Month: April 2013
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Tough Love: Tall Chicks in Heels
20 June, 2012 WHYWHYWHYWHYWHY? Tall women in heels is the definition of unnecessary. If you exceed 5’10” and are female, this is for you. Rule of thumb, ladies: if your height starts with 6, don’t wear shoes with sticks. Breaking…
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(Video): Calliko – Carpe Diem
The write up: “After experiencing life changing highs (being a SXSW featured artist) and lows (tragically losing his baby brother), Calliko channels his energy into an opus he calls Carpe Diem. In a lyrical assault showcasing his diverse and superior…
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Miguel – How Many Drinks (Remix) feat. Kendrick Lamar
Miguel and Kendrick link up again, this time for one of the standout songs on Miguel’s Kaleidoscope Dream album.
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James Blake – Overgrown (Album)
With his 2011 debut full-length, dubstep-via-fractured R&B producer James Blake delivered on the promise of his earlier singles while at the same time overhauling his sound, moving away somewhat from the sample-heavy dubstep of those tracks to a sparser atmosphere.…
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Pentagon War Game: U.S. vs. North Korea
: CNN gets an inside look on “what if” a North Korea-like regime crumbled and the U.S. was to invade such a country.
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Video: J. Cole – Power Trip feat. Miguel
http://vevo.ly/10MqLGS Cole’s new album, Born Sinner will be released June 25.
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TED Talk: Lawrence Lessig: Re-examining the remix
Former “young Republican” Larry Lessig talks about what Democrats can learn about copyright from their opposite party, considered more conservative. A surprising lens on remix culture.
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Video: Why Washington is corrupt
“We The People, and the Republic we must reclaim” There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. That’s the argument at the core…
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