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Neal Hall, M.D., graduate of Cornell and Harvard, ophthalmologist and poet, has published a critically acclaimed anthology of verse, Nigger For Life , reflecting his painful, later life discovery, that in “unspoken America," race is the one thing on which he is “first” judged, by which he is “first” measured, “first”, against which his life and accomplishments...
Hip Hop Is Read (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Angie Stone - Unexpected Worth it? Not as good as Mahogany Soul , but that's not much of a statement. Give Unexpected a shot if you're a fan. Otherwise check out her old stuff and keep it moving. Birdman - Pricele$$ Wo... No. Bill Cosby - The Cosnarati: State of Emergency Worth it? You know, for all the rap-bashing Mr. Cosby -- one of my all-time favorite comics, so don't take this as disrespectful...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Marilyn Raichle, founder and former director of the Seattle International Children's Festival, has stepped back into the organization to replace Andrea Wagner, who was fired a few weeks ago after 13 years at the helm . People are describing the situation at Giant Magnet (SICF's new name after a re-branding campaign) as ConWorks all over again : a popular leader of a performing arts organization gets...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
What an exasperating film, writes Peter Bradshaw Taking its title from Socrates's famous maxim about the unexamined life not being worth living - though without discussing it in any way - Astra Taylor's freewheeling documentary interviews various philosophers as they stroll about various cities and talk about what philosophy means. What an exasperating film. Each of the half-dozen or so thinkers gets...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Astra Taylor Slavoj Zizek Peter Singer Cornel West. Rating:
Hudson Valley Events Vlog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
(Please forward to your students / colleagues - Astra Taylor will be on-hand to speak about the film after the screening.) http://www.empac.rpi.edu/events/2009/fall/unfiction/examined/ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155326298811&ref=mf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zwmum5_ofU (the trailer for the film!) Unfiction series Examined Life Directed by Astra Taylor With Cornel West, Avital Ronell,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Cornel West asked me whether there'd be sunshine when he got to Seattle. It was overcast, so I said he might have to bring it with him. There is nothing gray about...
Upset The Setup (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Nov 21 – Cornell West Theory * DJ Underdog * Celebrity Chef Lauren VonDerPool “I am Art Gallery” 2200 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave. S.E. Doors 7pm $10.
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
There's a poetry slam tonight, and a gardening book, a book about climate change, and several other events, too. There will be several fancy readings tonight. Fancy reading the first: Cornel West at the University Village Barnes and Noble. The political activist and star of The Matrix sequels (?!) discusses his new memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud . Fancy reading the second: Ken Croswell...
Dialogic (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud Cornel West and Tavis Smiley Los Angeles Public Library FORA TV In this intimate exploration, one of America's most gifted and provocative public intellectuals peels back the layers of a remarkable life. To Listen/Watch
Hudson Valley Events Vlog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. TALK, DEMO Full Immersion Experts in panoramic art talk + demonstration Tuesday November 17, 7 PM Free + Open to the Public An exceptional panel of international artists, engineers, and producers representing the evolving field of works created for the 360-degree panoramic screen. The talk is followed by a reception with the speakers and artists....
Bigthink - Site Features Feed (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Shaking hands with Cornel West, it's difficult to imagine that this is a man filled with rage. As the prominent “bluesman” put it in his Big Think interview , the key to a more just society lies in a form of widespread and unconditional love of others—a worldview that comes across forcibly within moments of meeting him. Yet, as a schoolboy, the Princeton Professor’s incipient...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
William D. Cohan profiles Larry Summers in the December issue of Vanity Fair and confirms what we've long known: the star economic counselor has been his own worst enemy. The whole thing is worth a read, but here are some highlights: Iris Mack , a former derivatives specialist at the Harvard Management Company (responsible for investing Harvard’s endowment) claims that a betrayal by Summers...
FROM A TONGAN DAUGHTER (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
“I am in no way optimistic but I remain a prisoner of hope” ~ Cornel West Today I received an email from one of our Pacific Islander youth, the email is simple only a couple of lines, but piercing to the heart. She writes “I know you don’t know me and I understand if you don’t reply, but I have heard you speak a couple of times here in California and I have always wanted...
Mirror On America (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Another interview with Dr. Cornel West.
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