agenda whenever it goes against the greater good.

many obama supporters seem to believe that our soon to be president is only adding so many clinton era neo-liberals to his staff because it will give him more credibility when he implements the radical policy changes that everyone swears he will bring. history shows us that revisionist history & unrealized wide-eyed optimism never work out for the people of the united states. obama promises to listen to dissenting views to develop more inclusive policies, but surrounding himself with the warmongering cronies that set up all of the circumstances that are playing themselves out as global calamities today is not a progressive step toward a peaceful & prosperous future.

check out democracy now from tuesday november 25th to get some more insightful commentary on how obama may already be fucking up...........

more tips & questions for the new u.s. president

as usual i have an opinion about our new president's dealings, but in lieu of ranting myself i will again differ to some folks that have much more experience in researching & speaking truth to power...here's some transcript from democracy now's tuesday november 25th episode featuring some very interesting commentary...


AMY GOODMAN:
Michael Hudson, at least when he is talking about infrastructure, is he talking about mass transportation?

MICHAEL HUDSON: Largely that.

AMY GOODMAN: I mean, as opposed to highways and roads, and actually mass transit?

MICHAEL HUDSON: That is certainly the key. Mass-transit and almost every country creates an increase in real estate values along the routes that could actually rental that is increased by this could actually finance the entire transport system. In London when they built the tube extension to their financial district of the loop, they created 13 billion pounds worth of increased in real estate value. The tube itself cost only $8 billion. They left this $13 billion real estate value in the hands of the private landlords. Same thing in Chicago in the US. It can be a very heavy investment in mass transportation here. This is going to create enormous real-estate values. The tax system, leaves these in private hands. I think all of the tax proposals that Mr. Obama have spoken about, have to do with income tax primarily. The rich people prefer not to earn income. They prefer to make capital gains. So the intention of the economic gain that Mr. Obama brought in is really to create a huge capital gains economy. Even more disparity of wealth while leaving in place the one thing that should address in the last year and that is the enormous debt overhead. Nothing is happening on that. He is adding to debt, not reducing it.

AMY GOODMAN: Barack Obama throughout the campaign continually said that well the people should be taxed, after the Bush tax cuts, but now owing to yesterday’s address, he seemed to back off, saying well, he would let them expire perhaps, that’s a possibility, in that I think it was 2011. Your thoughts?

MICHAEL HUDSON: The kicker is when he is talking about, Obama is talking about tax, he is talking about income tax. Most wealth, is not taxed, because most wealth, takes the form of return capital gain, most wealth does not pay, if I see a wage if not others, so what Obama is talking about, well, is taxation at the margin. He is not talking about kind of wealth, and the kind of returns that Wall Street gets, which are not subject to taxation at all, in fact, the give aways, that the treasury put in to the bank available, says that because the banks are bought, affiliates that have cash, they are not even going to be subject of the income taxation. So the whole issue of the devils of detail of the small print and Mr. Obama, thanks to his appointing Summers in this aim, is going to leave it there. The Russian cryptnocrats didn’t have to tax on income, as the phrase went, only the little people pay taxes, I am afraid that’s going to be the case under Mr. Obama also.

...i will try to leave a lil more original commentary on the subject of making our soon to be new president an honest man that serves the common good tomorrow.

Friday, November 21, 2008

How to Keep Obama Honest

as some of you may have noticed i'm not a fan of the new u.s. president or the line of thinking that goes anyone is better than bush. unfortunately president obama has already backed off of many of the progressive ideals that galvanized the country behind him & with each passing day the man with the plan surrounds himself with more & more advisers from the clinton era that do not have the best interests of the proletariat at heart.
but perhaps my outsider perspective doesn't have enough credibility for your erudite tastes...don't listen to me, watch wednesday november 19th's democracy now & allow my brother from another mother dr. cornell west from princeton break down the ways we need to organize to keep president obama honest.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

