Articles in Hearsay
Quebec, Canada :: Bill 94 and its troubling implications.
Cult culture (no pun intended) has never made immediate sense to me. Following a figure, film or other iconic symbol obsessively to the point of worship - or perfect recitation of quotes and scripted comedic …
Movies you watched, might not admit to watching, and probably relish watching. Sorry to ruin it…in case you hadn’t already caught on, this is a list of Hollywood’s 50 most Racist Movies Ever. The ever …
Najla Said, daughter of the late Edward Said, is on the last stretch of her 13-week off-Broadway, one-woman show “Palestine”. First - the name, second - an unrecognized nation, and third - the “one-woman” performance surely add a lot of baggage to a single story.
“The street artist known as Princess Hijab is, as she puts it, hijabizing ads in Paris. She’s drawing the Islamic head cover onto immodestly dressed models in public advertisements and billboards. Why? It’s unclear. She has a manifesto, written in the third person, on her website, but it’s oddly-punctuated and generally baffling.”
Spotted via Africa is a Country: Die Antwoord - a trio from South Africa that happens to be the hipster obsession du jour, has previously been referred to as a “wild and savage rap group from the deep, dark, …
One Month before Haiti’s tragic earthquake, one month before the world suddenly woke up to the country’s plight - Haitian life and art were captured poetically in the first ever Ghetto Bienniale. The townships of Port-Au-Prince transformed into urban art landscapes, showcasing the dynamic visual artists in an aptly titled, “A Salon des Refuses for the 21st Century”. Asking the question, “What happens when first world art rubs up against third world art? Does it bleed?” The Bienniale hosted artists and academics from countries like Jamaica, Venezuela and Columbia to respond. This feature in Dazed Digital magazine captures some of what there was to say.
Susan Mullally’s photography project asks what you keep and why it is of value, in collaboration with members of the Church Under the Bridge in Waco, Texas. The portraits look straight at you, and the answers & objects are what is so incredible about the series– from a ten-gallon hat, to a pop bottle, to a washboard… What do you keep?
Diam continues to be “…known as a feminist rebel who spits rhymes about war, racism, poverty, and injustice–something that has placed the rapper in the line of French media fire.”
Read the full story from Bitch Magazine :: Judging An Emcee By Her Cover — Check out the video, and dates for Diam’s four month country-wide tour.
