Friday, July 10 2009
Fresh: A Perishable History by Susanne Freidberg
Is it a good thing to have a refrigerator full of produce we call “fresh” even after it has been sitting around in climate controlled storage for days or even weeks?
Tuesday, May 19 2009
Keri Hilson: In a Perfect World…
A "diva" is a female version of a hustler, and as interchangeably indistinct as the males.
Tuesday, April 14 2009
Catalog by Robin Cherry
Absurd as they frequently are, catalogs have a good chance of surviving longer than the magazines of which they have long seemed so derivative.
Thursday, April 9 2009
Queering Madonna & stardom: As contradictory as Uncle Tom, except in reverse
Madonna was as contradictory as Uncle Tom, except in reverse. She claimed to challenge the institution and dominance of the church while worshiping at the mantle of capitalism and white supremacy in ways that only reinforced the nexus of gender, race and class oppression and mutual exploitation.
Thursday, March 26 2009
The-Dream: Love vs. Money
Although perhaps the most album-like R&B album in recent memory, typical R&B pitfalls bring Love vs. Money down from the excellence The-Dream has proven capable of producing.