things blackdaylight likes

i like releasing new music as often as possible. so far this year i've dropped 4 solo projects the latest of which is called attack of the extravagant minimalist released on stigaemusic.com on friday november 7th as a post u.s. election gift to the world.
as an artist i feel obligated to share my talent with as many people as possible & also because its a great esteem booster to get messages from people all over the world about how much they enjoy indulging in the blackdaylight experience.
its also really cool to have strangers tell me that they like songs that lost their magic sparkle to me weeks after i made them [aka months or years before they're released].
but i don't want to be completely self indulgent. i'd like to take this opportunity to plug some of the new music that i've recently discovered & become infatuated with:
1st off let me point you to the lovely & talented Chelsea Wolfe & Sister Crayon. i've always been a huge fan of female singers & i've worked with more than my fair share of incredibly talented vocalists in the past but there's something about Chelsea's painfully honest & hauntingly beautiful voice that has quickly propelled her onto my collaboration wish list & into my top friends list on myspace [although i must admit it would probably be more of an honor if i was more popular myself, but i digress]. Sister Crayon has a similar vibe, but i love the rhythmic sensibilities & the trip hop flutters that run throughout the songs on her myspace page...which i listen to repeated online & on my mp3 player. i'm particularly fond of i'm still the same person & lavender liars by Sister C & i have literally listened to Miss Wolfe's Gold & the way we used to a half dozen times back to back catching flashback of hearing jeff buckley for the 1st time when i was 12 or 13...i sincerely hope that one or both of these sisters gives me the honor of writing to a blackdaylight song some day soon.Comfort Fit is a cat from germany that i stumbled across on lastfm that has been rocking my musical world very thoroughly for the past few weeks with an abstract hip hop sound that's reminiscent of my former audio hero prefuse 73, but with an infinitely more accessible & groovy sound.keeping it electronic & instrumental hip hop based but moving across europe to the u.k. there's another cat i found on lastfm while listening to music that allegedly sounds like mine, his name is Lukid & his sound is tight. its a lil denser & more meandering & esoteric than Comfort Fit but still more than appropriately fresh.of course the other i still bump Muhsinah's Daybreak & Lokua's Trails nonstop in the young mp3 player, but i just wanted to shine a lil light on some newer finds that i haven't already gushed about being unbelievably dope yet...so if you're in need something new or to quote Homer Simpson just "something much more else" to listen to in the closing days of 2008 be sure to click the links & explore the sonic gems that i'm trying to hip the world to.......

Monday, November 3, 2008

since we last spoke

i've never really been sure if anyone has actually been reading the horus set blog, but i must admit i do feel like i've dropped the ball a lil recently on the not regularly updating it tip so here's what i've been up to............
i started working @ the chicago costume shop literally everyday [without taking breaks mind u] & as a result i started kicking it after work very frequently with my co-workers. i've spent too much money, drank waaay too much, stayed out waaaaay too late & still somehow made it to the shop the next day with minimal hangovers & attitude...even after getting robbed by some random bar skanks @ hogs & honeys...my only excuse for being in a low class, trashy, white, chain-dive bar is that the cats i was with wanted to go & somehow the $2 pitchers from the 1st spot we went to made me more agreeable than usual. so if anyone's in chicago & interested in some sexy fuck costumes u should stop by the store all of our packaged costumes are 40% off!)

watch out for bar skanks!)

Friday, October 17, 2008

Sharing is Caring

steal this film ii is an insightful exploration into the war on peer-to-peer sharing. the film goes deeper that the status quo representation of "intellectual property piracy" debate into the heart of the real issue at hand: media owners discouraging & attempting to end the dissemination & production of new media & information.
steal this film ii is a million times more interesting & watchable than its predecessor. the film breaks down the history of copying & sharing from gutenberg's printing press, to the resistance of sheet music writers to the advent of recorded music, to the current beef over sharing mp3's & downloading movies.
in the end its all about creativity & our natural, human instinct to share with each other. this piece is only 45 minutes long so its not too time consuming especially considering how enlightening it is. open your mind & take the time to arm yourself in the war on do-it-yourself production & sharing...which i always think of as being synonymous with caring!)

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

growth & development


Kanye West - Love Lockdown from Chester Ebona on Vimeo.
now i'm definitely not the hippest cat & i'm not really upon what's happening in popular music nowadays, but this brother kanye west never disappoints when it comes to injecting creativity & innovation in his music & videos. i'm not even sure if he's still making his own music anymore, but even if he isn't you have to admit that the music he is using is always on the cusp of brilliance...in fact a few months ago i was thinking about starting a rumor that kanye wanted me to produce his next album because i was actually born & raised chicago & my sound is reminiscent of the kind of ultra groovy electronic music that his boys daft punk make, but i don't use samples so mr. west wouldn't have to spend half his recording budget on clearing them...nonetheless yesterday my friend rebecca put me up on this video from kanye which is one of his freshest & the entire package illustrates huge artistic growth.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

