odd moments, where you’re confronted with your own reality and wonder if Alain de Button was correct when he said:
We dislike most people too much to do them the honour of arguing with them.
I made a promise to some friends to start writing again. Regardless of my lack of digital discipline or my offline ADHD [...]
Growing up, I didn’t care much for Somali music, only could bear a few icons and if annoyed, I would imitated the great pop singers with a whiny voice. Back then CNN reports of refugee camps in Ethiopia or Kenya were visual background themes to my childhood. So, the music of my mother’s teenage years [...]
The bummy look has confiscated my world. As much as I would like to graduate to worthwhile items, my love for scruffy cheapness and almost empty wallet control my shopping experience. Nonetheless, below some inspiration to steal for :).
A balloon. A square. History surrounds her youthfulness. Yet, the future seems to be embracing her dreams. In simplicity lies beauty. I snatched this photo off the Dazed & Confused special cover on China & its magical art and pop world. Just, because, it reminded me of myself at her age. A time where hours [...]
Music artists are exploring and expanding their artistic reach, after all an album is not enough anymore. A great example, which has been on rotation since last week, is Baloji’s ‘Karibu Ya Bintou’. A story set in the streets of Kinshasa, Congo, in the spirit of the great Muhammed Ali’s classic ‘Rumble in the Jungle’. [...]
(photo via miha_ta)
“I realize all I can put in the imperfect vessel of writing are imperfect memories and imperfect thoughts.”
Haruki Murakami
The world’s economical turmoil often leads to increasing rates of divorce everywhere. Basic cliche science, right?! Well, allegedly, divorce is slowly shedding off negative connotations, since people are finding ways to celebrate new beginnings. And where there’s a need, someone will supply :), so The London- based baker Fay Millar started creating and selling [...]
A few days ago, I read an article in the Dutch newspaper ‘Volkskrant’ on the ‘Niet Normaal (not Normal) exhibition at the Beurs of Berlage, which has been beyond well promoted in Amsterdam. Often this means the organization is either rich or kissed by the golden gloves of the art funds. Despite its PR machine, [...]