Tag Archives: video
Boonaa Mohammed
He writes about the themes of his own life: being of an immigrant family, being Muslim, being Canadian, and his Oromo roots. You don’t have to have any of those things in common with him to be moved by his work. Continue reading
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You Know Who I Miss?
I miss Andre 3thou’ like crazy. Where is he? Apparently one and a half singles from his mixtape have already dropped. A cover of the Beatles “All Together Now” and a clip of “I Do”. As well as a guest appearance … Continue reading
Kerry Washington’s AMAZING performance of 1851 speech by Sojourner Truth
I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me!
And ain’t I a woman? Continue reading
Mumford and Sons- Little Lion Man
Here’s a song I heard on the morning commute in and hummed to myself until I could get to work and find it on the almighty internet. Continue reading
Vampire Weekend- Giving Up the Gun
Only Vampire Weekend can pull together a Jonas brother, Lil John, Jake Gyllenhaal, and RZA in a music video featuring a full four minutes of a feisty ginger playing tennis. Continue reading
She & Him- Thieves
“We two are makers
Just made this mess
Two broken hearts don’t beat
Any less” Continue reading
Because Karen O is my hero
sharing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs love. Continue reading
Filed under Music, Uncategorized, video
Smithsonian Stupor
Now, normally, experiencing brief episodes of semi-autism is a bad sign, a cause for alarm even. But in this case, it’s a good thing. A very, very good thing. Continue reading
Currently Lovin, Vol. 1
Bedrock. Like when extracurricular activities cause a bed to literally rock, and like the fictional cartoon pre-historic suburb. Continue reading
