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HBO PRESENTS FREE MULTI-CITY SCREENINGS OF CAPODOCIA
Screenings will take place in Houston & Miami on 08.18.08, NYC on 08.19.08 and Chicago & Los Angeles on 08.21.08. Capadocia is set in a fictional women's prison in Mexico City. Corruption runs rampant as prison rights attorney Teresa Lagos (Dolores Heredia) fights for a humane rehabili ...
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BMI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES OPENING OF $20,000 MUSIC ENRICHMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The BMI Foundation, Inc. and is proud to announce the opening of the Music Enrichment Fund Scholarship, a competition for young songwriters and composers. The annual competition offers three scholarships, one for $10,000 and two for $5,000, which will be awarded to the best three songs or instrument ...
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LIVE & DIRECT | BEIJING 2008: PART TWO
By Grace CallahanSo I know that most of you (if you're anything like the other 4 billion people in the world) are probably interested to hear about what it was like to be in Beijing during that most spectacular opening ceremonies event of all times-- and it was spectacular, let me assure you. You're ...
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08.06.08 | FREE SCREENING OF THE AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY "TROUBLE THE WATER"
This is the story of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband who are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters. Armed only with a video camera, they show what survival is all about. Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband Scott had just gotten a video camera a few weeks before Hurr ...
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SEEKING FASHION PUBLICIST
The accounts he/she will be working on: Ella Moss, Splendid, Mackage, Eryn brinie, Maggy London, Lisa Curran Swim. This person needs to have experience working with [regional, online and national] editors, conducting market appointments, securing press, juggling multiple accounts simultaneously and ...
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INK_BLAST | AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES MUST HELP UNIONIZE DOMINICAN SWEATSHOPS
By Juleyka Lantigua With baseball season swinging into full gear, take a look at the made in label inside the baseball caps many of us wear. You may be surprised to learn that the cap youre wearing was made under inhumane working conditions in places like the Dominican Republic. Sweatshop worker ...
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LIVE & DIRECT | BEIJING 2008: PART ONE
By Grace Callahan Greetings from my new home for the month: the sprawling metropolis of Beijing...at least I think it's sprawling: I can't really see it sprawling through the thick "haze" that no one here seems to be concerned with or find problematic (elephant in the room or elephant sitt ...
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CITIZEN DROPS INDEPENDENT LINE OF NIXON'ISH LOOKING WATCHES
Citizen, a brand of watches that we've always admired for their affordability and reliability is the company behind the cool, hip, retro inspired watch brand called Indepenedent. We're not sure what the relationship is as we couldn't find much information online but there seems to be some connection ...
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INK_BLAST | LATINOS ARE AMONG THE FIRST WIRED IMMIGRANTS
By Juleyka Lantigua The 41 million Latinos living in the U.S. are among this countrys first ever wired immigrants. This group of new citizens and their offspring enjoy widespread access to modern communication tools that were unavailable to previous generations. This access enables us to main ...
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07.30.08 | $1.50 CHEESECAKE DAY AT CHEESECAKE FACTORY
On Wednesday, July 30, in honor of their 30th Anniversary, Cheesecake Factory restaurants nationwide will offer every delicious slice of their more than 30 varieties of cheesecake for $1.50 per slice - just like they did when they opened their first restaurant back in 1978. Wednesday, July 30 ...
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SAY WORD! | GLUE JEANS?
Thread is so twentieth-century. Glue is the new thread according to "Glue Jeans" whose seams are glued instead of sewn. The jeans officially launched this week by the Dutch design duo G + N during the opening of Amsterdam International Fashion Week. Not to sound pessimistic because this is an innova ...
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SAY WORD! | STYLISH 2GB USB JEWELRY LIVE AND DIRECT FROM BERLIN
Fasion and tecnology intersect yet agian. First a dope bag design from two Portuguese designers and now an ill, limited edition, hand-made, silver USB jewelry collection via Berlin. This collection ranges from necklaces to bracelets and keychains by industrial designer Tonia Welter and jeweler ...
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SAY WORD! | JOÃO SABINO + MÁRIO BELÉM COLLAB ON KEYBOARD BAG
Some would argue that the Portuguese do it better and when it comes to keyboard bags, who are we to argue. Check out this industrial design collabo. Props to João and Mario. [ via: Battical Magazine ]
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INK_BLAST | SMALL TOWNS ARE TARGETING UNDOCUMENTED TENANTS
By Juleyka Lantigua Many small towns and cities are acting like vigilantes and taking immigration matters into their own hands. Close to 90 municipalities in 27 states have drafted -- and a handful have enacted into law -- ordinances that prohibit landlords from renting to illegal immigrants. ...
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PHOTO ESSAY OF MLB's ALL-STAR WEEKEND '08 IN NEW YORK CITY
All-Star weekend was in full swing here in New York City this past weekend. As part of the festivities there was a stickball tournament in Harlem where Willie Mays was the honoree! We witnessed Josh Hamilton's fireworks display during the Homerun Derby and finally, last night, we experienced our ...
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MARIE CLAIRE NEEDS FASHION MUSES WITH SIGNATURE STYLE
Truly stylish women all have one thing in common, they have their own unique look. When we style the Editors Picks pages in the office, we can always tell whose page it is based on the 10 pieces that they have selected. Most super stylish women have one piece that sums up their style" (i ...
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07 17 08 | 7PM | EL MUSEO'S FREE SUMMER NIGHTS MUSIC SERIES FEAT. NIGHT AT THE PALLADIUM WITH THE C...
El Museo continues its crowd-pleasing summer music series this year with concerts held every Thursday evening at 7 PM. Now through August 14. LATIN NIGHTS/NOCHES LATINAS, July 17 through August 14, features Latin big band, Colombian urban folk, tango, Latin hip hop and more. The Summer nig ...
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07.19.08 | 3-9PM | THE SOA PRESENTS A WORLD PREMIERE
Back in the days, in Hip-Hop's heyday, the words World Premiere coming through your speakers evoked an almost Pavlovian response. Listeners would nearly salivate in anticipation of the blessings about to be bestowed on their ears, minds and souls. The Sound of Art (SOA) captures the essence ...
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INK_BLAST | NOT LENDING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS IS UNJUST AND PREJUDICED
By Juleyka Lantigua Shame on some of the nations largest banks. They have stopped issuing student loans to community college students, a decision that will have dire effects on poor, minority and immigrant students. JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, SunTrust, HSBC and Citizens Bank all have indicat ...
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INK_BLAST | THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH???
By Juleyka Lantigua As a journalist, I feel I have an obligation to pierce the veil of nostalgia through which many of us remember and imagine our native lands. Sun-swept beaches. Rhythm-endowed mulatas. Colorful ethnic prints. These are part of a stained memory that keeps many of us from embracing ...
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