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"Hip Hop Evolution" (2016) (Netflix)
Saturday - December 10, 2016 Sat - 12/10/16
rantnrave:// Absolutely loving the new series HIP HOP EVOLUTION. On NETFLIX in the U.S. I grew up in NYC in the 70's and 80's. My school bus driver's son was BIG BANK HANK from THE SUGARHILL GANG. Since the moment he gave me a 12-nch single of "Rapper's Delight" I've been hooked on Hip Hop. The series traces the origins and growth of the art form. Featuring DJ KOOL HERC, AFRIKA BAMBAATAA, GRANDMASTER FLASH, DJ HOLLYWOOD, RUSSELL SIMMONS, COKE LA ROCK, MELLE MEL, RUN-DMC, MARLEY MARL, GRANDMASTER CAZ, ERIC B. & RAKIM, PUBLIC ENEMY, ICE-T, N.W.A, DR. DRE and more. Was smiling ear to ear as Grandmaster Flash told stories about how he developed his "science": cutting, mixing, and scratching. Watch the trailer. Congrats to SHAD K for navigating it all well for us... Hey, conspiracy freaks! Where do mainstream media conspirators meet to plot? I never get invited. Because of course, they all work together like the Illuminati... This game has been played everywhere else in the world to terrible results. Now it's being played here and it may be the worst of its kind... Key aim of business leaders should be to disrupt their own businesses. If they don't someone will. Any other thought it wishful thinking... Most morning shows are representations of the decline of our culture. I suffered in the doctor's waiting room listening to a 5-minute segment on the controversy surrounding ROB KARDASHIAN's engagement to BLAC CHYNA. This is how I felt... I want an evolution, not a revolution... Time to watch SEVEN DAY IN MAY again.... The stupid can't take responsibility for being stupid... MAX ZORIN is alive and well and in the Bay Area... Leadership vs. Management... More interested and scared about politics than ever before. Really enjoyed my friend SHANE SMITH's new VICE special report A HOUSE DIVIDED on HBO. Explores the toxic political environment. "Nobody's listening. Nobody's learning" said Republican pollster and strategist FRANK LUNTZ. And listening to a lot of KEEPIN' IT 1600 from JON FAVREAU, DAN PFEIFFER, JON LOVETT, and TOMMY VIETOR... Happy Birthday to NANCY DUBUC, ROY BAHAT, PETER STERN, JENNIFER GERSHON, PETER EZERSKY, and LIZZIE MELZER. Belated to JONATHAN WALD, TYLER GOLDMAN, SARAH RICARD, and AMEE FORSTER MOLA.
- Jason Hirschhorn, curator
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Curbed
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GQ
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Bloomberg
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Hazlitt
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This year, we have witnessed the mainstreaming of the idea that most, perhaps all, things are being orchestrated by shadowy forces outside of our control.
London Review of Books
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ESPN.com
Holy Cross' Gordie Lockbaum played offense and defense
by ESPN Films 30 for 30
Prior to the 1960s, a football player was asked to play both sides of the ball. This double standard was revived in the mid-80s. His name was Gordie Lockbaum, and when coaches at Holy Cross saw how talented he was, they decided to turn back the clock.
Medium
The Public Policy Implications of Artificial Intelligence
by Kim-mai Cutler
Jack Clark and I are both lapsed technology journalists, and he writes one of He now works for Q: Before you joined OpenAI, you were a journalist - like me. In fact, you called yourself the world's first and "only neural network reporter" while you were at Bloomberg. What made you decide to cross over?
Charlie Rose
Michael Lewis Interview with Charlie Rose
by Charlie Rose and Michael Lewis
Bestselling author Michael Lewis discusses his new book, "The Undoing Project," which tells the story of two Israeli psychologists--Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman--and their groundbreaking work uncovering the hidden biases of the human mind.
The Fader
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by Shibon Kennedy
Princess Nokia and others explain how they find strength in faith.
Columbia Journalism Review
Can journalism be virtual?
by Taylor Owen
In June 2003, the San Francisco company Linden Labs launched a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game called "Second Life." It quickly grew to over a million users, and has become a touchstone for the potential social adoption of virtual worlds.
morris heights
NBC News
How Macedonian teens earn -- and spend -- thousands from fake news
by Alexander Smith and Vladimir Banic
VELES, Macedonia -- Dimitri points to a picture on his Instagram showing a bar table decked with expensive champagne and sparklers. It's from his 18th birthday just four months ago — a lavish party in his east European hometown that he says wouldn't have been possible without President-elect Donald Trump.
The Intercept
When the FBI Has a Phone It Can’t Crack, It Calls These Israeli Hackers
by Kim Zetter
Apple fights to keep the U.S. government out of its phones. Cellebrite is the leader in helping break in. An inside look at the secretive Israeli company.
Quartz
In the era of fake news and broken politics, should we let computers decide how to rule the world?
by Sebastian Buckup
Are people no longer able to solve the most complex problems themselves?
The Ringer
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by Rob Harvilla
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The New Statesman
Have We Killed The Art of Satire?
by Ian Hislop
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The New York Observer
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by Daniel Grant
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BuzzFeed
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The Atlantic
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by Peter Beinart
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Wired
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The New York Times
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by Joe Nocera
The Naval Academy Preparatory School and the Naval Academy Foundation help Navy land football players and other athletes who would normally be rejected through the admissions process.
CNET
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by Richard Nieva
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Thump
This Website Turns Live Police and Emergency Responder Radio into Timely Ambient Music
by Michael Rancic
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"Apache"
Incredible Bongo Band
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