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Get away cars, bikes will take the road.
I grew up knowing that every Sunday the major roads in Bogota belong to bicyclist, pedestrians, skaters, runners, etc.
It makes me very happy that Manhattan will try to implement the same idea around the island, at least for a couple of Saturdays in August.
It will be good for the environment, health and the ability for people at least once enjoy the streets without fear of cars.
And I will have a taste of my childhood in my new home, can't get better than that. I grew up knowing that every Sunday the major roads in Bogota belong to bicyclist, pedestrians, skaters, runners, etc. ... more -
Beep-Beep, Toot-Toot: David Byrne Plays the Whole Building
New Yorkers would pay very good money to silence the daily New York Symphony, sounds composed and performed by the urban din of garbage trucks, car speakers, bus brakes, warped manhole covers, knocking radiators, people yelping down from high windows and the racket of numerous blaring television sets.
But just leave it up to the goofy David Byrne, an avant-garde artist and musician, to create a huge sound installation in New York City that makes such "music" on purpose, although many wouldn't call it music at all!!
David Byrne’s "Playing the Building" is a sound installation in which the infrastructure of New York's Maritime Building has been converted into a giant musical instrument: a gargantuan cast-iron orchestra.
Photographs and two videos of the "Playing the Building" sound installation are included. New Yorkers would pay very good money to silence the daily New York Symphony, sounds composed and performed by the urban din of garbag... more -
Sex in the Lower East Side: The 100 Lovers of Jesus Reynolds
The 100 Lovers of Jesus Reynolds (2004 Official Selection of The Sundance Film Festival) is a short film shot on a shoestring budget, but marked with a sense of gritty, tenacious elegance. This acclaimed film presents a droll and very humorous, but also bittersweet portrait of an East Village girl's many, many sexual affairs and escapades. Photographs, a video of this acclaimed film, music audio and a wonderful photo-gallery are included. The 100 Lovers of Jesus Reynolds (2004 Official Selection of The Sundance Film Festival) is a short film shot on a shoestring budget, ... more
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Karmina "The Kiss"
"The Kiss" is the first video from Karmina's debut album, Backwards Into Beauty. The video features real-life couples who overcame the pressures of friends, familiy or cultures in order to be together. The song is influenced by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and the imagery of painter Gustav Klimt "The Kiss" is the first video from Karmina's debut album, Backwards Into Beauty. The video features real-life couples who overcame the... more
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Yesteryear’s New York: The Belly of the Beast
During the 1970s and 80s, an adventurous blonde named Jill Freedman with a quick eye for the unusual and bizarre focussed her camera upon the spirited characters and gritty sidewalks of a now-bygone era in New York City life. This modernist documentarian was a self-taught photographer who captured raw, intimate images in black and white, transforming urban scenes into theatrical dramas.
Freedman’s portrait of New York reflected a fallen city that was strewn with piles of garbage. Prostitutes and bag ladies walked the streets, while junkies staked out abandoned tenements next to children playing in vacant lots. For reasons involving both a shift in photographic styles and her own declining personal circumstances, Ms. Freedman faded from the popular scene in the late 1980s. But today, at a moment when much of Manhattan is awash in money and glamour, Freedman’s photographic legacy offers us a vivid portrait of a metropolis once defined by violence, poverty and disarray, a New York that once was.
Photographs, a video and photo-gallery are included. During the 1970s and 80s, an adventurous blonde named Jill Freedman with a quick eye for the unusual and bizarre focussed her camera u... more -
Abused Chicagoans Revolt Against Daley’s Decayed Subways
After putting up with years of ongoing abuse from the city, Chicago's transit riders finally revolted against Mayor Daley and his decayed subway system. Packed trains were stranded under Chicago's Loop during rush hour for more than an hour on Tuesday. People were getting sick and throwing up from the lack of circulating fresh air. Finally, riders revolted en mass, ignoring transit workers' confused directions and pleas, abandoning the stalled trains and making a long and dangerous trudge through dark and dirty underground tunnels to the light of freedom. Some of them still remain hospitalized.
Photographs and videos are included. After putting up with years of ongoing abuse from the city, Chicago's transit riders finally revolted against Mayor Daley and his deca... more -
Soulstress JUANITA featured in new DVD documentary
As an entertainer for many years, JUANITA has appeared in several music showcases, fashion shows, magazines, and was a finalist in the Miss Black World New York State Modeling and Beauty Pageant.
Presently, she is a motivational speaker and mental health advocate. JUANITA is member of the African American Advisory Council for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey (NAMI) and a facilitator for NAMI New Jersey’s
AACT-NOW! monthly support group. With a new feature in NAMI New Jersey’s new DVD, “Documenting Our Presence,” she is speaking about advocacy, education, and support.
The DVD, "Documenting Our Presence: Multicultural Experiences of Mental Illness", which was produced in 2007 as a NAMI NJ Multicultural Outreach Initiative, is a compassionate, hopeful look at the experiences of people of diverse backgrounds, affected by serious mental illness. View trailer at:
http://www.naminj.org/programs/mo/Documenting_Our_Prese... As an entertainer for many years, JUANITA has appeared in several music showcases, fashion shows, magazines, and was a finalist in the... more -
Soulstress JUANITA featured in new DVD documentary
As an entertainer for many years, JUANITA has appeared in several music showcases, fashion shows, magazines, and was a finalist in the Miss Black World New York State Modeling and Beauty Pageant.
Presently, she is a motivational speaker and mental health advocate. JUANITA is member of the African American Advisory Council for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey (NAMI) and a facilitator for NAMI New Jersey’s
AACT-NOW! monthly support group. With a new feature in NAMI New Jersey’s new DVD, “Documenting Our Presence,” she is speaking about advocacy, education, and support.