MUHSINAH

i have to thank my brother drunken monkeee for introducing me to Muhsinah...this sista is the truth! while listening to her album Daybreak all i could think of was, "why can't i find someone to write to my songs in such a breathtakingly interesting way???"...after googling her to see what the deal was i realized that the most likely reason that all of Muhsinah's songs are so incredible & intricate is because she a quadruple threat: produce, singer, writer, & engineer.
of course this sent me through the roof because i absolutely love finding female producers that make creative music...or any music period, because for what its worth the mainstream media makes it appear that missy is the only producer that (thoroughly) reps for her gender.
i just wanted to show some love to an incredibly talented artist on g.p. so please support Muhsinah & other independent artists so that we can all eventually stop complaining about how terrible commercial music has become

Thursday, October 9, 2008

The Global Economic Meltdown

yessur, its rough all over the world...even our erudite european counterparts are feeling the burn. check out this episode of democracy now from wednesday october 8th 2008 to get the low down on the global economic slow down



warning the song in the second break is absolutely awful...perhaps they should use some blackdaylight music instead!)

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Art Break












i thought it would be a good idea to take another small break from talking about the fall of babylon & get a inspirational & share some designs from a few of my favorite contemporary artists...i love damien hirst's brazen baller-holic style & that he's cultivated this public persona as an effeminate dick [like many popular white male artists]. i also love that he cut out the middleman & sold an entire collection back in september for $198 million directly to the wealthy [tired of investing in an uncertain stock market] & pocketed all of the earning himself instead of splitting it with a gallery. its kind of like how radiohead released their album independently earlier this year with a pick your price gimmick that was heralded as a hugely innovative stroke of genius. the truth of the matter is that once you're as large as hirst or radiohead you'd be a fool not to do it yourself...it would only be incredible if an truly independent artist such as myself did so well.
when people see some of my visual work they automatically assume that pollock is the main influence on my abstract organic style, but in fact its clyfford still & the rest of the cool jazz influenced post WWII cats that really captivated my imagination. mr. daylight is all about extravagant minimalism!
& as far as jeff koons is concerned his shiny, superficially, sensual work has always been incredibly interesting to me because of the social commentary on materialism being an enormous component of modern life. koons' work is so tongue & cheek & on the nose (& 2 more face based analogies that i can't think of right now) that on the surface it may seem difficult to read too much into it, but i see that as the point. (for some) modern life is deceptively perfect. the wealthy have tons of emotional issues that poor folks like me don't really appreciate...koons reminds us that keeping up appearances is always what's up.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

1 of my favorite things


attack of the show on the unfortunately gen y named g4 network is the best talk/variety show on television! i've been watching it for years hoping that the chemistry between regular hosts olivia munn & kevin pereira to really gel & it definitely has....even the replacement hosts chris hardwick [of singled out & online nerdom fame] & allison haislip hold it down quite thoroughly.
admittedly atos is infinitely more interesting & entertaining than call for help which if i'm not mistaken used to air in the same time slot back before the network allegedly got hip & ditched the tech tv name in favor of something that has more 2k+ fanboy appeal.
it took a while for olivia to let her guard down, but now that she has damn near everyone on the show is equally comfortable being crazy as hell on national television...even the precosious & unreasonably sexy layla kayleigh appears to be more comfortable rolling with the live basic cable punches.
it would have been infinitely more interesting to see a co-ed, low budget [big on creativity], ubber current show like atos replace conan's late night show when he takes over the tonight show next year...instead of just handing it to some questionably popular, hacky, somewhere between has-been & never was "comedian" like jimmy fallon. but i digress because if there's one thing that television has taught me its that creativity is definitely not king & anything even remotely interesting is either never gonna make it to air or make it past the 2nd or 3rd season [see arrested development].
i just felt the need to gush about attack of the show because i've been watching it almost daily for the past month+...& also because the horus set blog seems to need a lil break from heavy topics. so if you get g4 give atos a chance. its on monday - friday @ 6p & the replay airs @ 12a [all times central]. & if u can't afford an arm & a leg each month for entertainment clips are also available on hulu & veoh...so check it out when u can. atos is literally the only live daily show i even attempt to be interested in aside from democracy now which if you've ever talked to me or read this blog before is the only news source i trust & whole-heartedly endorse.

Economic Terrorism

the way today's economic situation is being presented to the american people is nothing short of economic terrorism. the "debate" is framed as though its $700 billion to wall street as quickly as possible with as little oversight & accountability as possible or the sky will fall & there are no alternatives. for some additional insight into the consequences of the bailout please enjoy this episode of democracy now from thursday october 2nd.

