April 2011
being black.
[Earlier today, I reblogged and commented on Baratunde Thurston’s video re: the Donald Trump / Birther fiasco. This is an expansion on how watching that made me feel.]
First off, to get the obvious out of the way: I’m half-jamaican, and half-caucasian (irish ancestry). This more or less means I’m fairly light skinned, but in terms of features (I think) clearly of african...
Newsweek: More Tyler, The Creator, in NME: I’m not... →
newsweek:
More Tyler, The Creator, in NME:
I’m not homophobic. I just think faggot hits and hurts people. It hits. And gay just means you’re stupid. I don’t know, we don’t think about it, we’re just kids.
Sure, just kids, but also the most buzzed-about group of kids to hit hip hop in the past few…
If this is going to be an issue, can we talk about, you know, 95% of mainstream hip...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-24) →
Gorillaz (113)
Lupe Fiasco (35)
Fall Out Boy (30)
Arctic Monkeys (25)
Jay-Z (23)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: Help me get Safecast... →
wilwheaton:
This morning, my friend Sean Bonner e-mailed me this:
As you may or may not know I’ve spent the vast majority of the last month either in Tokyo or working with people in Japan on project I helped start called Safecast. Actually we just changed the name to Safecast, until last week it was called…
This campaign is important. Toss a few bucks in to help prove that transparent...
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Chilling with Randeep in NY...
main thing realized: we do the exact same shit, no matter where we are. Food, coffee, food, coffee, coffee, coffee, iPad, coffee, beer.
from The Builder's Manifesto →
The boss drives group members; the leader coaches them. The Builder learns from them.
The boss depends upon authority; the leader on good will. The Builder depends on good.
The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The Builder is inspired — by changing the world.
The boss says “I”; the leader says “we”. The Builder says “all” — people,...
Ad Startup Offering Real Rewards for Winning at... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-10) →
Bruno Mars (16)
Lupe Fiasco (14)
Adele (13)
The Weeknd (12)
Mumford & Sons (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
epic.
fan•boy |ˈfanˌboi|
marco:
noun
informal derogatory: a term used to describe people who bought a product that competes with the one you bought, which is probably more popular than your choice, for reasons that you wish to discredit or diminish because you’re secretly afraid or upset that you made the wrong choice.
ORIGIN from fan + boy.
Additional: The first mainstream uses of the word ‘fanboy’ are...
Play is nature’s learning engine. When you break it down, it’s the act of...
– Undercurrent’s Aaron Dignan at PSFK 2011 (via curiositycounts)
I have to say, as someone who is not Christian, it’s hard for me to believe...
– JON STEWART TO MIKE HUCKABEE (via thewalden)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-3) →
Jay-Z (19)
Dan the Automator (19)
Big Sean (18)
Reflection Eternal (15)
Drake (13)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Suwappu: part-physical, part-digital toys →
I’m always shocked when I see a smart person go from condemning a behavior to exhibiting it. Happens far too often.