London (from the BBC)
On May 31, 2010, In Defend the Coast, Photo, By dno
On May 31, 2010, In Defend the Coast, Photo, By dno
Beyond Petroleum?, Daniel Beltra for Greenpeace, South Pass, Louisiana 5/17/2010 (via Angeliska)
On May 31, 2010, In Defend the Coast, Photo, By dno
“New Orleans bounce, the energetic, call-and-response style of hip hop from NOLA, is officially taking over! The music comes with the signature and enigmatic booty bounce dance, and you can learn how to shake it like one of the best at the bounce dance class next Tuesday, June 1st.
Altercation, one of renowned bounce artist Big Freedia’s top dancers, is hosting the class in Brooklyn, which is open to any and all skill levels. Check out the video above to get ready, Altercation is featured throughout the video in the long grey dress.
The class will be two hours at a rate of $10 to $20 sliding scale. We’re seeing how many people are interested. Time to be determined, but definitely after 6 and on Tuesday.” (Facebook event page)
On May 28, 2010, In /, Defend the Coast, By dno
From artist Stanford Kay, this exhaustive infographic (click here for full size) shows the sticky situations many nations face with their high dependence on oil and limited resources for getting it. Created in response to the recent BP oil spill as an increasing omnipresent reminder of the dark side of modern life, we appreciate how data visualizations such as this (regularly featured on Good Magazine) helpfully clarify the need to strategize for our future.
(Via Cool Hunting)
On May 28, 2010, In Defend the Coast, Quote, By dno
At the end of the day, the people of Louisiana must demand that the oil stops, our marshes are restored, the bastards that made careless decisions to make themselves billions of dollars at the expense of the working class people of Louisiana get to contemplate their atrocious behavior from a prison cell, and the U.S. Govt. must enforce real environmental regulations that prevent and criminalize this type of devastation at the hands of irresponsible and mismanaged capitalism.
Jacqui Gibson-Clark (via jlangenbeck)
On May 28, 2010, In Defend the Coast, Photo, By dno
(via ebsl)
The Spits play for the first time in four years.
Full lineup includes The Spits, No Bunny, Missing Monuments (King Louie), and Superdestroyers
Thursday, May 27. Front (4100 St. Claude). 6:30PM. FREE.
Dear Friends, Please join us at The Front on Thursday, May 27th @ 6:30pm for the second installment of Back Talk. This month’s discussion is on the topic of Arts Education in the Greater New Orleans Area. Facilitating this discussion will be a panel of arts educators from public, private, high school, grade school, university level, and extracurricular institutions. As our arts community enjoys this period of growth, we must be diligent in our support of every available opportunity to expose students to The Arts. On the 27th, we will explore some of these current opportunities, address some of the needs not being met, and discuss what can be done in the face of an ever-shrinking budget. As always, audience participation is welcomed, and everyone is invited to add to the conversation. Back Talk is a series of monthly lectures, brought to you by The Front, focusing on topics important to the cultural community of New Orleans. This series is free and open to the public. Please stay tuned each month for more information on Back Talk. We hope to see you There! -The Front.