Cerebral Workout Plan

Waste Land

2011-03-22T22:02:00.000-07:00

The Beautiful Truth

2011-02-02T21:00:00.000-08:00

Read more about health dangers due to Mercury amalgem from Bernard Windham HERE. Vist Gerson website HERE

Dream

2011-01-29T22:27:00.000-08:00

how do we go about it?

EGYPT

2011-01-29T12:24:00.000-08:00

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

--JFK

The Art of Graffiti

2011-01-20T20:29:00.000-08:00

Read more about Banksy's secret identity and the EBAY plot to reveal it HERE. Read more about the Shepard Fairey law suit HERE, see more of Mr. Brainwash HERE

Master Class featuring Jay-z

2011-01-03T20:06:00.000-08:00

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Kamala Harris

2011-01-03T20:02:00.000-08:00

First Indian-African American Female Attorney General sworn in today. Read more HERE

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The Source - Jay-Z's Complete Howard Stern Interview

2010-11-24T23:31:00.000-08:00

Discusses: therapy, police enforcement, poetry, Obama, black panthers etc

Click link for full interview:

The Source - Jay-Z's Complete Howard Stern Interview

Gun Safety

2010-11-18T21:11:00.000-08:00

I don't want to minimize the death of Oscar Grant, but I do think that gun safety needs to be addressed:

Kanye Has the Power for Telling the Truth

2010-11-09T21:20:00.000-08:00

Hustler

2010-11-04T21:31:00.000-07:00

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."

--Abraham Lincoln

The Girl Effect

2010-10-26T20:43:00.000-07:00

I realize this isn't the solution...but it's a very big puzzle piece.

Read more HERE

Educators Use Rap...

2010-10-25T23:03:00.000-07:00

How can hip-hop become a sustainable educational tool

Hospital to Allow Alcohol

2010-10-18T14:15:00.000-07:00

Parkview Ortho Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana now allows patients and relatives to bring and consume alcohol in the hospital (with doctor approval of course).

Read more HERE and HERE

Oakland Education

2010-10-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

Reflecting on my time working with high school aged young people in Oakland, I could clearly see the disparities between their schools and the suburban school I attended. Some students were very and smart and engaging, but struggled with writing essays and fulfilling their class requirements. This paradox was hard to witness, although the students I knew had resources, I wondered how many other students in their position did not. In order to downplay their frustrations I often told the kids not to worry because when they get to college they will have a much more positive experience. In retrospect, it seems like these young people were never meant to be on the “track” for college, which only confirms Apple’s position.

Read more HERE and HERE

Oakland Turf Dancing:

Quote

2010-10-10T19:42:00.000-07:00

"Education is an admirable thing, but is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught."

--Oscar Wilde

Waiting for Superman?????

2010-10-10T19:32:00.000-07:00

Waiting for Superman Trailer

Interview w/ Rick Ayers

Read more about Rick Ayers' thoughts HERE

Buffet's Thoughts

2010-09-28T23:42:00.000-07:00

Warren Buffet on Jay-Z:

"Jay is teaching in a lot bigger classroom than I'll ever teach in. They're going to learn from somebody. For a young person growing up he's the guy to learn from."

Read more HERE

Runaway Love

2010-09-21T00:26:00.000-07:00

Justin Bieber Kanye West Raekwon REMIX

2Pac part 2

2010-09-15T18:12:00.000-07:00

"Knowing you through music is going to change the world in the future..."

--Wale

2Pac

2010-09-14T23:11:00.000-07:00

2Pac interview w/ Rashida Jones

Read more about the anniversary of his death in article by Davey D HERE

Visually and Intellectually Provoking

2010-09-13T19:20:00.000-07:00

Maya on Tupac

2010-09-08T00:02:00.000-07:00

King

2010-09-07T23:13:00.000-07:00

Rodney King marries Juror number 5

Read more HERE

Wilde

2010-08-27T11:26:00.000-07:00

"Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others."

