Sriracha (2013) is a documentary about the history (and herstory in this case) of the famous Thai chili sauce, the Huy Fong brand of the Sriracha chili sauce and it’s founder David Tran, and the growing popularity of Sriracha chili sauce in the west. In 2013 the Huy Fong factory in Irwindale, CA received complaints from its neighbors about the smells from the factory, and a lawsuit to shut down the factory was filed with the city of Irwindale. The …
Month: September 2014
The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album Ready to Die turns 20 today (9-13-2014), it dropped on a Tuesday, September 13, 1994. Biggie’s album had the now legendary producers working on it, such as Easy Mo Be (main producer), DJ Premier, Lord Finesse, Bluez Brothers (Digga was part of the production team for Masta Ace’s “Inc”), Poke (Trackmasters), Darnell Scott, Chucky Thompson, and executive producer of course, Bad Boy Records head honcho Puff Daddy aka P. Diddy aka Diddy aka Sean Combs. The album’s funk, jazz, …
Richard Kiel dies at 74; played Jaws in Bond films. [NY Times] Richard Kiel Interview – James Bond Jaws – Collectormania 2012 Democracy Now headlines 9-12-2014. [Democracy Now] Obama ISIS Speech [FULL] 9/10/14: Outlining a Battle Plan – The New York Times The Senate just rejected a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. [Disinfo] Meet the anti-Net Neutrality arms dealers who love network discrimination. [BoingBoing] In Korea, adoptees fight to change culture that sent them overseas. [NPR] The economist defends America’s …
Jhené Aiko – Souled Out (Deluxe) stream Jhené Aiko “The Pressure (Explicit)” R&B singer/songwriter Jhené Aiko has just released her debut album Souled Out. The album cover depicts a woman (we are to assume Jhené) floating between the waves and the light, which is sums up of feeling of this album sonically and lyrically, sending the listener through the ups and downs of love while basking in the light of life. The sounds are a mixture of electronic, acoustic, groovy and ambient, complimenting Jhene’s …
Today, those of us online who care about net neutrality and how corporate greed will crush the last bastions of free speech and the free exchange of ideas/information, have banded together to voice our dissent against their actions and demonstrate what a slowed down Internet may look like if these corporations had their way. To join the fight today head on over to Battle For The Net to learn more about what you can do to help stop this. This battle is …
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