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My Plastic Heart NYC & Jesse Hernandez
I saw an amazing artist today at the My Plastic Heart gallery. His name is Jesse Hernandez and I was instantly drawn in to his work when I walked in the door. Those of you who know me will understand why the combination of Aztec imagery and urban graffiti look made my brain explode. Go see it! Check him out at Immortal Studios. Now I need to get a tattoo of this guy’s work some day.
KulKul Can by Jesse Hernandez
by Jesse Hernandez and kaNO
Why are we happy? Why aren’t we happy?
In this memorable talk, Dan Gilbert demonstrates just how poor we humans are at predicting (or understanding) what will make us happy. Gilbert is a psychology professor at Harvard, and author of “Stumbling on Happiness”.
(Recorded Feb. 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 22:02) More TEDTalks at ted.com
Happy 4th of July!
In case you haven’t had enough of fireworks – click on this photo for a terrible home movie shot from the wrong side of an apartment building. This is a blurry photo of the mass of people who were also enjoying the festivities.
Idle Hands :: Why The Candidates Must Focus On Young Americans
By Jeff Chang
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Vibe.com
http://blogs.vibe.com/jeffchang
Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-chang
Cantstopwontstop.com
http://www.cantstopwontstop.com/blog
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This summer could be the worst ever for teens looking for work, according to experts. Less than one in three youths may find summer jobs.
In recent years, the youth jobless rate has soared to record highs. In cities like Chicago, three in four teens, including seven in eight Black teens, did not work in 2006. But this summer could mark the highest level of youth joblessness since the end of World War II.
The shrinking economy and rising unemployment rates are to blame, as laid-off workers compete with young people for shrinking piece of the pie. Budget cuts have led to the ending of federal, state, and city youth jobs programs.
But the biggest problem is a lack of political interest.