Archive for the ‘popular culture’ Category
Dropping in with some Colombian culture
Posted by: emagineitall on: April 16, 2008
I’m not dead. Just very busy and sick. I’ll be back soon to write about war widows, globalization and race in the Prez-Race. In the meantime entertain yourself with this musical fusion of color and cultures:
The colors, the rhythms, the passion and beauty that is Colombia. Una mezcla…que menea, que menea.
Why Tokyo is one of my favorite cities
Posted by: emagineitall on: December 21, 2007
It’s a Tokyo Thing in the Post really captures some of the most fascinating aspects of Tokyo. Check out the cool videos included with the article.
I find this point particularly insightful:
A unifying thread, if there is one, is movement.
In addition to movement, what makes this city so cool is the amazing contradictions, the extremes. [...]
Is Pitt New Orleans’ savior?
Posted by: emagineitall on: December 17, 2007
It’s celebrity activism week here in my blog. I’ve been on a short hiatus since Time Warner took a month to show up and install Internet at my new place. At one point I got Internet on my cell, which saved my sanity, but wasn’t really ideal for reading and writing.
So now I am catching [...]
Midnight Oil rocker does politics
Posted by: emagineitall on: December 17, 2007
When I was 14 I fell in love with Midnight Oil. Punk and politics, a combination I can’t resist. Like me beloved Beasties this band used their success to fuel their activism and let their activism fuel their music. Peter Garrett, former lead singer, has gone into politics.
From NPR:
Garrett is the environment, heritage and [...]
I just can’t resist…the Beastie Boys
Posted by: emagineitall on: November 17, 2007
NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN!!!!!!!!
And turn back the clock (about) 21 years for the original video (which I am not allowed to embed, boooo).
Cute, fun awesome and politically active!! Why can’t more celebrities open their mouth and make a difference?
Sometimes the news just makes you laugh
Posted by: emagineitall on: September 1, 2007
From the NY Times:
The temptation to spin can be impossible to resist – even for royalty. This seems the lesson to be gleaned from the new WikiScanner, which revealed earlier this week that a Wikipedia article about a 2003 scandal in Holland was scrubbed clean by the subjects of the entry themselves, the Dutch royal [...]
Karma Hunters
Posted by: emagineitall on: August 22, 2007
From the Pinker Tones:
Life is not all doom and gloom! Yay!
