A series of five stamps was released Wednesday for general use by the Mexican government. The stamps depict an exaggerated black cartoon character known as Memin Pinguin, a child character from a comic book started in the 1940s and still published in Mexico. Oh hell no! Mexico is officially trippin’ now. Fresh off of Vicente… Continue reading Mexican Stamps fuel ‘Racial Stereotypes’
Club Nouveau on ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’
I just got an email about Club Nouveau’s appearance on NBC tonight. All of you 80’s R&B fans won’t want to miss this. Set those TiVo’s… Club Nouveau ushered in a new sound in music, It was 1986 and “Rumors” took the music business by storm, But Club Nouveau was more than just a new… Continue reading Club Nouveau on ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’
Technorati Beta
Check out the revamped (and well designed) Technorati. Here’s what’s new in the beta release: We’ve improved the user experience, making Technorati accessible to more people and, specifically, people who are new to blogging. We’ve tried to make it very simple to understand what Technorati is all about, and make it easy to understand how… Continue reading Technorati Beta
Tabbed Browsing in IE 6
Too little, too late? A ploy to get you to install the MSN search toolbar? Weeks after promising tabs in its upcoming IE 7 release, Microsoft made the long-awaited browsing feature available for IE 6 through its MSN toolbar. With the version of MSN Search Toolbar made available Wednesday, IE 6 gains the ability to… Continue reading Tabbed Browsing in IE 6
Def Poetry Season 5
Looks like the new season of Def Poetry is starting off with a bang. Guests on the premiere episode include Avery Brooks, Lauryn Hill, and (gasp!) Dave Chappelle. Set those TiVos! I guess I should mention P. Diddy’s ‘The Bad Boys of Comedy‘ too. I’m not expecting much from that show but I’ll give it… Continue reading Def Poetry Season 5
Is Weblogs.com Filtering Out Certain Blogs?
Terry and some other folks have noticed that their weblogs don’t seem to ever be listed on weblogs.com any more. That has raised a question of whether certain sites are being targeted. I haven’t been to weblogs.com in such a long time that I don’t even know if my sites still gets listed there. With… Continue reading Is Weblogs.com Filtering Out Certain Blogs?
The Shocking, but False, Story of America’s Blackstronauts
If you haven’t seen it already, check out this mockumentary about ‘The Old Negro Space Program‘ It’s so well done that it may make you think twice about whether it’s true. I loved the letter that the astronaut wrote to his woman from outer space…
DVD: Freestyle – The Art of Rhyme
I’m really looking forward to this DVD being released later this month: “Freestyle – The Art of Rhyme” (You can watch the trailer on that site.) The film has taken a gang of awards at various film festivals, so it shouldn’t disappoint. Explosively documenting the story of a group of underground hip-hop MCs & DJs… Continue reading DVD: Freestyle – The Art of Rhyme
Movable Type 3.16 released
Six Apart has just released Movable Type 3.16. Hopefully some of its ‘over one hundred fixes’ will fix the annoying problems I’ve had recently. On a related note, this SpamLookup plugin looks like it’s worth installing. It’s so effective that Jay Allen, the author of MT-Blacklist has disabled his MT-Blacklist installation as is letting SpamLookup… Continue reading Movable Type 3.16 released
Keep an Ear Out for ‘The Rebirth’
Ink Blotter has some streams of a few tracks by a new group out of L.A. called ‘The Rebirth‘. As Nikki says, they sound like a modern-day Brand New Heavies. I’ll have to pick up this CD once it drops.