Occult (knowledge of the hidden) and the arts have gone hand in hand through the centuries. Artists of various mediums and practices, various art movements (the Renaissance, Surrealists, Dadaist, Situationists, the Beats, etc.) over time have explored the mystical and hidden philosophies as inspiration for their work, playing the shamanic role and delving deep into their consciousness, peering behind the veil of reality. Podcast host of ThelemaNow!, Frater Puck discusses the centuries old relationship between the occult and the arts. Frater Puck – Eliphas …
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Teenage (2013) is a documentary by filmmaker Matt Wolf with author-music journalist Jon Savage whose book Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture: 1875-1945 serves as research for the movie. The documentary follows the development of the teenager, a relatively new concept, starting around 1900s (the end of forced child labor) to 1945 (World War II). Back in the days, there was no concept of the second decade of life, you where a child growing straight into adulthood, getting married, laboring or finding …
Before there was Jeremy Lin, Yao Ming and the few other Asian-Asian American NBA players, their was Wataru “Wat” Misaka, the first person of color to be drafted by the NBA to the New York Knicks in 1947. His legacy was largely forgotten until recent years, Wat Misaka joins Jackie Robinson in 1947 in breaking the racial barrier in U.S. sports. The first four black NBA players were drafted three years later in 1950: 1st – Earl Lloyd – Washington …
Writer Hilton Als describes the finger printed visuals of director Joseph Khalil. [The New Yorker] Courtroom Sketch Artist, “the rise and fall” In a commencement speech, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder goes in about race. Systematic and economic racism cuts deeper than any racist comments making headlines. [The Washington Post] A write up on the emerging black arts collective, Yams. [New York Times] Seth Troxler: “Dance Festivals are The Best and Worst Places in The World” [Thump] Laidback Luke responds to …
Asian Americans in Hip-Hop, the overlooked story. Bad Rap is a documentary that follows four seasoned and up’n’coming Asian American rappers: Dumbfounded (aka DFD, PARKER), Awkwafina, Rekstizzy, and Lyricks. Guest cameos interviews include other Asian American rappers such as Jin, Far East Movement, Jay Park, Traphik, Decipher and more. Right now producer and director Salima Koroma and Jaeki Cho are trying to crowd fund through Indiegogo for some monetary support to finish up this documentary (film more artists, travel, editing, post-production, marketing expenses, etc). …
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