Thoughts from the Underground

Just a warning that several 4 letter words are used throughout, so don’t play this during 1st period’s book time.

Art follows NYC life…
“When walking or driving in the city it is sometimes possible to detect the poetic subconscious of the place, the thing we cannot see but can only occasionally access through feeling. The sharp attention required for this experience comes from extensive looking (for nothing in particular), walking without distraction but implicitly always [...]

From Movmnt.com, an article on how hip-hop dance has finally become it’s own cultural icon.
In its origins, hip-hop was largely a subculture and a form of style and expression developed by urban minorities. But now it has become part of the mainstream. Street talk, dress, and music have all become an undeniable influence on American [...]

After about a year and a half, I took myself to a dance studio again. This time it was a samba class at Alvin Ailey. It was a whole lot of fun, and I’m definitely sore, but it really got me thinking about professionalism within a…well, a profession.
In dance, some of the more obvious characteristics [...]

Seems like every time the words “design” and “great” are used in the same sentence, the company Apple is always referenced as the company that produces products that epitomize great design. While, I was happy to receive my MacBookPro in the mail - ironic, yes, and it is very pretty - it sometimes irks me [...]

I follow this channel on YouTube. Last year’s V-day video was reverse eating of a giant cookie. This year’s video is cute too.

Sarah Perez of ReadWriteWeb.com wrote an article about the end of online anonymity in favor of a one-size-fits all online presence for individuals. OpenID provides one user name, and one login for a variety of sites. On the OpenID website, it’s announced that Facebook is a member. (I guess that explains the various post to [...]