I’m suddenly hooked on this site The Sartorialist. Maybe it’s because lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how much I dislike the culture in which I live, and this site reminds me of a different one, perhaps one that’s really a fiction. It’s his reverence for quality and style, the love of fabric and [...]
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UNITED NATIONS – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush “the devil.” “The devil came here yesterday,” Chavez said. “He came here talking as if he were the owner of the world.”
A Girl Like MeI posted about this amazing short film by Kiri Davis when I first saw it months ago. Since it’s deservedly gotten much attention on the web and is now on YouTube, I’m adding it to my site.
"Black females are valued by no one."
Did I post this before? If I did, here it is again; if I didn’t, I meant to. I’m thinking a lot about black women (when am I not, really?) for a current project and Deirdre reminded me of this article. It’s just…devastating. How did we get here?
The Height of DisrespectNew study on ‘hip-hop’ sexuality [...]
Coco Fusco’s U.S. Premiere
Image courtesy Paula Court
A Room Of One’s Own: Women And Power In The New America Performance Space 122, 150 1st Avenue, NYC September 28 – October 1 Thursday – Saturday, 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 5:00 p.m.
In this multi-media performance, Coco Fusco portrays a seasoned interrogator who presents an unflinching examination of [...]
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- Taking a Break February 4, 2012Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
- A New Mission for Aperture? February 4, 2012[…]
- Mambu Badu’s Inaugural Magazine February 4, 2012Danielle was briefly a contributor to this site; I am very excited to hear about her latest venture, the collective and now journal Mambu Badu “that seek to find, expose, and nurture emerging female photographers of African descent.”  Congrats, Danielle! As you may (or may not) know, last fall, I co-founded Mambu Badu, a photography collective […]