Monthly Archives: November 2006

The NYDN publishes a profile in memoriam of Sean Bell, the unarmed 23-year-old in Queens who was murdered by undercover police the day before his wedding. Meanwhile, Amnesty International puts a word in, and Angela just forwarded this email about … Continue reading →

Chicana poet Lorna Dee Cervantes has a blog. (Via Ana Castillo.) She’s an amazing writer just on the day-to-day. Her voice is familiar, in the root of the word — familial. She writes, “If you know me you know that … Continue reading →

Considering I always listen to “Survivor” as inspiration during my long hours of playing Neverwinter Nights 2, the creation of this Destiny’s Child game is so no doy. And yet the description — “‘Destiny’s Child Groove’ will take the form … Continue reading →

Friendly reminder to pick up the best rap album of the year, which dropped approximately 12 hours ago. The art is off the charts, id est: “Sell Bolivian. Feds in oblivion. Bitch Brazilian. Purse reptilian. Took it from far-off island … Continue reading →

What is it with these particular Swedish / French dudes’ impulses to remix american R&B artists into schmaltzy disco or retro ’80s pop? I realize treble might make more sense than bass in the EU’s chillier and hillier topographies (Dave … Continue reading →

Mayor Bloomberg on Sean Bell, the unarmed 23-year-old who was murdered by undercover cops in Queens on the night before his wedding day (the police unloaded FIFTY rounds into the car Bell was driving with two friends): “Clearly they were … Continue reading →

Pete Macia writes: “there was just a network news story on a white girl getting famous on youtube pretending to be a chola. she was busted because her mole moved and changed size. and sad girl from mi vida loca … Continue reading →

La Consuela called tonight to report on the grown-ass Cameo/Angie Stone show at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR: “They had a buffet! Angie was great. She looks so good from going on Celebrity Fit Club, but she still has … Continue reading →

I am currently listening to DJ Cameo’s most recent UK garage show on Radio 1xtra, where the typical playlist is way more grimier (no pun) than any music I have ever heard in my life, perhaps barring modern British dubstep … Continue reading →

I was googling “Gwen Stefani” and “chola,” looking for funny shit to put in Pete’s myspace comments, when I rediscovered Gwenihana.blogspot.com. 2005… what a year. Also hit upon a beautiful and hilarious poem by Reyes Cardenas about Gwen’s infamous ripping-La-Virgen’s-image-in-half … Continue reading →