Habits & Contradictions

everythingyntk: Nov 11, 2012…via Barack Obama’s Tumblr: “Six...

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:42:44 -0500

Nov 11, 2012…
via Barack Obama’s Tumblr:

“Six months ago, Taylor [Morris] was serving our nation in Afghanistan. And as a member of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, his job was one of the most dangerous there is: to lead the way through territory littered with hidden explosives; to clear the way for his brothers-in-arms.

On May 3rd, while out on patrol, Taylor stepped on an IED. The blast threw him into the air. And when he hit the ground, Taylor realized that both his legs were gone. And his left arm. And his right hand.

But as Taylor lay there, fully conscious, bleeding to death, he cautioned the medics to wait before rushing his way. He feared another IED was nearby. Taylor’s concern wasn’t for his own life; it was for theirs.

Eventually, they cleared the area. They tended to Taylor’s wounds. They carried him off the battlefield. And days later, Taylor was carried into Walter Reed, where he became only the fifth American treated there to survive the amputation of all four limbs. Contine reading…

And you think your job is bad? #BeThankful

newyorker: In November, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:14:18 -0400

newyorker:

In November, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will unveil an exhibition on war photography unprecedented in scale and ambition. The origins of “War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath” can be traced back to the museum’s acquisition—ten years ago—of the first known print of Joe Rosenthal’s famous photograph of the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima.

Click-through for a slideshow (on our revamped Photo Booth blog) of images, and more from Elissa Curtis on the exhibit: http://nyr.kr/R5kzn8

fotojournalismus: Fashionistas pose for photographs in front of...

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:44:15 -0400

fotojournalismus:

Fashionistas pose for photographs in front of a homeless man outside Moynihan Station following a showing of the Rag & Bone Spring/Summer 2013 collection during New York Fashion Week September 7, 2012.

[Credit : Lucas Jackson/Reuters]

picturedept: The Tribe: Pavel Prokopchik The Tribe follows...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:03:16 -0400

picturedept:

The Tribe: Pavel Prokopchik

The Tribe follows alternative lifestyles of young Russians to realms far away from the politics and materialism of the national culture. Prokopchik, writing on his ongoing project:

It’s a story about freethinking people that willingly deny the comfortable lifestyle and life oriented at possession of things, particularly in a country that is caught up in between strictly controlled society and capitalism. Some of them turn to sale of illegal substances to support their lifestyle and evade a 9 to 5 office job, which doesn’t pay much anyway. Some keep their work and their life separately and refuse promotion not to get too involved in a corporate world. They are not the hippies of the 60’s, nor are they the beatniks, even though some of them inherited the relentless sprit of Dean Moriarty from Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’. It’s a new generation that is still in search for the escape from the grips of our society.

See more from the series at prokopchik.com.

gooddaypennylane: Favorite Actors: Christian Bale “You’re...

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:59:46 -0400

gooddaypennylane:

Favorite Actors: Christian Bale

“You’re creating a different world and the actor’s job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into that world, whether it be actually something that you recognize from your own life or not.”

election: Tampa Day One (Sort of): Protesters Take the...

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:18:51 -0400

Tampa, FL | August 27, 2012: An RNC protester signals his displeasure at National Guard members patrolling an overpass in downtown Tampa.

Tampa, FL | August 27, 2012: Anti-RNC protesters march in downtown Tampa on what would have been the first day of the postponed Republican National Convention.

Tampa, FL | August 27, 2012: Uniformed riot police, a mix of the sheriff department and Florida state troopers, stand ready in pouring rain to defend the RNC from unruly protesters.

election:

Tampa Day One (Sort of): Protesters Take the Streets.

Clockwise from top: A RNC protester signals his displeasure with the Florida National Guard; demonstrators march in downtown Tampa; uniformed riot police stand ready in the pouring rain.

