this weekend is the annual nerdfest that is the baltimore book festival! join us for book events and DEEP discounts that go into next week! )
1. on sunday we are hosting an afternoon with chef and food activist Bryant Terry, author of the hit cookbook Vegan Soul Kitchen. You don’t have to be vegan to enjoy his “fresh, healthy, and creative african-american cuisine” – you’ll find everything in this book from an amazing new way to cook collards, to fabulous music recommendations to accompany each recipe. the books are available at the store, but this sunday you’ll get the chance to meet the author! )
sunday the 27th from 3-6 pm we’ll be selling the book and hosting some quality author-time
at The Yabba Pot, baltimore’s premiere vegan hot spot! it’s at
2431 St. Paul Street in Charles Village. – right around the corner from our shop! )
Dishes from the cookbook will be on the menu that day courtesy of Chef Skai and her talented staff, and Bryant will be answering questions, giving a talk, and signing books! )
learn more about bryant’s food justice activism and culinary work at http://bryantterry.com … we look forward to seeing you there! [Read more]
During one of the long conversations I have with myself while doing chores a tangent formed in my head. The things that are now considered the elements of hip hop (among them breaking, mcing, graffiti) were part of street games I remember people playing like skelly or handball, street football etc. Well, while the guys were on one side of the street, what did we see the girls playing…DOUBLE DUTCH!
The thought that crossed my mind was what if Double Dutch was the thing what “blew up” instead of hip hop? Perhaps I’ve been watching too many twilight zones but what if hip hop were double dutch …the following were just the one i could remember from a very long list of very bizarre thoughts. Feel free to add on…
IF HIP HOP WERE DOUBLE DUTCH…
- The best that ever did it would have been from Brooklyn.
- There would be double dutch beefs.
- they would have platinum telephone cords ropes.
- They would objectify men in their videos.
- They would not give male jumpers the credit they deserve.
- There would be “positive” jumpers & “gangsta” jumpers.
- There would be jumpers that dumb it down by jumping with one rope.
- Turners would be replaced by something digital.
- it would be dead already.
- 40 year old women would be wearing Gucci print Jellys talking about they’re maintaining the culture.
This is the 1st of a new series we are working on. No special effects, no fancy editing, no soundtrack to guiding how you feel, just the power of a person telling a story. enjoy.
To check for ear infections all the pediatrician has to do is put a device into each ear for a couple of seconds, all the child has to do is lean his or her head to either side and be still. But does a baby ever just do that? Rarely. As quick as it can be, it never is. Even if you get one ear you don’t get the next without at the very least a giggly struggle. Sometimes the child might twist and turn and even get worked up enough to cry. There is no way to explain to a baby that a moment of discomfort can lead to wealth of knowledge about yourself. The baby’s perspective is “Why are these giants trying to make keep me still when I want to move?” but you cant explain science to a person who doesn’t even experience time in the same way as you. So there is struggle and tears and in the end “the giants” get the information regardless of how much the baby struggles.
Be still. Perspective through momentary discomfort can save you from prolonging the inevitable.
Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus”, from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.VERY COOL! (hit the pic for the link)
- Dear guy with missing tooth laughing at the duct tape situation my tail light is in: he who haseth not teeth is in no position to laugh publicly about anything.
- Dear record store I miss you.
- Dear ears, dude are you slowly going deaf? If so tell me but tell me really loud cause I can’t hear too good.
- Dear supermarket can we get rid of those dividers? Are they really necessary? This is my stuff right here, all that stuff way back there not touching my stuff is her stuff. I mean really, are you that fast that one day you just rang up everyone’s stuff together? [Read more]
a hand drawn animated study by pierre bennu; something to focus on silently or with your own music of choice. i may do more of these with different themes; stay tuned )
at 8pm this saturday July 11th, exittheapple and westnorth studio present -talkback theater: free interactive community cinema. sing along, talk to the screen, laugh out loud, have a ball.
2nd saturdays during warm weather
104 W. North Ave. FREE! !
*THEN*
at 10:30, join exittheapple and VIBEZ for a WIZ inspired “Brand New Day” party – music, dancing, and lots of love.
DJ’s Pierre Bennu and MAR
2318 N. Charles St., Donations encouraged.
You may be familiar with Elon James White from his ‘this week in blackness’ videocast… we thought this little essay was both amusing and quite to the point. Guess what? Black people are not a monolith. Yup. So now you know.
(editors’ note: in order for this story to work you must commit to the sound effects. out loud is best.)
dun duN DUN DUNNNNN!
its time for adventures in the back yard with Pierre Bennu!
budbudBUDbudBUDbudabbuda
…the sound of the eco friendly electric hedge clipper cutting hedges with NO gas or carbon…hooray environment!
budbudBUDbudBUDbudabbudaaZIZIZPHHHHZIT!!
…the sound of the eco friendly hedge clipper cutting its own wire & a tiny explosion
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!
…the sound of all the uncut hedges & all the birds & insects who saw me catch that “L”
@#$&!!
…the sound of me cursing the birds and bushes laughing at me & swearing revenge
tap tap tap tap
…the sound of me on craigs list seeing if any one wants a double dutch rope that used to be a very long electric cord
dun duN DUN DUNNNNN!
…this concludes this episode of “Adventures in the back yard with Pierre Bennu…brought to you in part by ‘eco stuff sometimes sucks’ & ’sometimes city boys need to just hire someone to do their yard’
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1. on sunday we are hosting an afternoon with chef and food activist Bryant Terry, author of the hit cookbook Vegan Soul Kitchen. You don’t have to be vegan to enjoy his “fresh, healthy, and creative african-american cuisine” – you’ll find everything in this book from an amazing new way to cook collards, to fabulous music recommendations to accompany each recipe. the books are available at the store, but this sunday you’ll get the chance to meet the author! 
To check for ear infections all the pediatrician has to do is put a device into each ear for a couple of seconds, all the child has to do is lean his or her head to either side and be still. But does a baby ever just do that? Rarely. As quick as it can be, it never is. Even if you get one ear you don’t get the next without at the very least a giggly struggle. Sometimes the child might twist and turn and even get worked up enough to cry. There is no way to explain to a baby that a moment of discomfort can lead to wealth of knowledge about yourself. The baby’s perspective is “Why are these giants trying to make keep me still when I want to move?” but you cant explain science to a person who doesn’t even experience time in the same way as you. So there is struggle and tears and in the end “the giants” get the information regardless of how much the baby struggles.
- Dear guy with missing tooth laughing at the duct tape situation my tail light is in: he who haseth not teeth is in no position to laugh publicly about anything.
You may be familiar with Elon James White from his ‘this week in blackness’ videocast… we thought this little essay was both amusing and quite to the point. Guess what? Black people are not a monolith. Yup. So now you know.
(editors’ note: in order for this story to work you must commit to the sound effects. out loud is best.)
