December 2010
M.I.A's mixtape, featuring her 36 minute song that... →
A surprise from BEHIND.
ODYN VOVK Spring Summer Twenty Eleven Presentation was everything plus MORE! From acid washed vest’s, to acid washed pants, even the evolution of the ever so loved….Harem Pant [which in my eyes is in need for a stand ovation].
[its astonishing what an extra piece of fabric can do.]
….To be continued
The experience has respectfully prompted the realization that I am not sure if I will EVER want kids.
Analysis of Monster Video: Part 1
Kanye West’s evocative music video, featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Nicki Minaj, and surprisingly Justin Vernon is breathtaking. The video begins with Justin Vernon, the lead singer of Bon Iver, posing the question: “are you willing to sacrifice your life?” Adjacent to this question is a woman, hanged from a chain and examined by the camera, which moves from her head down to her stiletto. This...
Family and Individualism
I consider myself an individual. I do not fall under a collective sign. Family structures which ostracize an individual for pursuing individualism are based in selfishness. That is all.
Cultural References
If you’re the type of person who appreciates fashion and self-expression, you have probably been accused of resembling at least one hundred people. My theory is that people have few cultural references. Why are people constantly telling people who you remind them of?
“There are hardly any exceptions to the rule that a person must pay dearly for...”
– Carl Jung
Thought On Mediocrity
While not at college, I’ve been exposed to a more integrated population of people. Granted it is a population within a particular city, which thus makes it subject to error in some ways, in terms of analysis. The things I’ve seen and heard in media (the t.v., the radio, etc… which are things I don’t encounter at home), however, in some way verify the reality of what I have...
Thoughts On Drug Cultures
Before condemning an individual for experimenting with drugs, defined illicit in terms of contemporary legal society and popular culture, understand why one is experimenting, first. Consider, first and foremost, that alcohol, a drug, was once prohibited, and thus was at the center of a culture of condemnation. Now reflect upon how you feel about alcohol, currently. Secondly, some drugs influence...
“The poet takes from life that which is quite particular and individual, and...”
– Schopenhauer