The DVD, "Documenting Our Presence: Multicultural Experiences of Mental Illness", which was produced in 2007 as a NAMI NJ Multicultural Outreach Initiative, is a compassionate, hopeful look at the experiences of people of diverse backgrounds, affected by serious mental illness. View trailer at:
http://www.naminj.org/programs/mo/Documenting_Our_Prese... As an entertainer for many years, JUANITA has appeared in several music showcases, fashion shows, magazines, and was a finalist in the... more -
Rejoice! Summer movies in the park are back.
Beginning tomorrow evening movie nights in Dolores park are back in full swing.
The kick-off feature is good ol' Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Come see some cinema under the stars... Hallelujah!
*Film starts @ 8pm
*Get there @ 7pm to claim some real estate Beginning tomorrow evening movie nights in Dolores park are back in full swing. ... more -
Urban planning linked to rising obesity levels
It’s not only unhealthy eating habits that contribute to bulging waistlines, but also our urban surroundings, says a new study.
The study led by scientists from University of Alberta has established a link between urban planning and rising obesity rates.
Researchers focused their study over two key areas- economic environments and built environments i.e. the ways in which the neighbourhoods and the cities we live in are planned and developed.
“When we reviewed the evidence we found, for example, that lower-income neighbourhoods were more likely to have greater access to sources of high-calorie foods, such as fast-food outlets, and lower access to supermarkets or other stores stocking healthy foods,” said Kim Raine, lead author and director of the University of Alberta’s Centre for Health Promotion Studies.
“The report also found that a lower socio-economic status—which involves education level, income and employment—was often associated with increased obesity among both adults and children.
“Lower personal income affects the affordability of food and that has been shown to have the most consistent influence on what people eat,” he added.
They also found that accessibility to recreational facilities in and around neighbourhoods had a significant impact on increasing obesity levels. It’s not only unhealthy eating habits that contribute to bulging waistlines, but also our urban surroundings, says a new study. ... more -
Mr. Don't Know-Get To Know
Awesome sound from an awesome Mr.
If you don't know, get to know---Mr. Don't Know.
MDK
Rap Hip Hop Artist Taking the music scene by storm!!!
'Aye ay ay chico!' We checked out his music, we checked him out, & we listened to his story!
Damn, can it get any hotter this winter? This Mr. proves that he has talent and looks.
(necesitamos ventiladores)
The eyes have it, the eyes says it all.... por que? porque
he proves that he has the right attitude
and he is very down to earth and has what it
takes to make his mark in whatever he chooses to pursue!
(c) Jelly Noose All Rights Reserved February 2008 Awesome sound from an awesome Mr. If you don't know, get to know---Mr. Don't Know. MDK ... more -
The Disappearing Family
This is a brief look at the diminishing existence of families and children in the city of San Francisco, CA. Why does San Francisco have more dogs than children? And what is causing the uphill battle for these families? If you're planning to stay here for the 'long haul', you should take a look... This is a brief look at the diminishing existence of families and children in the city of San Francisco, CA. Why does San Francisco h... more
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COLOMBIAN HIP HOP REVOLUTION!!!
This is the trailer for the documentary FREKUENSIA KOLOMBIANA(kolombian frekuensy). From Colombia to the entire world!!
These young men and women use beats and rhymes to portray the underground, the real spirit of youth, they are urban warriors, they fight with love, they fight for love and justice. Have u been to the ghetto? Welcome to the Colombian ghetto, tune into the ghetto frekuensy of Kolombian Hip Hop!!!
much love and respect
www.frekuensiakolombiana.com
>.< This is the trailer for the documentary FREKUENSIA KOLOMBIANA(kolombian frekuensy). From Colombia to the entire world!! ... more -
Cash or charge?!
Everything you should know before going on a shopping spree. Once you become aware of the process behind every stuff we purchase, you'll think twice before maximizing your credit card or deciding what you really need to consume from now on without necessarily become an activist green but simply becoming s smarter consumer. Everything you should know before going on a shopping spree. Once you become aware of the process behind every stuff we purchase, you'... more
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Indie Heat 1st Episode ( DTP's Smirnoff Studios )
1st Episode of Indie Heat Video Magazine, Sope host from the DTP Smirnoff Studios in Atlanta Georgia
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Indie Heat 4th Episode ( Club Frequency )
This Episode of Indie Heat Video Magazine Sope Takes you to Club Frequency Industry Night Tuesdays
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Indie Heat 5th Episode ( R&B Hip Hop Billboard Awards Conference)
This Epsiode of Indie Heat video Magazine Sope shows you what went on with indieheat at the R&B Hip Hop Billboard Awards Conference. This Epsiode of Indie Heat video Magazine Sope shows you what went on with indieheat at the R&B Hip Hop Billboard Awards Conferenc... more
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Indie Heat 6th Episode ( Hot Block And Young Pat )
This episode of Indie Heat Video Magazine Sope Takes you to Hot Block and Young Pat's Album Release party
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Indie Heat 8th Episode ( F DOT Nitty )
This episode of Indie Heat Video Magazine show is hosted by Fdot after New Years Holiday
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Indie Heat 10th Episode ( KE's 1 Year Anniversary )
This episode of Indie Heat Video Magazine Sope, F dot, & Kelley Celebrates KE's 1 Year Anniversary with Kim & friends at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Performing Arts Center This episode of Indie Heat Video Magazine Sope, F dot, & Kelley Celebrates KE's 1 Year Anniversary with Kim & friends at the T... more
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