Negrophilia: A double-edged infatuation
Something else happens in a world of superabundance, and an attention economy. Because you can’t find what you want, you start to dig yourself into very specific niches, and join sub-groups. Everyone atomizes into millions of groups connected by very specific interests. In more benign ways, it can be great – you find your fellow travelers, and I ca... See more
Ten (Big) Trends
I remember once, when I was a kid, hearing Johnny Winter singing “Tired of Tryin’ ” with Muddy Waters on guitar, on the Nothin’ but the Blues album, and hearing him sing and liking what I heard and then looking at a picture of him on the album and double-taking, maybe triple-taking, and then wondering what it meant to be black (or white, or albino)
... See moreAhmir "Questlove" Thompson • Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Nerves, sex and celebrity are still closely connected in the popular imagination. Exclusive rehab clinics may have replaced the Grand Hotels of spa towns, but they essentially provide similar services for a similar clientele. And Schiele's brand of erotic emaciation continues to exert a strong influence on fashion.
Frank Tallis • Mortal Secrets
Elaine Brown on the Black Panthers, Jean Seberg, Eldridge Cleaver ...
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