--Oscar Wilde

Right On

2010-08-18T23:50:00.000-07:00

Jay-Z: Water for Life

2010-08-17T20:11:00.000-07:00

MTV Shows

Read more HERE and HERE

Soccer Volleyball

2010-08-14T15:17:00.000-07:00

wow

2010-08-05T17:25:00.000-07:00

Gotta Luv Kanye

2010-08-02T23:40:00.000-07:00

GOUSABID.COM

2010-07-19T17:51:00.000-07:00

Brave New Voices

2010-07-14T18:16:00.000-07:00

Read more HERE

Hello Brooklyn

2010-07-13T23:18:00.000-07:00

Makes me want to go to Brooklyn stat.

Kanye West "Power"

2010-07-13T17:44:00.000-07:00

"Got presents in my mind but couldn't open up my own thought"

Read more HERE and HERE

See Kanye at the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" HERE

Spain v. Netherlands 7.11.10

2010-07-11T20:43:00.000-07:00

Spain v. Netherlands

I won lunch!! Should've bet money!

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

2010-06-30T17:19:00.000-07:00

Powerful...

"This film is inspiring, uplifting and is a call to action for all of us."

--Desmond Tutu

Another Reason to Love Kobe

2010-06-28T23:20:00.001-07:00

Read more HERE

Oprah

2010-06-24T09:01:00.000-07:00

"I believe that [everyone] is the keeper of a dream--and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers."

--Oprah Winfrey

Snoop's X-Ray

2010-06-23T21:09:00.000-07:00

so hilarious!

Write the Future (Portugal)

2010-06-22T16:03:00.000-07:00

So happy Ronaldo got a goal! Portugal's got a great chance!

Portugal 7-0 North Korea (Highlights)

Simão | MySpace Video

U.S.

2010-06-18T16:37:00.000-07:00

Too bad the ref played such a major role in this match. But the U.S. played terrible in the first half! U.S. has got heart though! Hopefully it will carry over to the next game...the have to beat Algeria June 23 to stay alive.

Jay-Z

2010-05-26T17:07:00.000-07:00

Listen to NPR story "Jay-Z: A Master of Occult Wisdom?" HERE

Commentary on "Run This Town" Single

Go Further

2010-05-25T16:26:00.000-07:00

View more about Monsanto and milk production below via the Corporation documentary

Kogi

2010-05-23T20:19:00.000-07:00

Yummy! Check out their Twitter HERE

Rize

2010-05-21T19:58:00.000-07:00

Great film. Rize=hope & creativity

Click HERE

Write the Future

2010-05-21T19:19:00.001-07:00

What a great commercial!

Jay-Z & Beyonce: Forever Young

2010-04-26T22:57:00.000-07:00

Classic.

"Leave a mark that can't replace neither space nor time..."

Goldman: A Design to Fail

2010-04-26T22:55:00.000-07:00

Should they be able to take the 5th?

Obama

2010-04-14T23:39:00.000-07:00

new documentary....

Dentist Alters Texas Curriculum

2010-03-13T17:54:00.000-08:00

Wow. Don McLeroy is changing history....Jefferson Davis being compared to Abraham Lincoln?

Read more HERE

Kanye

2010-03-02T23:21:00.000-08:00

"Society and public opinion can beat the wings off of angels. When God sees they can't take it anymore he brings them back home."

--Kanye West

Check out his new blog HERE

The Garden

2010-02-25T21:52:00.000-08:00

Now one of my favorite documentaries.

Check out the South Central Farmers HERE

Read more HERE

School Dayz

2010-02-09T23:22:00.000-08:00

Norman Rockwell

A picture is worth 1,000 words...

We Are The World

2010-02-04T20:41:00.000-08:00

Michael Jackson ahead of his time...

MTV Shows

Hope for Haiti Now

2010-01-25T23:08:00.000-08:00

MLK

2010-01-18T22:15:00.000-08:00

This speech always gives me goosebumps...

Body Scanners????

