Archive for August, 2006
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Folks, i’m living in the new chelsea
From art.blogging.la — “It’s Spreading”: The awareness of the Los Angeles art world is starting to really spread its wings as the phrase “Culver City is the new Chelsea” has entered the publication art hype vernacular. In the current September issue of ELLE magazine they mark Mark Grotjahn as the “L.A. Art Star” amongst other [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in culture,los angeles by anjali
Sunday, August 20th, 2006
Move on out, sharks…
From “The High Cost of Being Poor” by Barbara Ehrenrich, author of the book Nickled and Dimed: There are other tolls along the road well-traveled by the working poor. If your credit is lousy, which it is likely to be, you’ll pay a higher deposit for a phone.If you don’t have health insurance, you may [...]
No Comments » - Posted in living wage,sustainability by anjali
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
…and she bodyslams the bottle-crowd.
Yeah, I know this woman, this DJ Rekha. She helped jumpstart my DJing career. I used to DJ with her at MUTINY (drumnbass mixed with hiphop mixed with insane tabla breaks mixed with experimental thangs), and we hang, when we’re on each other’s respective coast of the country. I had to clip these two question/answer [...]
No Comments » - Posted in beats,culture by anjali
Sunday, August 6th, 2006
an eye for an eye.
jon over at social design notes, who i’ve had a few fascinating email conversations with while I was still living in the NJ/NYC area, created this poster. I’m inclined to make photocopies and keep copies handy for some guerilla-style placement around LA.
No Comments » - Posted in press this by anjali
Sunday, August 6th, 2006
the person behind the muslim.
The Person Behind the Muslim By ANAR ALI Published: June 10, 2006 Toronto I WENT to a school in rural Alberta from sixth grade onward, and each year I had to endure the annual school rodeo. Most of the students at my school were avid 4-H members, so the rodeo was the highlight of their [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in culture,religion by anjali
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
Don’t cry, dry your eye.
It’s all so complicated, and new parents are apt to feel vulnerable, exhausted, and isolated. It’s the perfect moment for the marketers to step in and suggest hooking that baby up to a monitor. Why not? We’re so used to monitors. They are familiar, straightforward, and they come with an off/on switch. Think how much [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in corporations by anjali
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
Them’s some tasty fishes…
Israeli commandos flew in by helicopter before dawn into the northern town of Baalbek, on the border with Syria , capturing five Hezbollah guerrillas and killing at least 10, said Israels army chief, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz. Israel has not yet released the identity of those captured. When asked by The Associated Press whether any [...]
