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What Astral Traveling is all about.

The new show Astral Traveling is a musical voyage consisting of Spiritual Jazz, Rare-Funk, Afro-Rhythms, Vintage-Latin, Tasteful Hip-Hop, Soulful-Brazilian, Eclectic Electronic I.D.M. and just about anything in between. Both past and present. Hosted by DJ Sesqui every Sunda... Read more

Think about this.

> > > PERCEPTION > ..something to think about... > > > > > Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man > with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that > time approx. 2 thousand people went through the... Read more

Reviews of District 9 and Inglourious Basterds, both in wide release

District 9 (New Zealand) Director: Neill Blomkamp With: Sharlto Copley, etc. One of the joys of reviewing movies is the pleasant surprise. Sometimes I wonder if I have become jaded, and that my tastes are too refined for the average movie patron. Then, a little gem like t... Read more

It's garden-variety racism, people

White people, of course, having never experienced the business end of institutionalized racism, can only achieve an approximate understanding of it. Fortunately, Tim Wise is on the scene to help. Here's Wise on how racism is driving the opposition to health care. "You know ... Read more

Cuz, y'know, it helps me think

August 17, 2009 So, apparently public debate about health care is ... intimidating somehow, because more and more folks are showing up to town hall meetings with guns. From the Arizona Republic: A man, who decided not to give his name, was walking around the pro-health care... Read more

Michelle Ramin and Jason Doize

Listen to the interview here. This week on Art Focus my guest will be Michelle Ramin, who has a show up at Falsefront called Need it/Got it - along with the director of Falsefront, Jason Doizé. Falsefront is a curious space – in a neighborhood full of homes, it looks like i... Read more

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