Urban Honking

This is Japanese pop n b star Emi Hinouchi, who just released “O’Kay,” her first solo single in three years (on my birthday, i might add). The video has a real Bela Tarr meets Pucca “Funny Love” quality – long running shot of girl chasing a boy for a kiss – with Emi interspersed, driving […]

* In “The Last Days of Lisa Left Eye Lopes,” Left Eye speaks on “Creep,” how she was against releasing the song as a single because she felt it promoted negative behavior: “If a woman’s man is cheating on her, instead of telling her to cheat back, why don’t we just tell her to leave?!” […]

In his new novel, Don DeLillo shoves us back into the day itself in his first sentence: “It was not a street anymore but a world, a time and space of falling ash and near night.”

“Every man, at some point in his life, is gonna lose a battle. He’s gonna fight, and he’s gonna lose. But what makes him a man, is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.” Friday Night LIGHTS!

This is old, but I was listening to it today in the heat in the park, day off dodging babies (in strollers) and trying to jog despite the cough and the sun: “Poppin RMX” – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana, a song that burns bright like a blue flame, Young Chris icy […]

There are navels, and then there are navels. Jadakiss, Fat Joe and Ja Rule hitting the “New York is Back!” trope on the “Predator’s Back” mixtape is just like… Did you really just shout out the entire roster of Hot 97 employees as your example of New York’s imminent return? It’s just like, I adore […]

Can someone please design a widgeted page that does not make me feel like I am walking down the aisles at Wal-Mart? Thanks. DIY pages, please, gracias, yours truly, dr. j. escobedo shepherd ps. semi not related: word to that famous designer guy who’s making “Frankie Says Relax” style t-shirts with fashion commentary, who made […]

we got a couple new blogs over at the house. Jalylah Burrell’s Hello, Babar Mark Anthony Neal’s Critical Noir. I am wicked pumped to read more by these smart people.

HOLY ROBOT DISCOVERY! LIFE?!

“All right, listen up. I am supposed to give you some fatherly and wise advice at this time in your life. Listen up. If you’re wondering if a boy’s thinking about you, he’s not. He’s thinking about sex or if he’s hungry. Those are the only two options. Listen to me. Boys think about sex […]