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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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Stuff I Love: Things By Jen

January 3, 2009

Jennifer Ruiz is an artist from Patterson, California, who I discovered through the Chicana/o Art, History, y Cultura pool on Flickr.
I am in love with her Dia de los Muertos/Virgen de Guadalupe-modified  figurines, charms and jewelry.

She describes herself as “a peaceful chick who loves art and creating! You can usually find me at thrift stores [...]

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Taqwacores: A Punk Subculture Inspired By A Book

December 25, 2008

In 2003 filmmaker and activist James Spooner’s film “Afro-Punk” was released and challenged society’s perception of black identity and the traditionally white punk scene. Also in 2003, Michael Muhammad Knight self published “The Taqwacores“, a book created to mend the rift between his being an observant Muslim and an angry American youth.
Like “Afro-Punk”, Knight’s book [...]

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On My Radar: Swedish Vampire Movies That Make You Cry

November 20, 2008

Let the Right One In is a film set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire. (IMBD)
It is more than a vampire movie, more than a coming of age tale [...]

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On My Radar: Jonathan Ames & “Bored to Death”

September 17, 2008

I recently spoke (through the interwebs) with Brooklyn writer Jonathan Ames about his debut graphic novel, “The Alcoholic”.
You can read the full interview and check out a six-page preview of the comic on the Splash Page blog.
Jonathan Ames is an interesting author to me because he writes about topics like love, addiction, identity and sexuality [...]

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What I’m Watching Right Now: VBS.tv & Thoughts on American Apparel

July 28, 2008

This fell off my radar for a while, but I wanted to mention that there are some really interesting videos on VBS.tv.
My friend Bashira just clued me into their “Mexican Month” programming. Here is a video from their “Vice Guide to Sex” series about Casa Xochiquetzal, a residential facility in one of Mexico City’s shadiest [...]

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Summer Fun: Siren Music Festival

July 22, 2008

- image by Flickr user Jalapeño

This past weekend I attended Siren Music Festival for the first time.
I’ve been in NY for almost four years now, but was always working or unavailable on the date of the fest. My friends would go and tell me about how much fun they had and I would reply with [...]

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Afro-Punk thread: Black Female Antagonists in Cinema

July 2, 2008

I love the feedback and opportunities for thoughtful interaction that I get through my profile on afropunk.com.
Within this space, I recently re-posted an older blog entry I had written a while ago about Girl Antagonists in Cinema. Matrix commented and asked me to expound on a similar yet slightly broader (and more challenging) category: Black [...]

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On My Radar: NYAFF 2008

June 27, 2008

The New York Asian Cinema Film Festival (NYAFF) is SICK. It is truly one of my most favorite NY film festival experiences.
Their shorts program is amazing and their selection of features always surprises and pleases me in ways I wasn’t expecting. I may not love everything that I see at NYAFF but the fest certainly [...]

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On My Radar: Kreesha Turner

June 26, 2008

Kreesha Turner is a Canadian R&B and pop singer.
I saw Kreesha perform yesterday and was really impressed with her voice, stage presence and the on point performance from her dancers/backup singers and keyboardist.
Her music has been featured on show like Lipstick Jungle, Gossip Girl, Entourage, The Hills and others. She sang “Bounce With Me”, [...]

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