Archive for December 14th, 2007
Friday, December 14th, 2007
Robeson
Ever heard of Paul Robeson?
I was listening to one of my favorite artists, Saul Willams, the other day - when it occurred to me that he speaks about some historical figures that I didn’t know much about. One of these is Paul Robeson. Saul Williams has a song entitled Robeson, and also mentions the name [...]
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
The Compton Effect
Ever heard Atheist Hip-Hop? Before today I said no too. I was just made aware of it’s existence by a good friend and proud athiest. He sent me this link http://www.thecomptoneffect.com/.
I’m not an atheist but I do appreciate hip-hop with intelligent lyrics. I think this guy has something interesting going on here. If more rappers [...]
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
My rider report card for the Q19A
Recently the MTA has opted to raise the fare for subways and busses. Not for people who ride once it a while, no - only for those of us who ride several times a day - i.e. those of us who find it more feasible to use the “unlimited” metro cards. They cite [...]