—Photos by Benjamin Lowy for Tumblr

“And government, fuck government, niggas politic themselves” ~Jay-Z ‘Where I’m From’

@ an orphanage in Equatorial Guinea. Only rule: Do more good...

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:17:19 -0400

@ an orphanage in Equatorial Guinea. Only rule: Do more good than bad.

lumumbabandele: Celebrating the 125th birthday of the Honorable...

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:34:29 -0400

lumumbabandele:

Celebrating the 125th birthday of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Garvey’s legacy & accomplishments have yet to be matched. He organized over 2 million Black people worldwide ..without the internet!! Malcolm X is a part of Garvey’s legacy. His parents were active members of the UNIA. As a child Malcolm attended many UNIA events.

For the record, the RBG (Red, Black and Green) flag known to most as the African Liberation flag was created by Garvey’s UNIA and is NOT the African American flag. The Liberation flag represents ALL Africans in the diaspora, not just those in the US.

“liberate the mind and ultimately you will liberate the body”

santosha65: Back in September, as the Mexican presidential...

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:28:13 -0400

santosha65:

Back in September, as the Mexican presidential elections were still in full swing, we headed to Cherán, an indigenous rebel town located in the southwestern state of Michoacán, Mexico, to celebrate the first anniversary of their fight against organized crime and the protection of the nearby forests.

For several years, Cherán’s forests were illegally deforested by loggers protected by the notorious La Familia cartel. Locals asked the government for protection but were ignored. So on April 15, 2011, the townspeople took matters into their own hands. Armed with sticks, stones and machetes, the people of Cherán seized the local government and police buildings and set up burning barricades around the perimeter of the town.

By appealing to various national and international laws, they achieved indigenous autonomy and were granted the right to establish their own form of government.

The deposed municipal president and his cabinet were expelled from town. Cherán is now governed by a council of 12 elders and protected by a volunteer militia that utilizes expropriated weapons and vehicles. Today, one year after the uprising, they still maintain barricades at all four entrances into town.

The townspeople have banned all political propaganda within the town and refused to participate in the presidential elections that were held this past July. As one of the members of the council said, “If the government had the least bit of dignity, they wouldn’t even dare to talk about elections when our own security here has been in jeopardy. That is why we will have no more political parties in Cherán.”

Watch: The New Zapatistas?

1991 on the set of Juice

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:45:23 -0400

1991 on the set of Juice

brokemogul: “Swimming Pools (Drank)” by Kendrick Lamar

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:34:19 -0400

brokemogul:

“Swimming Pools (Drank)” by Kendrick Lamar

Nike - “Voices” - Directed by Mark Romanek

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 10:29:37 -0400

Nike - “Voices” - Directed by Mark Romanek

This moved me. “Zero” By Alexander...

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:37:04 -0400

This moved me.

“Zero” By Alexander Villafane

Shortlisted for Louis Vuitton Journey Awards

dreamhampton1: Dear White People…

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:01:37 -0400

dreamhampton1:

Dear White People…

Hardknock - Joey Bada$$ feat. CJ Fly This is like fresh air.

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:11 -0400

Hardknock - Joey Bada$$ feat. CJ Fly

This is like fresh air.

Brand New Guy - A$AP Rocky feat. Schoolboy Q

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:14:00 -0400

Brand New Guy - A$AP Rocky feat. Schoolboy Q

"It’s important to never over-invest in other people’s ideas about you. Be they praise dancing you up..."

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:10:05 -0400

“It’s important to never over-invest in other people’s ideas about you. Be they praise dancing you up or pitchforking you down”

- dream hampton (via dreamhampton1)

“Terrorist Threats” - Ab-Soul feat. Danny Brown...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:04:03 -0400

“Terrorist Threats” - Ab-Soul feat. Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko

Underwater Sculptures of Jason deCaires Taylor

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:06:00 -0400

Underwater Sculptures of Jason deCaires Taylor:

Dopeness. Don’t waste their sacrifice.

Photo

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:59:03 -0400