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Happy 86th, Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

If you’re in or around New York City, come out to celebrate Charles Mingus’ birthday at the Iridium in Midtown with The Mingus Big Band.

date Tue, 22 Apr 2008 Bookmark comment Comments
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Beyond Green at M.A.D.

Under Discussion
Art: Allora & Cadzilla

Beyond Green is a travelling exhibition, currently showing at the Museum of Art & Design in Manhattan from February 2 – May 7, 2006, which explores not only the aesthetics of design and art, but the sustainability and impact on our environment. Curated by Independent Curators International, this group of artists spanning the globe one-ups the usual “recycled used tire art” (that I personally have a great distaste for) by presenting unique situational pieces that oftentimes address specific “flaws” in our current style of living (or lack thereof).

I haven’t seen this exhibit yet—only looked at the catalog pdf. However, I’m really digging Allora & Cadzilla’s work. One of my personal favs is their Landmark (foot prints) piece. And the still from Under Discussion (shown above) is appropriately the signature piece of the show.

Another group of artists worth mentioning is Free Soil (including Amy Franceschini of Futurefarmers). F.R.U.I.T.(Fruit Route User InTerface, but an open acronym), 2005 is just too cool for school!

I would guess that this travelling green art expo extravaganza would knock the hemp socks off of anyone with half an eco-friendly conscious, you can bet your 401K that I’m soooo there this weekend to check it for myself!

date Fri, 24 Mar 2006 Bookmark comment Comments
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What you can do in a park(ing) space

The clever folks at Rebar turned a metered, public parking space into a temporary urban park in San Francisco one sunny afternoon. Check out the details right here.

date Sun, 22 Jan 2006 Bookmark comment Comments
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Today in the world of chickens

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Introducing my new friend, KentuckyFriedCruelty.com. He’s a 19-year-old PETA staff member that enjoys sunsets, walks on the beach, and apparently loves chicken. My main man KFC, err Chris Garnett has legally changed his name in order to protest Kentucky Fried Chicken’s chicken death policy. Take a pause for the cause and check out the sites, and stop all the fowl killing.

date Tue, 03 Jan 2006 Bookmark comment Comments
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NYC Transit Strike

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Fotos: Brian Morris

Help! I’m stuck in Harlem.

date Tue, 20 Dec 2005 Bookmark comment Comments
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Your orange, the world traveller


If you’re sitting in front of your computer somewhere in America, there’s a good chance that the last orange you ate has travelled the world more than you have. So, when are you going to get up and out of America to see the rest of the world? And where the hell was your orange from?

Well, our faithful Futurefarmer Amy Franceschini addresses the latter question (and quite a bit more) with her latest eco-friendly contribution:


^Art: free-soil.org^

FRUIT takes up the challenge of elevating the ecological knowledge of consumers and encouraging a way of life that is friendly to the environment. We want consumers to be conscious of the entire life of a product, from production to utilization, and not just what they see in the stores. Consumers must be aware that every phase of a product’s life influences the environment and ourselves.

Try F.R.U.I.T. & Free Soil (not necessarily in that order).

date Sun, 09 Oct 2005 Bookmark comment Comments
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Brasilian Mayor wins Golden Chainsaw award

^foto: Greenpeace ^

Although it was a difficult decision, Blairo Maggi won this year’s prestigous award for his efforts in the deforestation of Brasil. Mr. Maggi, who is the governor of the state of Mato Grosso, is known as the “King of Soy,” as he has cut down forests in order to grow soybeans. Unfortunately, Brasil has a long history of a select few individuals selling raw materials abroad. Mr. Maggi has kept the flame alive by living in the present, disregarding the future of his country by wiping out forests at record levels—all in the name of stacking banknotes. He’s right up there with the plantation (and slave) owners who made tons of money exporting coffee, cotton, and all kinds of raw, natural resources to foreign countries while paying people close to nothing for their hard labor.

All of my friends and colleagues know I’m not a big advocate for Greenpeace, as I really couldn’t give a shit about “the environment,” but this clown really takes the cake. I’d invite everyone to read up on how this guy is setting a new standard for being a real jerk.

date Tue, 21 Jun 2005 Bookmark comment Comments
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