2010-01-17T21:48:00.000-08:00

Seems to me like this is in violation of our civil liberties.

Airports that have the scanners:

San Francisco

Miami

Albuquerque

Tulsa

Salt Lake City

Las Vegas

The scary thing is that most seem okay with the new body scanners, read more HERE

Matt Lauer v. John McCain

2010-01-12T23:58:00.000-08:00

This exactly why I don't like the political system. Barbara Walters or Oprah wouldn't have let him get away with that. "I wouldn't know about that," is that what he would have said as president?

Just to Get By...

2010-01-10T20:06:00.000-08:00

"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy."

--Ludwig van Beethoven

One of my favorites of the decade:

"Why should I listen to a system that never listened to me?" --Jay-Z

"Love is unconditional even when the condition is critical and the living is miserable, your position is pivotal I ain't bullshitin you." ...."We get high on all types of drugs when all you really need is love." --Talib Kweli

Where's Kanye When You Need Him?

2010-01-10T19:56:00.000-08:00

Masters of the Universe

2010-01-09T17:36:00.000-08:00

"Under the Influence: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" art exhibit opened yesterday at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. The art show is reflective of the the popular 1980s TV show and action figures. Robert Burden's Battle Cat creation. The power of Greyskull is back!

The exhibit runs until January 29, visit the gallery website for more info. Visit Robert Burden's site for more info.

MJ Suicide Part 2

2010-01-05T19:14:00.000-08:00

Sociologist Emile Durkheim wrote about contributing factors to an individual’s suicide in his 1897 work titled, Suicide and Modernity. Durkheim speaks of both internal and external causes that can lead suicidal tendencies. Suicide can result if one’s unique needs are not being met in society (Durkheim 1897:75). If these needs are not fulfilled an individual feels alone in this world because he/she is disconnected. Notable sociologists Max Weber and Karl Marx speak of this same disconnection in a different manner. In Weber’s work titled, The Spirit of Capitalism and the Iron Cage, he speaks of the physical iron cage that capitalism has created around every individual. This capitalist ethic causes individuals to work very hard without experiencing bliss, “the earning of more and more money combined with the strict avoidance of all spontaneous enjoyment in life, is above all completely devoid of any eudomonistic, not to say hedonistic, admixture” (Weber 1905:102). Weber goes on to describe Protestant asceticism and fundamental components in capitalism, however he never speaks of where this disconnection may lead an individual. Also, Weber does not divulge where emotions may lead an individual; for example, if someone is in deep pain they may choose to numb themselves with drugs.

In Karl Marx’s work Estranged Labour he depicts the possibilities of great alienation. Marx describes how this estrangement can occur through labor practices, yet he does not explain the latter effects of this separation. In this work the relations between property owners and workers is portrayed as a greedy one that produces competition. Although Michael Jackson was a wealthy “property owner,” he was still giving his labor to large conglomerates for profit. The loss of reality is also addressed in this piece, “ what is animal becomes human and what is human becomes animal” (Marx 1844:33). The human worker no longer feels comfortable in his own skin due to this alienation produced by labor, according to Marx, however no consequences are addressed for this notion.

Rolling Stone's Top Songs of the Decade

2010-01-05T19:09:00.000-08:00

Songs of the Decade

1 | Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"

2 | Jay-Z — "99 Problems"

3 | Beyoncé — "Crazy in Love"

4 | Outkast — "Hey Ya!"

