shows we love :: culturecatch / matthew shipp
There are moments in our lives when we feel lucky to witness greatness. Living in New York affords you many opportunities but they are most beautiful when you least expect them. Last week I got a last minute call to attend a CultureCatch Music Salon show featuring jazz virtuoso Matthew Shipp. Little did I know [...]
Books We Love :: Naomi Klein / The Shock Doctrine
With banks falling like dominoes and our elected officials indebting us blind under false pretenses, The Shock Doctrine should be required reading for us all. Naomi Klein takes us on a historical journey exposing how Milton Friedman’s “free market” policies have been implemented in countries around the world – by creating panic and passing legislation during a ‘crisis actual or perceived.’ From the Patriot Act passed after 9/11 which privatized most of our military to the vast re-appropriation of the Gulf Coast, its hospitals and schools after Katrina, Klein systematically takes us through a history that dates back to the ’50s and makes rounds in just about every continent. Unfortunately most economics courses and our mainstream media leave these details out, making it seem that globalization and these free market policies have been implemented under transparent circumstances. This is far from the truth.
- by Moni Pineda
videos we love :: anna sang park / pangea day
The main reason we began this Friends We Love project is because Mike and I couldn’t stop talking about all our talented friends and the great work they are doing. Anna Sang Park is one of these friends. She and I worked together at Suitcase Productions as Associate Producers about 10 years ago. Soon after [...]
videos we love :: heather sommerfield / mario sorrenti
Mario Sorrenti captures Naomi Campbell from Heather Sommerfield on Vimeo. For those of you who yearn for a behind-the-scenes look at a master photographer doing some high fashion shoots, check out Heather Sommerfield’s vimeo page. She’s not only the digital wizard of the crew but now she’s capturing these great moments for the rest of [...]
art we love :: os gemeos
Os Gemeos at Deitch Projects. The visuals speak for themselves. – photos by Moni Pineda
club nights we love :: in joy @ apt
Those of you who are looking for a beautiful space to see friends, hear some great music and even break a sweat dancing, then come through this Thursday to APT. Winter Santos, Kamala & I will be spinning a wide range of soulful house and broken beat. Oh, it’s all FREE! – by Moni Pineda
shows we love :: kanye, lupe, estelle
The second half of the summer concerts have been good fun. We got to check out the Glow in the Dark show with Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. Kanye’s show was a theatrical surprise with an impressive futuristic stage backdrop, a narrative and great live band. To give you an idea, he even got [...]
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