CHRIS GAYOMALI

SENSITIVE THUG: WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA? WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA? WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA? WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA?

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:48:20 -0400

SENSITIVE THUG: WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA? WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA? WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA? WHO WILL SURVIVE IN AMERICA? :

3lc3lc3lc:

Many people seem to think that Kanye’s gestures are ultimately empty because, you know, he’s an asshole, remember, and an egomaniac, and he’s clearly just reaching for new ways to get attention. People in current positions of comfort and stability are so willing to dismiss the transgressive thoughts of an angry black man that they will use any convenient excuse to diminish from them; if someone says something that makes you uncomfortable, why not immediately change the subject to his girlfriend’s ass or that time he yelled at a papparazzi or that time he got drunk and embarrassed a white girl? When was it exactly that Kanye shifted, in the eyes of the mainstream, from lovable polo-wearing backpacker to perpetually and unanimously An Asshole? When, precisely, did everything he said get immediately categorized as a “rant” or “controversial” regardless of the actual content? I want to say it was around the time when he said that George Bush didn’t care about black people on live tv. Hmm. Odd.

Go read the whole thing.

Hi.

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:48 -0400

Hi.

Koreatown business owners looking after their property. (Los...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:02:03 -0400

Koreatown business owners looking after their property. (Los Angeles, 1992)

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Tue, 14 May 2013 14:38:58 -0400

Discarded.

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:16:57 -0400

Discarded.

huhwhatandwhere: Ta-ku - I Love Beyonce

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:46:00 -0400

huhwhatandwhere:

Ta-ku - I Love Beyonce

Audio

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:10:15 -0400

Photo

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:35:52 -0400

#feelings

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:53:45 -0400

#feelings

Teenage freight train hoppers

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:13:37 -0400

Teenage freight train hoppers

theweekmagazine: The Tribeca Film Festival: 8 movies you should...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:37:36 -0400

theweekmagazine:

The Tribeca Film Festival: 8 movies you should know about

The Week’s entertainment editor Scott Meslow picked out a few of his favorites. Check ‘em out. (Before Midnight photo via Despina Spyrou)

Kristen Kish, Top Chef champ

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:57:40 -0400

Kristen Kish, Top Chef champ

#Lakers

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:24:54 -0400

#Lakers

Been on repeat for the past three hours.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:14:11 -0400

Been on repeat for the past three hours.

Japanese youth, Tokyo, 1964

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:13 -0400

Japanese youth, Tokyo, 1964

NYC GOV: Mayor Bloomberg on Failure of US Senate to Pass Gun Background Check Legislation

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:14:47 -0400

NYC GOV: Mayor Bloomberg on Failure of US Senate to Pass Gun Background Check Legislation:

nycgov:

Today’s vote is a damning indictment of the stranglehold that special interests have on Washington. More than 40 U.S. senators would rather turn their backs on the 90 percent of Americans who support comprehensive background checks than buck the increasingly extremist wing of the gun lobby. Democrats – who are so quick to blame Republicans for our broken gun laws – could not stand united. And Republicans – who are so quick to blame Democrats for not being tough enough on crime – handed criminals a huge victory, by preserving their ability to buy guns illegally at gun shows and online and keeping the illegal trafficking market well-fed. Senators Manchin and Toomey – as well as Majority Leader Reid and Senators Schumer, Kirk, Collins, McCain and others – deserve real credit for coming together around a compromise bill that struck a fair balance, and President Obama and Vice-President Biden deserve credit for their leadership since the Sandy Hook massacre. But even with some bi-partisan support, a common-sense public safety reform died in the U.S. Senate at the hands of those who are more interested in attempting to protect their own political careers – or some false sense of ideological purity – than protecting the lives of innocent Americans. The only silver lining is that we now know who refuses to stand with the 90 percent of Americans – and in 2014, our ever-expanding coalition of supporters will work to make sure that voters don’t forget.” - Mayor Bloomberg

Income inequality on the C train.

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:38:27 -0400

Income inequality on the C train.

Rockie Fresh - Panera Bread feat. Rick Ross and Lunice The...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:25:00 -0400

Rockie Fresh - Panera Bread feat. Rick Ross and Lunice

The Lunice beat, mostly. Also: “tracks with Good Charlotte” is a rap game come-up now.

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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:06:53 -0400

This 18-year-old has been eating nothing but packaged ramen...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:54:52 -0400

This 18-year-old has been eating nothing but packaged ramen since age 5 (and it isn’t even the good kind).