A mother’s love for her son is not only an irreplaceable one, but there is a protective bond between the two that at times can become a dangerous one. But once in a while, you always see those supermoms that go above and beyond, unable to let go of their sons, who are now grown-ass men and needs to be on his grind instead of being breastfed by their mothers. In the movie Mother directed by Bong Joon-ho, Hye-ja (played by Kim Hye-ja) fits into this supermom category: a single middle-aged mother who lives →

While I’m sure most of us have heard of at least one organization or group collecting donations for Haitian relief charities such as these, here is one more opportunity provided by Burnside Project to give back and support the Haitian relief charities. Burnside Project has two songs which they recorded between 2004 and 2006 titled, “Congratulations” and “Synchronized Spinning”. These two tracks from their live set will be available through their website for $2.50 each. 100% of the funds will go out to Doctors Without →

James Whitney- “Lapis”

Blast Phemy! 1 is a kaleidoscope of media/music collaborative potentials, from mid-century experimentations to spontaneous singularities. The program features: Amy Knoles, stretching the limits of expression with solo electronic percussion/interactivevideo virtuosity; J.Walt’s Spontaneous Fantasia, a solo digital animation performance blasting visuals and music into uncharted territories; F-Stop Serenade’s tapestry of hand-processed film and music featuring filmmaker/organist Mark “Cosmo” Segurson with Heather Lockie, Michael Uhler, James King, Noah Smith, Billy Louviere, and Pilar Diaz; and finally, works by →

The Bloggomist: The Lost Traveller

The sounds of sirens break the silence. Figures stand cold and undaunted, as their ‘armor’ radiates against the stark, blue sky. Commotion rings loud in the midnight air. Shouts of desperation are pleaded and just within seconds, gunshots trumpet, blaring like the commencement of war. Thick, smoke ripples through the flesh as a mother wails for the loss of her only son. Images of giving birth to him flash in between moments of despondency and rage as she holds onto her last living memory of her child. →

The Bloggomist: Design in the Blood
Design Opinion

Without a doubt, the Segway is a milestone in engineering. Yet all that is for nought, because you can’t help but look a complete tool when riding one. It’s this niche market that we’ve become obsessed with; it’s not a bicycle, it’s not a scooter, it’s not a unicycle or a skateboard…it’s a new type of transportation with an ‘intuitive’ mode of operation that requires batteries, motors and gyroscopes to function. A modern marvel yet at the same time utterly pointless. →

Haiti Relief Concert
El Rey Theatre- Los Angeles, CA
02/06/10

In response to the recent devastating earthquakes to hit Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas, KCRW presents and the historic El Rey Theatre hosts a Haiti Relief Concert. Ticket proceeds from this night will be donated to Operation USA’s Haiti relief efforts. →

Thomas Ruff- Jpegs

An Exclusive Conversation Between Thomas Ruff and Philip Gefter
Aperture Gallery-New York , NY 
02/11/10

Aperture and the photography department at Parsons The New School for Design are honored to present an exclusive conversation between Thomas Ruff—one of the most important photographers to emerge in the last fifteen years and Philip Gefter, author of Photography After Frank, Aperture’s recently published collection of insightful essays on contemporary photography. The conversation will be followed by book signings with Thomas Ruff (Jpegs and The Dusseldorf School of Photography) and Philip Gefter (Photography After Frank). →

Photo Courtesy of KidsBlogspot.NationalGeographic- Licensed Under Creative Commons

With the blessing of the Haiti Ministry of Health, a coalition of Haitian AIDS organizations, Housing Works and three other New York City AIDS groups have banded together to open two desperately needed clinics for Haitians living with HIV/AIDS Port-au-Prince. At least half of the AIDS clinics in Port-au-Prince were destroyed in the devastating earthquake that shattered many lives.

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Inspired by the Minutemen song, Evil Monito’s “Tour Spiel” highlights the musician’s life on the road. Each week, we’ll check in with some of our favorite artists touring stateside or abroad. We’ll provide an intimate look into what it’s like to be packed in a van or waiting for a flight with the same people for hours on end. It takes a certain state of mind to survive any lengthy tour. Yet it’s the memorable experiences that makes touring ultimately rewarding, if not interesting. This week we feature Mumiy Troll, a band that survived Russia’s harsh censorship of musicians in the early eighties and now thrives in the global music scene. →

Brooklyn’s Javelin cuts and splices eclectic samples to create dance hits that are difficult to place, geographically and categorically. Their Frankenstein approach to beat-making draws from the old and new. Funk jams, disco hits, breakbeats and amateur raps are in due course for the duo. It’s like being thrown into a time warp where contemporary club bangers are just as likely to rub up against sitar samples as they are to raps about STDs. →