5 | M.I.A. — "Paper Planes"

6 | The White Stripes — "Seven Nation Army"

7 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs — "Maps"

8 | Amy Winehouse — "Rehab"

9 | U2 — "Beautiful Day"

10 | Eminem — "Stan"

11 | MGMT — "Time to Pretend"

12 | Eminem — "Lose Yourself"

13 | 50 Cent — "In Da Club"

14 | Missy Elliott — "Get Ur Freak On"

15 | Johnny Cash — "Hurt"

16 | The Strokes — "Last Nite"

17 | Bob Dylan — "Mississippi"

18 | Kelly Clarkson — "Since U Been Gone"

19 | Kanye West — "Jesus Walks"

20 | Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River"

Read more HERE

View top albums of the decade HERE

Classic

2009-12-17T23:02:00.000-08:00

The Colbert Report

Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Alicia Keys

www.colbertnation.com

Colbert Report Full Episodes

Political Humor

U.S. Speedskating

The Colbert Report

Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

www.colbertnation.com

Colbert Report Full Episodes

Political Humor

U.S. Speedskating

Ralph Quote

2009-12-14T19:17:00.000-08:00

"A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer, and shall pass into the immortal, as gently as we awake from dreams."

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

2Pac Interview w/ Rashida Jones

2009-12-12T21:43:00.000-08:00

Interesting interview about Tupac's "vision." Rashida Jones is Quincy Jones' daughter. Currently she's on NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation.

Hilarious

2009-12-12T18:31:00.000-08:00

The Vatican Gives It Up for 2Pac

2009-12-10T21:53:00.000-08:00

13 years after Tupac's death the Vatican endorses his music. On the Vatican's MySpace page they chose 2Pac's "Changes" as one of their favorite songs. Read more HERE and HERE. CNN first reported the story on December 4th, read it HERE. This is a recent effort by the Catholic church to use the internet to reach out to the masses, especially the youth. They have their own YouTube Channel and have been working with Google.

"How can the devil take a brother if he's close to me?"

MJ Suicide Part 1

2009-11-21T11:32:00.000-08:00

Michael Jackson, who has been a staple in American society ever since the early 1970s, passed away suddenly on June 25, 2009. His unexpected death left many with the question why? The fascination with Jackson’s life even followed him in death. People around the globe wanted to know how the King of Pop died. Death under any circumstances can be very hard to process, but Jackson’s death was definitely premature. Ideas and rumors quickly spread on the Internet because the public wanted to know if his death had been a suicide or a homicide.

In the wake of Jackson’s death, the media could not help but speak of his troubled past. The news of Jackson’s death was followed by a reminder of his idiosyncrasies in life. The New York Times referred to Jackson as the “Peter Pan of pop music” (Barnes June 26, 2009). Jackson was portrayed as an eccentric, Peter Pan wanna-be, plastic surgery getting, baby dangling possible child molester. As more was learned about the events surrounding Jackson’s death, his personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray became the focus of attention. Many wanted to know how Jackson could have died so suddenly while under the watchful eye of a physician. Curiosity continued to loom when the Los Angeles County coroner’s office announced that Jackson’s death was a “homicide caused by acute intoxication from the anesthetic propofol” (Blankstein September 16, 2009).

Facebook, Google and Wikipedia Big Wigs Attend Vatican Meeting

2009-11-17T23:08:00.000-08:00

Executives from Facebook, Google and Wikipedia traveled to the Vatican to discuss the affects of the internet on youth culture. The Vatican recently began their YouTube channel to keep in touch with the youth (click HERE to see).

Read more HERE

Kant

2009-11-16T20:53:00.000-08:00

"But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience."

--Immanuel Kant

Rihanna Defines Denial

2009-11-16T20:39:00.000-08:00

For her age she definitely gets much credit for explaining her actions and reactions. She also defines the denial that women in domestic situations deal with very articulately. This issue definitely needs more attention:

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, between 1998 and 2002:

Of the almost 3.5 million violent crimes committed against family members, 49% of these were crimes against spouses.
84% of spouse abuse victims were females, and 86% of victims of dating partner abuse at were female.

Read more HERE

Fat Guy In A Little Coat

2009-10-26T19:31:00.000-07:00

Did DirecTV go too far with their new advertisement? I love Chris Farely, but this seems like it's in poor taste. Regardless, Tommy Boy is one of my top comedy movies of all time.

Read more HERE

Southwest Rap

2009-10-20T20:44:00.000-07:00

Got to love hip-hop....

