Blu Mural in Berlin
So basically globally warming causes polar ice caps to melt due to greenhouse gases. Blu’s mural indicates that like sand in an hour glass, time is running out. Beyond that, he sums up global warming and it’s effects.
Oil & Water Don’t Mix
“…and they said oil and water don’t mix,
now they all down at the beach washing off the fish…”
-Lupe Fiasco – “Pressure”
Graffiti out in Israel
Enjoy this first animation clip from Tant and Unga of the Broken Fingaz Crew out of Israel.
Yep. That’s a glass alright
Look’n at it from all perspectives. A lot of people see it just as that [Yep. It's a glass alright] and because it doesn’t effect them directly it’s not a social problem, in which that is true. One man’s solution is another man’s problem. But when we stop caring we lose our humanity. All I’m say’n is at least be aware and have a take on it.
Keep It Surreal approves. “There’s a funny [relief] tee in here somewhere..” #KanyeShrug
Same Effort for Chile
An 8.8 earthquake hit just off the coast of Chile early Saturday morning, killing at least 122 people and creating tsunami warnings in more than 50 countries across the Pacific ocean. Thousands are believed to have been left homeless due to the widespread destruction of buildings.
Text Your Support for Chile: Text a donation to Chile through one of several organizations via the Mobile Giving Foundation.
* Text CHILE to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross
* Text CHILE to 23583 to donate $10 to Habitat for Humanity
* Text CHILE to 20222 to donate $10 to World Vision
* Text CHILE to 50555 to donate $10 to the Friends of World Food Program
* Text CHILE to 52000 to donate $10 to the Salvation Army
* Text REBUILD to 50555 to donate $10 to Operation USA
* Text 4CHILE to 50555 to donate $10 to Convoy of Hope
* Text CHILE to 864833 to give $10 to the United Way
Haiti Earthquake Aftermath
I couldn’t fathom the feelings of the Haitian people, I could only sympathize with them. When it all seems hopeless and everything is gone, all I can say is, hold onto your spirit; stay strong and united – that’s what’s going to bring you through these times. My prayers go out to the people in Haiti.
Courtesy of AOL.com. More photos after the jump.
Wyclef Jean & Fugees’ Pras Encourages Earthquake Aid To Haiti
Hip Hop artist Wyclef Jean and Pras is urging people to donate $5 to Jean’s Haitian charity, Yéle Haiti, by texting “YELE” to 501501. (The donation will be automatically charged to your cellphone bill.) His is one of many Haiti earthquake relief efforts underway. Pras says he’d be open to group reuniting for benefit concert.
The Haitian people were still desperately trying to recover from deadly hurricanes that hit 18 months ago before this latest devastating blow to the poorest and least prepared country in our hemisphere. The earthquake, the largest the Caribbean island has seen in more than 200 years, struck around 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday. The epicenter was around 10 miles from the capital of Port-au-Prince, which according to reports was largely destroyed by the initial quake and a series of more than 30 aftershocks.
The earthquake was felt in several areas of Jamaica including: Liguanea, Barbican, UWI, Half-Way Tree, Heroes Circle, Kingston/St. Andrew, Seaforth, St. Thomas, Annotto Bay, St. Mary, Hope Bay, Portland. The last historic earthquake to hit Jamaica was June 1692, which sunk then the chief city of Jamaica, Port Royal. Boy!, these are the times and it makes you really think about the global warming issues and 2012. I don’t think 2012 is the end, but global warming is a big issue and should be among our concerns.
A Tsunami Watch was issued at 4:53 p.m. by the Pacific Warning Centre for Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. Whilst none was issued for Jamaica, a Tsunami Advisory has been issued for the region.
Summit on the Summit
Lupe Fiasco and others trying to make a change for the better. Gotta thank Kara for finding this article.
CLIMBER BLOG: Lupe Fiasco
WHY I JOINED SOTSK
One of the most utopian and challenging phenomenon of man is the process of trying to realize the ideal. To sculpt the tangible from what is the ether of the mind. It manifests in the artistic mind as a vision and translates in the world via the specific talents of the artist as a song, a painting, a poem, a sculpture, a building, etc. The ambitious among us try and take a crack at it in every category. I think the category that best fits this trek is dance. Expressing oneself through the movement of one’s own body. An inaudible rhythm that silently screams a message to the audience. A public sacrifice of sorts. Putting ones own body directly in the firing line of critics, risking humiliation and to the extreme even creating enemies of friends and friends of strangers. All because of a dance. The steps of this dance in particular are simple enough, one foot in front of the other. The stage is a harsh and meandering, chaotic thing. The cast is a mix of Juilliard graduates, street trained, pop-lock champions and downright hopeless amateurs. The music is all natural thunderclaps and raindrop drumsticks upon cold plastic rooftops. But the message is the real star of the show. The underlying manifesto is one of awe inspiring pageantry fit for carnival in the streets of Brazil or the main drags of New Orleans. It’s classic and new, unchanging but full of progression. Alvin Alley meets The Court Waltz. A “dance macabre” and the unfortunate ones amongst the skeletons are ignorance and complacency. So What’s The Message?!?
Let’s Change The World For The Better.
Inspire a generation to aspire to activate its humanity. Inform the uninformed and more importantly those deemed “uninformable.” An open-ended challenge to this world, and the one that was before it, to dance to the beat of a different drummer. Motivate the wall flowers and the rhythm-less to dominate the middle of the dance hall with uncompromising confidence.
So there you have it. And the most poignant and at the same time the most hopelessly corny wrap I can think of to finish this off is…
May I have this dance?
