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2009

Brain Leaks: She Chose This Dark Place

June 23, 2009

I’ve been working on this short story for a while. I am attempting to encapsulate a moment in my life that led me on a particular path.
One evening, five years ago, I witnessed something that I could never forget.
I go back to this story from time to time, so I’ve decided to share it with [...]

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On My Radar: Afro-Punk 2009

June 5, 2009

BAMcinematek and Toyota present
The 5th Annual Afro-punk Festival
featuring Film, Music, Art, Skateboarding and Independence
July 3 – 8 in Brooklyn, NY
Thanks to BFF, I’ve been going to AP shows since 2005. Last year I did a feature on the Afro-Punk festival and community for MTV News. It took six months to pull everything together and [...]

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Five Things You Missed At The 5/2 Bat For Lashes Show @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg

May 4, 2009

On Saturday night, Natasha Khan, creator and enchantress behind Bat For Lashes, played the Music Hall Of Williamsburg and blew the crowd away with her range (she’s one of few artists who sound the same live as they do on their albums) delicate dance moves and journey-through-your-grandma’s-attic set design.
>>More Bat For Lashes Photos In Bashira [...]

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On My Radar: TweetStock

April 24, 2009

There is buzz in the Twitterverse about TweetStock.

Described as a “21st century Woodstock for the digital age,” the festival will be (according to founder @jayelectronica) “a free event for people the world over to connect as humans, encouraging through art, the open exchange of thoughts and ideas.”
Event organizers are pinging Twitter for lineup suggestions [...]

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Snaps: Looking For Spring In The Bronx

March 22, 2009

The Bronx is beautiful, no matter what people still assume. It has an exciting DIY punk/hardcore/lo-fi music scene and literary treasures. There is a project I’m working on that involves areas of the Bronx, so I was out there yesterday exploring with my co-conspirator.
Beauty in the trees…

Whoever made this = hi.lari.ous –>

My favorite little boogie [...]

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On My Radar: Indie Film EL VIAJE DE ANA MARIA & My BFF Rose Is Amazing

March 18, 2009

I had a great time visiting family last week in Cali and those feelings are best summed up in the Cali Visit 2009 set I took with my new Blackberry Storm (handy Flickr app).
What I really want to talk about is my experience observing my best friend Rose Hernandez co-produce her first feature film, El [...]

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I’m Going: NYICFF 2009 + Check Out THE FREAK

March 1, 2009

There will be many exciting films at this year’s New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), which I will be attending to see Azur & Asmar: The Princes’ Quest.

Michel Ocelot also made one of my other favorite international animated features, Kirikou and the Sorceress, the first animated film I ever bought online.
I LOVE animated [...]

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Summer Fun ‘08 Wrap Up: The Spell Is Broken!

September 16, 2008

Last summer, like all adult summers before it, was pretty freaking terrible. This is how last summer made me feel:

Like a crazy, mangy cat with rabies.
Even worse – judging by my old blog, the most exciting thing going on was paying a buttload of money I didn’t have to a french tutor and having something [...]

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