tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83784352003988882032024-03-09T18:46:44.378-08:00The Inflatable MattressKenya (Robinson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00300570708483238721noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378435200398888203.post-49674306950323473822011-05-03T08:59:00.000-07:002011-05-03T08:59:48.662-07:00There's No Place Like Home.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zJ6VT7ciR1o" width="480"></iframe>Kenya (Robinson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00300570708483238721noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378435200398888203.post-49030949304873953592011-04-20T06:49:00.000-07:002011-04-20T06:49:02.836-07:00Week #11: Required Reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brown-Discovery-America-Richard-Rodriguez/dp/0670030430"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxoVg6R3yXbG_zBZ-mmA49w-SCrNgqhaCXU6RVrSIF3Zg39A55OjYBVD93_EXWYh-hWwk454NeYwV36f-n_4cl9zOV7b3N8vwE5EeXYzSkc9n-mq-Isna4OLZgttWHbTbnnVL6XYna6Y/s320/brown.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_rodriguez.html">Transcript: Bill Moyers interviews Richard Rodriguez</a></span><br />
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I gleaned a number of delectable morsels from this book, allow me to share a few with you...<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Mercer">MABEL MERCER</a> </li>
<li>"A few weeks ago, in the newspaper (another day in the multicultural nation), a small iten: Riot in a Southern California high school. Hispanic students protest, then smash windows, because African-American students get four weeks for black history month, whereas Hispanics get one. The more interesting protest would be for Hispanics students to demand to be included in Black History Month. The more interesting remedy would be for Hispanic History Week to include African History." - Richard Rodriquez</li>
<li>Black + White = Mutual Vanity</li>
<li>The call of nature is brown, even in five-star hotels. - Richard Rodriguez</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/online.php?id=26">The White Negro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bartleby.com/108/40/5.html">The Sermon on The Mount</a></li>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/21942929">The Skin I'm In</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dctvny">DCTV</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/21944178">Dependent</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dctvny">DCTV</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/21945745">El Mariachi Infante</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dctvny">DCTV</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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This bitter earth | </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What fruit it bears | </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What good is love | </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That no one shares | </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And if my life is like the dust | </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That hides the glow of a rose | </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What good am I | </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Heaven only knows</span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For our final 'Inflatable' evening together, Tom and I watched <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_(film)">Nashville</a></b> as we polished off a bottle of <a href="http://www.winepros.org/wine101/grape_profiles/cab-sauv.htm"><b>Cabernet Sauvignon</b></a>. Long familiar with the film's poster, this was my first viewing- I may have to add <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Altman"><b>Robert Altman</b></a><b> </b>films to my NetFlix cue... On a related note- I was reminded of one of my celebrity crushes: <a href="http://www.lilytomlin.com/reviews/the_new_yorker-pryor.htm"><b>Lily Tomlin</b></a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">That's Jesus Christ mistake, I need science to fix it. </span></span>Kenya (Robinson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00300570708483238721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378435200398888203.post-22746162230798592452011-04-04T10:17:00.003-07:002011-04-04T14:07:06.142-07:00Week #9: Toothpaste<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hVxWt926u64" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe>Kenya (Robinson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00300570708483238721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378435200398888203.post-797663479197661212011-04-04T10:13:00.000-07:002011-04-04T10:28:50.218-07:00Previously...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Since Week 8 (Ethany Uttech) my postings have sporadic at best. That is not to say that my guestings have been uneventful, on the contrary, it's been such a a whirlwind of activity that it's taken me until week 9 (almost 10) to offer a recap. So, I'll start from the current day and work my way back...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4nuxnTBwr1KeYZYTOIb5V1j4JHzIy5hVx113SX823tGEmQnpgsRjnKI17ONiyHXa7asD9JHDY0WVbSFBYQEx032luJS0x328olm7Kw_SURfmGyLDLy3o_OtGCjDazSWOaW55_IeAZ8s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+1.09.02+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4nuxnTBwr1KeYZYTOIb5V1j4JHzIy5hVx113SX823tGEmQnpgsRjnKI17ONiyHXa7asD9JHDY0WVbSFBYQEx032luJS0x328olm7Kw_SURfmGyLDLy3o_OtGCjDazSWOaW55_IeAZ8s/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-04+at+1.09.02+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Feet</i> | Elia Alba (c) 2008</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My host for week #9 is <a href="http://www.eliaalba.com/"><b>Elia Alba</b></a>. I fortunately know a few SUPERWOMEN and Elia is not only a client but a president. She is an artist that integrates a photo-based practice with sculptural and performance forms, creating a body of work that reflects identity, locality and a Diasporan point of view. Mom to brilliant 13 year old son, I am witness to the daily maneuverings of school-work-creativity that blossom in that household.<br />
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