So you say you never heard of the ‘Inner City Blues’ And what’s more you don’t understand at all What the ghetto folks mean about ‘living behind walls’? Then put on your best suit, white shirt and tie And come on downtown to stand in line For a job washing dishes, but you may not…
I stood stupidly for three beats, with a voice inside my head screaming to pick fun. She needed to be interviewed, and I wanted to interview her something fierce. I wanted to interview her all night long and hard—to interrogate all of her sexy little bits starting with those pretty feet and ending with the…
This is also the third of my Influences series that features photographers whose work has been a inspiration to me as a photographer. For more on Dorothea Lange, see part 4 of our series on The History of Street Photography. Dorothea Lange (26 May 1895 – 11 October 1965) was born to offspring of German…
National Gallery of Art, West Building, Washington, D.C. “Pondering” Detail of “Saint Sebastian” by Tanzio da Varallo “Lady Photographer Leaning back at the National Gallery West” “Two Creepy-ass Children” No, actually it’s “A Prince of Saxony” and “A Princess of Saxony” by Lucas Cranach the Elder but they still creepy-ass kids. “The Square of Saint…
I am a child of the 1960s. I was nearly born colored, as my mother had been but slipped between the cracks of definition. She, born in a more tranquil time the color of separate but equal. We learned, though, it was equal only in the way same-color paint bought in two batches is equal.…
http://youtu.be/6vf7ah_k0Z8?t=5m34s Fourplay, featuring Nathan East Play around, play around it. Play around, play around it. (Repeat) All players playing; sure feels nice. Beat is popping and the mood is right. Don’t stop bopping till you feel the vibe Get your baby in the morning light. All players jamming, and it sure feels tight. Beat is…
On my day off, the day we call Black Friday in the U.S., rather than spending my time at the mall, at work, or writing at home, I spent it babysitting my favorite 2 and almost-5 year old. It was just me, the kids, and my little Fujifilm X20. I have to say, it did…
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