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My new favorite thing to say is now going to be "Poplux"! Coined by Mr. Kanye himself, PopLUX is Pop and Luxary, eh :). So after listening to a Common song on THIS PLAYLIST I had to do a double take at the album art. Immediately I thought, what kind of alien space mess is that!

In this download age, heading to the store to actually pick up an album is waay too much work for the average fan. Although no one hardly ever pays attention to the design on the cover of hip/hop albums or albums in general, I thought it will be fun to look at the various album art of some talented and not so talented artists. Let's explore:

The cover art that made me say "what was he smoking" and that inspired this post:

Umm, the blue head thing is just not doing it for me. He looks like he should have a big glass bowl around his head, eh. Go pick up that Finding Forever.

Classic Album

Its OutKast, why should I be surprised.

3 Feet High looks like it was designed by a 3rd grader. Classic Album tho.

Tribe!

So I luv A Tribe Called Quest,it just looks like a tie-dye shirt gone wrong. I dont even know where to look. *Listens 2 Stressed Out*

ONYX!

Onyx "All We Got is Us"....What were they thinking?..I dont even know what it's supposed to be.. umm, a manhole with a smiley face?!

Mystikal!

What was he thinking!?Ok he wasnt, cause this looks like a puzzle piece gone wrong! I dont get it *sighs*.

Millie J!

Not Hip-Hop and aren't ya glad! This heffa taking a dump! This looks like something ODB will do. R.I.P....This chick look like the poor man's Vanity or Apollonia.

Incorporei neste meu "portiblog" alguma de minhas criações gráficas, veja aqui ou click na imagem abaixo.

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So... My camera decided not to work on the hike I took with Kavi this morning, so I don't have more pictures to post. I think it's just the battery. I hope it's just the battery. The hike was a shorter one (supposedly 5 miles, but it sure didn't feel like that long), but it was nice to get out. It's been a lot cooler this weekend, and I'm glad for that...

What else... The two day meeting went well, I think -- it was to plan a conference that will be held here in 2008. I still feel a little out of place working with the veterans of the organization, but they're really nice and it's good. I hope I'm not taking on too much... I suggested YouTube video bios of the vendors (they were talking about ways to get the vendors to introduce themselves to organization members), and so I'm in charge of that now. I should probably practice my YouTube skills before I invite others to do the same. Conferences are expensive! I think it's pretty outrageous how much they charge for things like coffee and internet access (which so rarely works anyway).

Oh! And the session I was invited to participate in was accepted, which means I'll be presenting as well as planning...

Not much else here, but I'll leave you with a few finds:

• Science & Sons' Park Planters via Apartment Therapy -- sweet from afar, dirty up close (in at least one case). I like the little people, though.
• New take on stained glass: Gerhard Richter's design for a window at Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral -- one of my favorites) was featured in Wired Magazine -- since when is Wired interested in stained glass? You'll have to click that link to find out... (via Apartment Therapy). I wonder what that says about the state of religious imagery, or dissemination of religious information...
• Finally, I found this little L.A. shop called Tortoise (also via Apartment Therapy -- I swear it's hardly the only blog I read, but it does have some great stuff!!). If you do nothing else on their site, read the About Us section, and you will probably fall in love and want to visit them. Here's a little preview: "The longevity of human life is getting longer year after year, led by the advanced nations. But on the other hand, the life of man-made products is getting shorter as if it's in the inverse proportion. What do we do with this irony?"

Enjoy.

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Artworks by Bengal:

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Learning to find and read books based on their timeless merits, instead of chasing current bestseller trends, is a skill to always pursue developmenting further.

I have been slowly reading Gloria Steinem's 1992 book "Revolution From Within" for a long time and I'm still not through it.  It is one of those books I choose not to race through. With many books, complex or not, I can speed read them or get the essence of them quickly.  But this book is too substantive and smart for me to read quickly.  Further, I do better reading short portions, giving me time to cognitively try to digest things before moving on.

In Chapter 2, titled "It's Never To Late for a Happy Childhood," Steinem writes:

"The unconscious is timeless.  A taste or smell or sound that accompanied strong emotions of the past can renew those forgotten feelings - just as the sound of a radio in an empty room once did for me."

"There is no single way of reentering the past.  Often, a teacher, therapist, or trusted friend becomes a surrogate parent who makes us feel safe enough to begin the journey."

"In general, the deeper the wound, the more an empathetic guide or at least a personal commitment to a trusted process is necessary before the unconscious that has protected us all these years will make the journey home."

"When I think of my mother, for instance, who was my parent but could not be her own, I find comfort in these lines from Cherokee poet Marilou Awiakta:"

Motheroot by Marilou Awiakta

Creation often
needs two hearts
one to root
and one to flower
One to sustain
in time of drouth
and hold fast
against winds of pain
the fragile bloom
that in the glory
of its hour
affirms a heart
unsung, unseen

- - - -

(The above poem was also quoted in Alice Walker's 1983 book "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens")

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Steinem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilou_Awiakta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Walker

http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Within-Self-Esteem-Gloria-Steinem/dp/0316812471/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-3299607-9078044?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185744751&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Search-Our-Mothers-Gardens-Womanist/dp/0156028646/ref=sr_1_1/105-3299607-9078044?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185744467&sr=1-1

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London-based architect David Chipperfield has had two buildings shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize, the annual award worth $43,000 Cdn that is given for the best of British design.

Amos released a new vinyl toy at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday. More info can be found at the Amos blog.

Starflyer este un avion care conecteaza in zbor Tokyo si Kita-Kyushu, cu un design realizat de Tatsuya Matsui, autorul robotilor umanoizi Pino si Posy, care a primit liber la la crearea acestuia. Tot ceea ce a fost realizat pentru acest avion este negru, incluzand hartia igienica, betisoarele din bumbac, periutele de dinti, pasta de dinti si, de ce nu... mancarea!

In imaginile de mai jos se poate vedea destul de clar particularitatile lui Starflyer.. predomina negrul :D