Morning Dump: Wyclef’s bid for Haiti, Arcade Fire on Tube of You, Ice Cube stock plummets, Can Scott Dadich save the magazine industry?
Posted by Simon in Morning Dump on 07. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Vote for Pedro Wyclef Jean! In a barely coherent open letter to the Huffington Post, former Fugees member Jean explains he’s running for the presidency of Haiti because, you know, he loves his daughter. My interpretation of all celebrity decision making is perpetually stuck on skeptical — but even I figure what could really be the [...]
Spectacle: The sideways reality of pro sports losers
Posted by Avril in fashion, spectacle, Sports on 25. May, 2010 | 3 Comments
Full disclosure: I don’t really follow sports. Even during the insanity that is playoff time. And if you should ever catch me watching any game for any longer than the time it takes to read the score, then chances are a) the remote control is out of reach and I’m too lazy to get it, [...]
The Morning Dump: Arcade Fire’s case for Haiti, the IRL death of @diditleak, The xx’s ability to depress people live, and the New Yorker on Neil Gaiman
Posted by theashcan in Morning Dump on 23. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
The earthquake in Haiti has surely brought out the generosity in many people, and no small amount of celebrities have pitched in their fair share. What we haven’t seen though is this, a beautifully written article in the U.K.’s Guardian by Régine Chassagne, a Haitian and member of Montreal’s Arcade Fire. She deals with her violent past [...]