"You won't get that on United Airlines"

Reconsider?

2009-10-12T23:03:00.000-07:00

Click HERE for Columbus "facts"

Click HERE for Columbus commentary

Common Sense

2009-10-06T22:26:00.000-07:00

"Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have."

--Rene Descartes

I Have A Dream

2009-10-06T22:02:00.000-07:00

"I put together pieces of a dream....I still have one...."

Small Wonder

2009-09-29T17:51:00.000-07:00

80s TV shows....

Precious

2009-09-22T21:02:00.000-07:00

Precious is based on a novel by Sapphire. The novel, Push, is extremely touching and life-changing.

Read about Precious at Sundance HERE.

What's Strange

2009-09-20T20:44:00.000-07:00

Estranged Labour by Karl Marx

Estranged Labour by Karl Marx intricately describes how the human becomes disconnected from his or her own labor. He describes the overall labor market, and consequences before and after production, as the political economy. This political economy “does not disclose the source of the division between labor and capital, and between capital and land.” Marx describes a climate where those apart of this political economy must search deep to find the answers to questions about the relationship between the worker and his or her labor.

Marx concludes that the worker in this political economy is forced into labor, instead of volunteering. When the worker is forced to work and perform a job he/she dislikes or despises, the worker begins to feel out of their element. Marx states that the only time the worker feels human or free is when he/she is performing routine animal functions. Due to this lack of freedom and autonomy, Marx states, “what is animal becomes human and what is human becomes animal.”

This statement is fully loaded; is Marx saying that we are loosing our humanity? What is animal-like can be described as a human’s basic functions like eating, drinking, procreating, etc., while human functions can be defined as emotional, critical and creative actions. So, if the workers in the political economy humanize their animal traits and de-humanize their human traits, what will be the immediate and long-term effects? In this political economy workers and employers alike transform into a sort-of different species. They no longer use reasoning and emotional capabilities to make decisions (i.e., Maydoff, Enron, Bush, etc.). The majority in this reverse society glorifies the animal actions in life; much pleasure can be found in dining, drinking, bathing, etc. The true creativity and purpose of each human being is methodically suppressed. Marx sees the consequence of this transformation clearly: the human becomes estranged from his/her own humanity, which brings a dark cloud and depression over humanity. “Man’s species being, both nature and his spiritual species property into a being alien to him,” stated Marx. When the majority becomes alien-like, humans become disconnected from one another.

2009-09-10T23:07:00.000-07:00

Great video made by a college student for a project. Definitely makes you listen to this song and watch the news a little differently. I'm not sure why we for got about New Orleans, but we shouldn't. Wouldn't you loot in their position, which is a position they never should have been in. Truth hurts.

"Helicopters doing fly-bys, taking a couple of shots, couple portraits then ignore them."

--Jay-Z

Panda

2009-09-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

One of two newborn panda twins in China. This photo was taken Tuesday, August 18, 2009 shortly after birth. The six-year-old panda mommy was artificially inseminated in an effort to preserve the species, which are on the verge of extinction.

Read more HERE.

MJ Meets Bollywood

2009-09-01T22:37:00.000-07:00

INFLUENTIAL

Curiosity

2009-08-26T23:58:00.000-07:00

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."

--Albert Einstein

What Will You Fight For?

2009-08-18T20:45:00.000-07:00

"Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave."

--2 Samuel 17:10

Jay-Z and Oprah

2009-08-16T21:23:00.000-07:00

Jay-Z gave Oprah a tour of Marcy Projects while she interviewed him for an upcoming feature in O Magazine. The pair was photographed on the streets of Brooklyn, with Jay-Z grasping a copy of Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. Jay-Z's long awaited Blueprint 3 is slated to be released on September 11. Jay-Z said that he picked this date not only because of the events of 9-11, but because the original Blueprint was released that same day and Jay-Z believes that the day is good luck.

"It was really a conversation, and at the end of the day, you feel like you get to know someone," she said. "I feel like I met a new friend. It was really great," said Oprah.

