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
Video: How to Make It in America x KiD CuDi
“How to Make It in America follows two enterprising Brooklyn twentysomethings as they hustle their way through New York City, determined to achieve the American Dream. Trying to make a name for themselves in New York’s competitive fashion scene, Ben Epstein (Greenberg) and his friend and business partner Cam Calderon (Rasuk) use their street knowledge and connections to bring their ambitions to fruition. With the help of Cam’s cousin Rene (Guzman), who is trying to market his own high-energy drink, and their well-connected friend Domingo (“Kid Cudi”), the burgeoning entrepreneurs set out to make it big, encountering obstacles along the way that will require all their ingenuity to overcome”.
“How to Make It in America,” HBO’s new dollar and a dream series premieres February 14. I don’t know too much about the film, but a story about struggle, ambition, and determination plotted in Brooklyn, NY gains my attention and anticipation for something exciting.
Teaser after the jump.
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
Video: Gallis/Sassa Step
I had to get back to basics for a little bit and digress from the mainstream musiq. Originally, my fam and I are from Jamaica; and this type of musiq and dance is typical of our culture. The song is a sell off!
Jermaine Squad took over the dancehall!
el fin.
Worker’s Comp.
I work at Brooklyn warehouse when I’m home for the semester breaks – every morning me and mass of other men wait to be called for work. Every morning 6:30 am. You could even say it’s an example of institutionalization. I see this every morning.
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
Landmine Ketchup
“Using a ketchup sachet, we demonstrated the horrific nature of living in a land mine affected country and how much a part of everyday life that horror is. The idea is simple: as you tear open the sachet you also rip through the child’s leg and the ketchup inside pours out like blood.”
Designed by Publicis Mojo.
Good Eats: Take One
(Pardon the cell phone pic) Initially I created “Good Eats,” the category, for times when I actually find good food. Obvious! I’m stuck in my ways when it comes to food, I eat what I know – I know what I eat. However, I knew it wouldn’t thrive for that long. Well, how could it? I don’t eat out often, if hardly, and the best food I eat, usually, is mom’s cooking. Any West Indians would already know whats on the dinner menu, those cultural delicacies. I’m trying to arouse my taste buds and get out more, eat different foods, experience different cultures, etc. This weekend I started off on a good foot. Friday, I made a second trip to the Publick Cup, in downtown New Haven, and enjoyed a toasted California Tuna: lemon and caper tuna salad (no mayo) with ripe avocado and fresh mozzarella on multigrain bread. With a Savannah… I’ll formally introduce the Savannah in a later post.
Don’t just scroll up/down to the next post, click the link and read =)
Negative Space
Hans Haacke: The 9-11 Poster Project
Hans Haacke: The 9-11 Poster Project
Hans Haacke’s Poster Project appeared on scaffolding’s and walls throughout New York City from March 11-25, 2002. Personally, I think Hans Haacke’s Posters effectively represent all the emotions that come along with remembering Sept. 11th better than any other poster or “We Will Never Forget” slogan. He uses the negative space as a symbol of the missing tower – that is what I saw when I after I looked a second time. When you first look, you also notice what is behind his poster. And that is what I feel is effective in his design. Everyone continues to live their lives, carrying out there day-to-day activities, however the void of the towers can never be filled.
I don’t even remember ever seeing or actually noticing these Posters throughout the city because I was oblivious to detailed and everything other than Yugi-oh cards and video games. Ha ha, I was about twelve or thirteen at the time.
R.I.P Mario, 8yrs..
Video: Timelapse of Obsessions Make My Life Worse and My Life Better
Eight days of work condensed into 6 minutes.
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.
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
Video: Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
Great song! I love acoustic musiq.
Bizy Dreaming x Montage 2009
You haven’t seen one of these headline’s in awhile, Bizy Dreaming x “you”, or Bizy Dreaming x anyone else for that matter. I gave you an heads up a while back, that I’d be featured in a school publication, a publication, nevertheless. Anyway, it has arrived!!! I didn’t get what I wanted to be published, but I got something worthy of credit, so I’m excited about that. Next year, we are going for something better. I have a 3/4 page on page 18 for digital photography, check me out! This year’s edition of Montage is surprisingly far better than last year’s copy because more artists decided to step up. I have a few extra copies left from the ones I gave out, send me an email and we can work something out. Very limited copies!
Check out the featured photo (155th & 8th) here>>
el fin.
Happy Mother’s Day Mommy =)
Don’t you wish I was your son. [LOL] I’m just joking with that statement, but Happy Mother’s Day Mommy! She’s the best, even when she makes ANGRY >:O . I think she partially spoils me. If I didn’t have any reserve, she would try to get me anything I’d ask for, she’d do the same for my brother and sister as well, but I’d settle for less as long as I have her. Happy Mother’s Day Mommy! Enjoi your day!
Chad Harris
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