Friday, September 26, 2008

"Trouble Is" Video

this is one of the most interesting hip hop videos i've seen in years...i don't really listen to too much rap music anymore [i guess the hip pop terrorists like young ___ & lil ___ won] so i have no idea who this guy is or who the people in the video are but its dope & that's really all that matters.

all of us independent artists gotta support each other!!!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Corporate Welfare 2008:The True Cost of the "Free Market"

wanna know what's really up with the under estimated $700 billion bail out for wall street? need to hear specific details from experts & lawmakers?
watch this video...

Friday, September 19, 2008

Economic Implosion

not sure you have a full understanding of what's going on with the economy? well beyond the same old wall street fat cats that demanded deregulation in the 1990's are now begging for the government to bail them out with billions of your tax dollars, all-the-while your brothers & sisters are getting their lives repossessed & foreclosed everyday without any help!
leave it to democracy now (the only daily national news show that gets mr. daylight's seal of approval) to break it down for you with intelligent & insightful explanations from industry insiders naomi prins & michael hudson.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

zeitgeist

by popular demand, here it is; the full length, uncut, remastered version of zeitgeist. the subject matter is heavy, but its also very necessary if you intend on understanding all of the perverse things happening in the today's world & how they've been manifesting themselves for thousands of years deliberate distribution of disinformation.

generally speaking the first 8 - 10 minutes of this movie are a little hard to watch & may wind up killing your interest in this most interesting of films, but if u can make it to the end you will see that it was well worth your patience.
+ @ about 16 minutes into the piece there's a lil discussion about the origins of horus & set...who are the inspiration for the title of this blog.

know your enemy?

think you know about osama bin laden, his family, their history, & their ties to the united states government? author of the bin laden's: an arabian family in the american century steve coll spent 15 years researching osama bin laden & his family chronicling nearly everything from his father's rise to prominence to well after september 10th 2001.
one of the last refuges of unfettered journalism & the only daily news show that gets the blackdaylight stamp of approval democracy now's amy goodman spends an hour with investigative journalist steve coll.

Friday, September 12, 2008

take a break from 9/11 propaganda

here's a lil witty chart of all of the wacky shit that consumes a lot of our daily lives.

its also a lil love from mr. daylight to the program directors at current.com & a break from all of the allegedly serious b.s. about 9/11 that's damn near impossible to dodge...i spent the evening watching loose change: final cut which is completely different from the first 2 editions. you can click on the link to see it + its also posted here on the horus set blog. if you're not completely burned out on the day that stole your freedom i strongly suggest setting aside some time to watch the entire film.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

a place to laugh @ hipsters


i started noticing people dressed like hobos that live behind an american apparel store a few years ago when i started playing live gigs with the moment sound crew. initially i just thought fans of our style[s] of electronic music were eccentric & had their own unique style of dress. as the months flew by & we continued to spend more & more time in wicker park (aka mecca for chicago hipsters) i quickly became aware that it was a takeover not a makeover. i love our random fans, but not so much for the hipsters in general. i just happened to stumble upon www.diehipster.com...not quite as funny as the stuff white people like blog, but nonetheless an appropriately inappropriate blog for those of us that dress funny because we can't afford new gear & are just a lil tired of self important, post yuppies that "just wanna be different" by dressing like every other trend-chaser with a man-purse or lamé leggings.

some of the entries are truly hilarious. u can really feel the contempt for hipsters.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

things white people like

its not all brutal truth & awful revelations here @ the hours set. apparently there's a book & a blog called Stuff White People Like by a guy named Christian Lander, who just happened to be on Late Night with Conan Obrien (the only late night talk show that's even remotely tolerable). the interview was actually pretty funny. this Lander guy kinda sounded like me talking about white people, but in a much safer & cuddlier package.
recently i've been on a quest to figure out how to think like a white man so i can continue to advance my plans for world domination. i've been busy watching lots of Woody Allen movies, the Muse on Bloomberg TV & listening to NPR as much as possible all in an attempt to foster my delicate liberal sensibilities, but little did i know that my man Christian Lander literally wrote the book on all the whimsically ridiculous shit that white people like!