Read more HERE

World Cup '10 : Durban Stadium

2009-08-16T21:01:00.000-07:00

Artist impressions of the new Durban Stadium, which is currently under construction in South Africa. The stadium is made to hold 70,000.

Read more HERE

Read more about the busiest port in South Africa HERE

I Would Like To Swing On A Star

2009-08-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

Out of This World

Depths of Solitude

2009-08-12T21:57:00.000-07:00

"Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character."

--James Russell Lowell

Saved By the Bell 20 Year Reunion

2009-08-12T21:17:00.000-07:00

Give Me Some Ass Cream

2009-08-12T20:45:00.000-07:00

Celibrate Life

2009-08-08T21:31:00.000-07:00

Beach Talk

2009-07-13T01:02:00.000-07:00

I was lying on the beach and was utterly distracted by nearby Michael Jackson conversation. One woman was very vocal, loud and sounded emotional; the other was calm and collected. They were debating if MJ was really a child molester. The loud woman said that she thought MJ was a terrible person because he was "evil" because it's a fact that he molested those kids (even though he was never convicted in a court of law).

The calm woman stated that she didn't think he touched those kids and that the perception of MJ has been shaped by the mass media. The vocal woman began to get irritated, louder and combative. The calm woman stated that regardless he was a very influential person and did a lot of good in this world, including his Guinness World Record for donating to the most charities (read House Resolution 600 HERE).

A man in their group chimed off: "I think Michael Jackson, Kobe and OJ all did it!" Seems strange how he got to this point, but regardless it sounded racist and embarassing to me. OJ: maybe. Kobe: definitely not. Michael Jackson: highly unlikely.

The conversation ended when the calm woman said that the boisterous woman was basically following the mass media, citing the fact that kids sleep in his bed, etc. The calm woman stated that all the facts have not come out through the mass media and that you have to dig deeper. I would encourage all of us to dig deeper. Starting HERE with Aphrodite Jones' book: Michael Jackson Conspiracy.

"They Don't Really Care About Us" (Prison Version) --Michael Jackson

2009-07-04T00:10:00.000-07:00

"I'm tired of being the victim of hate"...

From the HIStory album

President Obama Having Fun w/ Stephen Colbert (Behind the Scenes)

2009-06-29T22:24:00.000-07:00

Obama made a funny appearance on the Colbert Report where he teased Colbert about getting his head shaved in Iraq. Check out more videos on the White House's YouTube Channel HERE.

Buzz Aldrin, Snoop Dogg and Talib Kweli Put It Down

2009-06-29T22:14:00.000-07:00

I wish there were more Buzz Aldrin's in our schools:

The reason why Buzz collaborated with Snoop and Talib was to help get kids interested in space and raise money for his non-profit organization, Share Space Foundation.

Michael Jackson Talking About His Christian Values

2009-06-27T00:51:00.000-07:00

Free Viagra

2009-06-02T22:58:00.001-07:00

Why is Pfizer giving out Viagra (TM) to the unemployed and uninsured? Is this exactly like the drug dealers on the street? Hey first time's free old men. I'm sure they think they're doing a great thing for our society because sex makes people less depressed.

All this is coming from the world's largest pharmaceutical company (check it out on their website HERE). It just seems a little bit odd that Pfizer wants to GIVE away drugs. Meanwhile, poor people are dying around the world because they can't get their hands on HIV/AIDS drugs. Hmmmm. So, remember what your parents taught you people: don't take candy (or drugs) from strangers.

Read more from the Chicago Tribune HERE.

Go Lakers!

2009-06-02T00:23:00.001-07:00

Cat on Gas

2009-05-31T22:36:00.000-07:00

"You're not supposed to be at the gas station making life decisions!"

Has anybody noticed that gas prices are creeping up again? I was beginning to get used to paying $17-$22 to fill up my tank. Luckily, that's changing just in time for the summer...because I love to sit indoors during the hot summer.

I'm getting a bicycle!