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That gets a ‘pass’ … really?
I like how we as a society, are very upset and vocal at such news stories and figures like the AIG fiasco; where after billions and billions of bailout money, and causing this economic meltdown, AIG gives out millions of dollars in bonuses – and the public is outraged. I am sure many of us want to go to the barn and get pitch forks and burn down the financial institution; this is an example of acceptable rage and anger toward an institution and/or individual. Essentially, the public doesn’t want AIG to get away with this behaviour or ‘get a pass’; like, oh ya, that is acceptable behaviour, because you know, they are AIG. That logic is not flying, so thinking about that, there are many examples of where some people, situations, events are ‘getting a pass’; the real meat & potatoes of such newsworthy events are not being reported or contested.
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Where the beef should lie
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El ‘Nerbano’
El Nerbano
The Nerban (nerd + urban) … best of both worldsThe Nerban is the hybrid guy that has carefully meshed the two worlds of hip-hop/urban culture and nerd/geek isms. The
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Tip What? pt. 3
Tip What? pt. 3
The ‘Included’ Tip Get Familiar with Tip What pt. 1 & Tip What pt.2
I was recently out with a large group of people at a cafe/restaurant; roughly there were 10…
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Blue Devils
Blue Devils
Jon Hope feat. TerminologyHip-Hop isn’t dead, the real hip-hop is just a lot harder to find, is not in the mainstream, and lives on the Internet as opposed to your pop radio station. Hip-Hop…
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Super D’s & Bill Clinton
Super Delegates & Bill Clinton
The Power, and the Questions the Super D’s must askThis Democratic race between Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hilary Clinton is a nasty contest; as both candidates are fighting to secure…
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Rodney King ’08 in Philly
Cops beat up Suspect
Rodney King ’08 in the city of brotherly loveThis is nasty, the quiet video speaks volumes of how law enforcement treats black people. In this instance, in Philadelphia, cops drag out a…
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The Wire, a synopsis of an American story
From Hbo.com:
It wasn’t for everyone. We proved that rather quickly.But episode to episode, you began to understand that we were committed to creating something careful and ornate, something that might resonate.
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Starblocks
StarBlocks
“The culture of the coffee-stop empire.”
This is just an observatory piece of being at a Starbucks on a Friday night in the T Dot. My unorthodox biz partners & I, decked in modern hip-hop attire;… -
Flipping, keeping the balance
Table of contents for Yuppy
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Tip What, Pt 2
Table of contents for Tip What?
- Tip What?
- Tip What, Pt 2
- Tip What? pt.4: When to tip
Tip What, Pt 2
(view Part 1)
Virtues: Social Customs, service, ethicsAs the Christmas holiday season approaches I’m hearing…
