Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day

My pirate name would be Captain Cheatin' Walace Morgan. Wanna know yours? Click hurr.

The Hebrew Mamita

There's this film I'm obsessed about right now, The Tribe, and it features this ill slam poetry by a Miss Vanessa Hidary. The Tribe traces the history of Barbi and

"... sheds light on the questions: What does it mean to be an American Jew today?"

So after some quick Google research I uncovered a gem of her work PhD in Him:



I'll be the first to admit, I'm not a fan of spoken word or slam poetry. But, THIS piece conveys something EVERY woman can appreciate. I'm going to try something new and check out one of her upcoming performances.

Vanessa Hidary's Upcoming Shows

Sep 19 2008 7:00P, Cemi Underground,

Oct 12 2008 7:00P, Taino Soleil

Nov 12 2008 8:00P, The Zipper Factory

Stuff I'm Not Supposed To Be Celebrating

Although this is a period of mourning for many of my Heeb brethren here's what I'm celebrating:

1) Starting my internship at MKG Productions tomorrow.

2) The new Al Green album- Lay It Down that I downloaded for $8.99 from Amazon.

3) My friend Missy Goldstein relocating to NYC this Friday.

4) Last night's Flash Dance Skate Party at the Dreamland Roller Rink in Coney Island. Click here for pictures which should be up by Monday at the latest (I hope).

5) Finishing the dark and hilarious When You Are Engulfed By Flames by David Sedaris.

remix culture = artistic growth

I've been meaning to blog this for a while Good Copy Bad Copy is a documentary about copy right law and remix culture. This video is a perfect education tool, and contains interviews from both the suite-types and the "offenders" themselves. Great commentary from Danger Mouse, Girl Talk, and the Pirate Bay guys.

"Freedom actually drives a more vibrant economy than restriction and control."

Camel Jockey

I can't stop thinking about it. On the quest for more information I found this summary on Wikipedia:

"Camel racing is a popular sport in the Arab States and Australia. Professional camel racing, like horse racing, is an event for betting and tourist attraction. Camels can run at speeds up to 65 km in short sprints and they can maintain a speed of 40km for an hour.

Camels are often controlled by child jockeys, but allegations of human rights abuses have led to nationwide bans on underage labor in the UAE and Qatar. Recent controversy over the enslavement of children has led to increased use of robot-controlled camels.."

Ok so robot jockeys sounds like a good solution right? WRONG! Further research reveled this on Wired.com:
"...Islam forbids representations of the human form: The robots could be considered graven images, inducements to idolatry."


Now none of this makes any sense. I'm pretty sure the Koran forbids gambling. Isn't that a more serious infringment than making a robot look semi human? Thoughts?

Links:
Wired article
Wikipedia

New GZA download hurr!

Paper Plate Dub
Get it while you can!

You know why I love hip hop? Because in an age of political correctness rappers get to be as un-PC as they wanna be and it only IMPROVES their sales. The game of hip hop is one of capitalism, and in an age where corporations spend millions of dollars on advertising campaigns re-branding themselves, or on PR tactics to serve as damage control rappers just keep the controversy coming.

Another fine example of this, dare I say marketing tactic, is Kelis & Nas's fashion statement at the Grammys.

In conclusion, props to GZA for putting 50 on blast. Fuh-Fuh-Fuh-Fuh-Fuh-Fuh FLEA UNIT!

For all my Goys

Check out this vid "Baby Got Book" on out of all places Godtube.