July 2010
46 posts
god loves ugly
hey, guess who is finally far enough from his early 20s that he can finally listen to Atmosphere’s God Loves Ugly without feeling like a sad sack loser? this guy.
Jul 31st
Jul 31st
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my life is a movie
This has been edited/redacted/sanitized because I’m not really trying to put anybody else’s personal business on display. So, you know, first name basis, baby, whattup. What happens in San Diego stays in San Diego, etc etc etc. So enjoy this disjointed, screwed up, stream of consciousness record of what went down last week at San Diego Comic-con. Tuesday night: Laura IMs me and lets...
Jul 29th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25) →
Joell Ortiz (20) C.R.A.C. Knuckles (13) The Notorious B.I.G. (11) 6th Sense (9) Jay-Z (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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i went to san diego for five days.
It was hysterically stressful and busy, but I’m back now. Challah.
Jul 26th
“It doesn’t matter. You must understand these people aren’t real … Batman is a...”
– Grant Morrison, speaking the truth. via Perpetua. He’s just too goddamn real for words. (via conservativeradical)
Jul 26th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-18) →
DJ Jazzy Jeff (110) DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (86) Ghostface Killah (82) Blu (41) Lil Wayne (37) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“I firmly believe that racists, and those who work with the machinery of racism,...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates, on the dilemma faced by modern black public intellectuals who are skeptical of the approaches used by tradiitonal activist groups but recognize the need to occasionally call people out. Ths is a must-read article. I’ve always given the old-line movements a lot of slack, if only...
Jul 19th
Jul 19th
Tasukete!! - Oyasumi Punpun →
This is a great comic. Inio Asano’s Oyasumi Punpun (Goodnight Punpun).
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“A time card from the week ending Sept. 27, 2009 , a month after the overtime...”
– Suit alleges Upper Crust took back workers’ pay - Daily Business Update - The Boston Globe
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“If you see or hear someone reject a word by saying it’s “not a word”, you can...”
– ‘Not a word’ is not an argument « Sentence first
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“Oda: From where do you get your ambition and inquisitiveness for your art? ...”
– Takehiko Inoue & Eiichiro Oda - Part 2 of 6 If what you just did is as good as what you did last time, you aren’t doing it right. It should be better.
Jul 14th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11) →
Mos Def & Talib Kweli (251) Big Boi (139) Saul Williams (41) GZA (37) Kanye West (29) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 13th
“Times change, but the radioactive fear of black people, black men in particular,...”
– Adam Serwer Archive | The American Prospect This is a good read and a nice summary of the situation surrounded yet another unsurprisingly disappointing jury verdict in Cop Kills Unarmed Black Guy Part 23.
Jul 9th
“After going gold in 1979 as an utterly uncrossedover falsetto love man, he takes...”
– Robert Christgau, reviewing Prince’s Dirty Mind for his famous Consumer Guide. He has an amazing searchable archive that can be accessed here. Christgau is the master of the concisely written, brilliantly incisive review. h/t Slate’s Culture Gabfest. (via conservativeradical)
Jul 9th
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Jul 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-4) →
Big Boi (247) Estelle & DJ Trauma (43) T.I. (37) OutKast (35) dead prez (32) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 7th
“And so, while it may cause a big stir to seize on the bitter rantings of...”
– Special Message
Jul 6th
“I know a ditty nutty as a fruitcake Goofy as a goon and silly as a loon Some...”
– Mares Eat Oats [ MAIRZY DOATS ] I remember singing this in elementary school.
Jul 6th
Jul 5th
“This year’s competition had already caused a stir after word that...”
– Former hot dog eating champ arrested - CNN.com
Jul 5th
Jul 4th
“A fully functional submarine built for the primary purpose of transporting...”
– Ecuador authorities seize drug-smuggling sub - CNN.com I love drug traffickers. I can’t wait until they find a volcano base or something.
Jul 4th
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“Apple Inc. said Friday that it was “stunned” to find that its...”
– This reads like something from The Onion. Apple `stunned’ to find iPhones show too many bars - Yahoo! Finance
Jul 3rd
“There was always something to prove. When you think of us coming out with our...”
– Full Clip: Raekwon Breaks Down The Wu-Tang/Chef Catalogue | VIBE
Jul 3rd
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Jul 2nd
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more hermanos movies
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-27) →
The Roots (166) Miles Davis (73) Felt (24) Blakroc (22) Kid Cudi (19) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 1st
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Janelle Monae, Bobby Ray, Lupe Fiasco, “Tightrope Wondamix” Brief Bankhead Bounce spotted about three minutes in! :O
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“Eminem’s new album also wows digitally, as downloads made up 255,000 of...”
– Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000 | Billboard.com
Jul 1st