An Interview With Audi
Audi is on a mission to change,in 2010, it initiated the biennial Audi Urban Future Award competition for architecture and urban development, won by German architect Juergen Mayer H. His concept of a networked city was exhibited alongside other high tech visions for urban living by runners
Gucci: The Making Of Book
After the successful opening of their museum in Florence, Italy, it was fitting that everyone would be able to view Gucci’s rich history. Even though we all are not able to visit the museum in Italy, the recently released Gucci: The Making Of book by Rizzoli gives great insight into
The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
All rituals have a principle that is to be extracted and applied, but sometimes the principles get lost, overlooked or outright ignored in the midst of us celebrating our respective “holidays” in the various religious sects. Being overly ritualistic does not make us more enlightened nor wi
Drake’s OVO Triple Fat Goose Down Jacket Fly or Fail?
Today marked the official release of Drake and his OVO Crew’s collaborative jacket with Canada Goose. It made sense for the Canadian collective to choose Canada Goose to do their jacket, but this jacket isn’t your ordinary winter coat. The classic Chilliwack goose down jacket has
Great Travel Destinations To Bring In The New Year
With Christmas already scratched off the calendar, there’s only one month remaining in 2011. Whether it’s been a great year or a trying one it’s not too early (or late) to start thinking about your New Year’s Eve plans. A house party with close family friends beats an overpriced venue
Rapper Common Speaks of Life And Love Lessons
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. is anything but ordinary. Even with adopting the moniker Common, the Windy City’s award-winning rapper spread his hip hop gospel about everything from socio, eco and politico issues to how he used to love h.e.r with an ease that was anything but…common. As his musi
Is A Woman Any Less Of A Woman If She Doesn’t Want Kids?
Is a woman any less of a woman if she never has kids? It may sound like a silly question to some, but for longtime friends and journalists Pam Oliver and Sonja Lewis, it’s one they spent many years trying to answer. Oliver, a popular on-air broadcaster for Fox Sports, and Lewis, a former
How To Brand Yourself Better In The New Year!
Every year around this time, I go into “brand hibernation” mode. I look through my various notebooks and journals for clues. What were my goals for this year? Did I meet them? Yesterday, I was flipping through a journal I used in 2010. On one page frp, around this time last Decembe
An Interview with Director Dee Rees On Her First Feature Film, Pariah
Filmmaker Dee Rees‘ first feature, Pariah, follows Alike, a lesbian African-American high-school student as she moves through her different worlds (gay clubs to English class to dinner with her disapproving parents) while searching for a way to feel at home. With encouragement from men
Black Men, Our Skin and Shaving: What to Do Before, During and After
Today, I turned 49 years of age. When someone said happy birthday to me and asked my age, and I replied 49, the person seemed astonished and remarked that I did not look it and that I had nice skin. Over the years I have learned that many of us African American do not take good […]