Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos. Contemporary painters, Tim Okamura, Jerome Lagarrigue, Taha Clayton and Joseph Adolphe will exhibit their latest work in a boxing-themed collection titled “Round Zero”. Curated by Dexter Wimberly, the exhibit will be on display May 13–17th* at The Art Director’s Club in Manhattan.\ The exhibition also serves as the culmination(…)
Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos. I had the chance to see English electronic music producer/singer/songwriter, James Blake, who performed at Terminal 5 in New York last week. Trained as a pianist and singer since the tender age of 6, Blake drew inspiration not only from classical and jazz but American R&B, noting Stevie(…)
Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos. “Mater Mea was born from a simple idea…that mothers come from all different walks of life. It’s a truth that one sees while strolling down countless streets, but one that is rarely reflected online. And that’s where Mater Mea comes in — this site is a celebration(…)
The fashion line Della has collaborated with Urban Outfitters to sell beautiful handcrafted pieces. I am in love with the prints and the colors! I will take one of everything please!!! You can purchase these pieces at Urban Outfitters. Della is a fashion line handcrafted by a community in Ghana, West Africa. The passionate,(…)
Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos and video. “I’m from London and I have 4 blonde sisters and a blonde brother, we have a different dad. Growing up in a very white working class environment and being brown with an afro, kinda already put me on the outside, so I was able to(…)
Mater Mea is a incredibly breathtaking “bimonthly online magazine that celebrates the lives of high-profile women of color as they balance work and motherhood. Using stunning photographs and in-depth profiles, readers are immersed into the lives of awe-inspiring women in the most intimate settings: at home, with their children.”–Mater Mea Mengly & Ousmane (…)
Quinoa: ”a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the true grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach and tumbleweeds.” (-wikipedia) Belonging to a class all of its own this imposter of a grain has the highest protein content of(…)
Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos & video. “The core of my work oscillates between portraiture and design, exploring themes related to the body, language and the formation of identity. From rendering a figure by writing a text repetitively to sewing highly individualized uniforms, my work unpacks layers of meaning embedded in how(…)
Here is the beautiful Asli Omar, vocal vixen of the awesome band the Tontons! I am loving their music! Tontons website
Welcome to Tim Van Orden’s Running Raw Project. In this episode: While speaking in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Tim discusses the dangerous compounds that form when carbohydrates are heated at high temperatures – mainly a substance called acrylamide. Acrylamide is a known carcinogen – meaning that it causes cancer. It is formed when the amino acid(…)