Source via: Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro
TEN:15 pm – Viewer submissions
Jermaine, Queens, NY, Monday Nights
Jason, Murry Hill, NY, Graveyard Shift
TEN:15 Variant
Chad Harris, Cross Island Parkway, Rear View.
I thought about Starin’ Through my Rear View by Tupac as I looked at this photo. (Lyrics after the jump)
Brief: TEN:15
HOW DID IT START: a small group of people looking for an artistic diversion in the morning.
WHY?: We thought it would be interesting to see what one minute in time looks like in different places. A collection of life, work + play that revolves around 10:15 am.
It’s provided us with an opportunity to take a step back and look at our surroundings differently. Plus it’s always fun to see what other people are doing.
JOIN THE EXPERIMENT: If you have a camera phone or camera on you at 10:15 am, take a photo that shows a random glimpse of your life at that moment and email it in. Include your name, the location, a title for your photo and your website link (if you have one). Thanks for playing!
Bizy.Dreaming@gmail.com
Lyfe
These photos have such strong feelings that you can feel the vibe of each location just by looking at them, here are some great street shots from all over the globe. Enjoi!
If you like to share you own street shot post a link on the comment area, we would love to check it out!
All these photos were taken by different photographers so make sure to check each one of them for further inspiration.
Source via: Abduzeedo
After The Storm
After work on Friday, on my way home, I tried to conceptualize new ideas from old ideas and designs, and some ideas to put on paper as well. I’ve been thinking about mixing medias, using P R I S M A C O L O R markers and watercolours to get the start of a new look-book. Anyway, after the storm, around sunset, the sky was beautiful. It was maybe sepia toned. I wish I got the shot somewhere else, but my room window sufficed, and was convenient. I had to lower the aperature on my camera to get the color and the silhouette. I like the urban feel, the color looks great. I definitely need a Nikon.
NYC Red
Keep It Surreal!
R.I.P Michael Jackson
The Lights Dimmed & The Curtain Closed On The King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson, dies at age 50. This news is extremely sad, almost unfathomable.
Heal the World – Keep It Surreal!
Some of my favorite MJ songs are definitely from his Thriller album: Wanna Be Startin’ Something, The Girl Is Mine featuring Paul McCartney (classic), Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, and my top favorite, Human Nature.
What’s your favorite song?
The Rose that Grew from Concrete
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature’s law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping it’s dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.
Written by Tupac Shakur (1971-1996)
The good thing about being optimistic is that you get to see something truly for what it is, rather than what it’s not. Stop. Just marvel over the rose that grew from concrete and all else is trivial. Judge something for what it is, and what it over-came to get where it’s at, regardless of what’s wrong, the mistakes, or imperfections. LOVE. LIVE. LIFE – PROCEED. PROGRESS.
el fin.
Recycled Cardboard Macbook Case
Architecture student Alastair Hunter has recycled some cardboard to create this beautifully crafted macbook case!
The Future Beneath Us: 8 Great Projects Under New York
Exhibition: Today – July 5th//Various Mid-town locations
Admission: Free
The NYPL, in collaboration with the NYC Transit Museum, presents “The Future Beneath Us: 8 Great Projects Under New York” starting tonight—an exhibit that explores 8 current, massive underground transportation and water projects that will modernize New York. “The vast underground network of tunnels is the focus of a historic exhibition allowing visitors into a world unknown, featuring the much-discussed, but little understood, mega-projects” (a sneak peek, pictured). The exhibit is in two locations: The Science, Industry and Business Library’s Healy Hall (at 188 Madison Ave) and the New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store at Grand Central Terminal.
Video: Surf for the Cause Trailer
Surf for the Cause x Grassroots Films
Surf for the Cause
Surf for the Cause is a fundraising group whose mission is to make a difference in the lives of those living in Third World Countries, one wave at a time. Every year thousands of surfers travel the globe to ride the most perfect waves the ocean has to offer.
Surfing the world, rebuilding, and raising money for various charities.
Surf for the Cause was started by a group of guys doing what they love. They simply made an organization out of it – surfing waves around the world & in return they make quality of life better for those who preserve these waves and inhabit those poor countries.
Visit Surf for the Cause
Outbreak! Swine Flu
I’m sure you all have heard of the swine flu pandemic that has been spreading. U.S. health officials expressed concern that a swine flu virus that has infected eight people in the United States matches samples of a virus that has killed at least 68 people in Mexico. Swine flu outbreaks have been seen all over Connecticut, two students from Fairfield University have gotten their blood sent out to the CDC, one student at my school was sent to State hospital, and some cases in Connecticut public schools. I’m not taking any chances. I’ve heard someone say the swine flu “pandemic” is overrated. Really? Some people might say, “Ignorance is bliss.” …Until you have swine flu.
el fin.
April Showers pt.2
Remember, in the last article labeled April Showers, Igot the idea to take pictures out my bathroom window. Well, I did the same thing on another rainy day. Yesterday, April 21st. By the way, today is Earth Day. Happy Earth Day! I took the photographs around the same time as the first time to get the same lighting. The leaves are almost or even fully grown in just two weeks later. April Showers!
el fin.
Wake The Giant
This week and weekend was a little hectic; I didn’t get what I need accomplished along with other miscellaneous things. However, I hiked Sleeping Giant, embedded the design on Musiq’s Myspace Music page, helped setup the stage for the Spring concert(article coming soon), met a friend, and chilled with the homies. Sounds good! This week, I was a little more “Earthy,” I hiked the mountain, and played on the field all day; I have this slight phobia of standing on grass, anything other than concrete cement for that matter. Anyway, I enjoyed the weather and good company.
More photos after the jump.
Chad Harris
Broccoli
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