here are some hilarious examples:
#101 Being Offended
#108 Appearing to enjoy Classical Music
#107 Self Aware Hip Hop References
#97 Scarves
#89 St. Patrick’s Day
#90 Dinner Parties
#95 Rugby
#96 New Balance Shoes
#86 Shorts white folks do seem to really hate wearing coats!)
#82 Hating Corporations
#81 Graduate School
#73 Gentrification there goes the neighborhood!
#72 Study Abroad
#8 Barack Obama
#69 Mos Def
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#1 Coffee this may be true but it seems like #1 should be exploiting brown people
#9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
#20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
#19 Traveling
#12 Non-Profit Organizations
#30 Wrigley Field damn i don't even think this Landers cat is from chicago!)
#28 Not having a TV
#36 Breakfast Places ann sather, clarks & overeasy do always seem to be packed
#40 Apple Products i am the only person i know that has never had an i-anything
#62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
#61 Bicycles
#50 Irony its all about hipsters with unicorns or bears hugging on their tshirts
#54 Kitchen Gadgets every time i go to a dinner party i learn about a new one or a vegetable i've never heard of before
#53 Dogs there's definitely plenty of evidence of this on the north side!
#106 Facebook
#104 Girls with Bangs
#11 Asian Girls but then again i've definitely been afflicted with the yellow fever more than a few times myself

i'm surprised that blogging & not saying excuse me in public weren't on the list, but then again i suppose that i'm not an expert!) check out the Stuff White People Like blog for the complete list.

Friday, September 5, 2008

prefabricated homes









prefab homes & buildings are experiencing a new wave of popularity among trend-chasing hipsters & green-minded yuppies, but it is a very efficient construction method. prefab buildings are not only visually stunning, but can also save tons time & money on construction costs...not to mention the reduction in noise pollution that is inevitable when construction work is taking place while you're trying to sleep next door.

cork furniture



its sustainable, fresh, naturally antimicrobial & waterproof...now if it was only affordable!)

b l a c k d a y l i g h t

u know shit's getting wild when...




even mtv is producing ads trying to wake up the gen. pop.

Arm Yourself

google the following terms: rex 84, Operation Garden Plot, amero, REAL ID, military industrial complex, lend lease act

[warning: the music in the video is a little irritating & loud, but its worth it to get the facts]
try not to be frightened. remember that knowledge is power. being aware is a form of self defense, so always make it a point to know your enemy.






Ayurveda

this documentary is was my introduction to this ancient methodology


The word "Ayurveda" is a compound of the word āyus meaning "life," "life principle," or "longevity" and the word veda, which refers to a system of "knowledge" or "wisdom." Thus "Ayurveda" roughly translates as the "wisdom for living" or "knowledge of a long life"."Life" itself is defined as the "combination of the body, sense organs, mind and soul, the factor responsible for preventing decay and death, which sustains the body over time, and guides the processes of rebirth."
Ayurveda is concerned with measures to protect "ayus", which includes healthy living along with therapeutic measures that relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony. Ayurveda is also one among the few traditional systems of medicine to contain a sophisticated system of surgery.

loose change: final cut

a little research & a thoughtful mind goes a long way

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

[not so] current tv


the funny thing about current.com & current tv is that most of the things that they deem hipster worthy have already been circulating on the web for days or featured on g4's attack of the show before they magically appear anywhere on current's multimedia stroke-fest.
current is always on in my house because even a sexual intellectual such as myself eventually tires of pbs &
democracy now. what really kills me about current is how despite tremendous word of mouth popularity growth over the past 3 years, somehow the network has managed to have less content. the mini documentaries that they not so cleverly refer to as pods used to be really innovative & almost unbelievably diverse, but have sadly morphed into oddly homogeneous not-so-thinly-veiled ads for all types of hipster friendly bullshit. current has matured into a slightly more erudite E! channel embellished with a healthy dose of mtv style repetition.
the good folks @ current always encourage feedback yet only seem to air sugary, praise heavy love notes from the peanut gallery. the handful of times that i have offered my critiques of various programming issues i get very standard boilerplate responses that are always sure to gloss over my deepest & most obvious concerns for something that i used to be so unbelievably excited about 3 years ago.

perhaps i'm naive, but it really used to seem like current was down to fight the good fight for multimedia savvy web 2.0 fiends.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

creepy fembot from korea

here's something i found on desigmboom.com that's almost unbelievably creepy
the one on the right looks like she's winding up to bitch slap one of those kids for running up on her

the boy on the right hiding behind the much smaller kid definitely captures the weird spirit of the moment

here's a lil info on the korean fembot:
EveR-1 gets her name from the historical first woman eve, with an 'r' that stands for robot. built for both entertainment and educational purposes, EveR-1 can understand 400 words in english and korean and can engage in very basic conversation.