Chattel of Love

October 4, 2011.Reading time 2 minutes.

Girl Facts
One girl in seven in developing countries marries before age 15.

38 percent marry before age 18.

One-quarter to one-half of girls in developing countries become mothers before age 18; 14 million girls aged 15 to 19 give birth in developing countries each year.

the revolution will not be no re-run, brother, the revolution will be live . . .

May 28, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

RIP Gil Scott-Heron

Riding with Frenchette

May 22, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Now this is STYLE! My friend (and artist) David West shared David Johansen’s Frenchette on Facebook last week and I just can’t stop thinking about this performance. This video captures a period in music that was so alive. These guys really put on a show—no shoe gazing and strenuous intellectual masturbation—just beautiful, raw music that […]