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Black on the Block The Politics of Race and Class in the City In Black on the Block , Mary Pattillo—a Newsweek Woman of the 21st Century—uses the historic rise, alarming fall, and equally dramatic renewal of Chicago’s North Kenwood–Oakland neighborhood to explore the politics of race and class in contemporary urban America.             There was a time when North Kenwood–Oakland was plagued by gangs, drugs, violence, and the font ... more

Jacques Rancière is the Emeritus Professor of Aesthetics and Politics at the University of Paris VIII where he taught from 1969 to 2000. He continues to teach, as a visiting professor, in a number of Universities, including Rutgers, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Berkeley. His work has been translated into 14 languages, and has been subject to numerous special issues, symposia and critical commentaries. His latest titles to appear in English translation are Disagreement, Politics, and Philosophy ... more

There is a new so-called ‘blogbook’ series at eonic-effect.net on The Politics of Evolution , Toward a Postdarwinian Politics As we study the eonic effect, we discover its subtle relationship to the ‘evolution of freedom’, and a series of snapshots of the emergence of liberalism in the early modern. One thing that is needed as culture proceeds toward a Postdarwinian culture is a new sense of universal history that is not entangled in the religious mythologies of the ... more

Everywhere Magazine : Everywhere Magazine produces a great print edition of the most popular stories from their user generated travel site. Another great example of, what I see, is the future of web media: an intersection between social networking, user generated content and paid journalism. I’ve signed up and will be adding some travel stories … … right after I finish uploading my flickr account, making a video for Current, twittering, updating my wordpress blog as well as this thing.... more

brooklyngirl : People keep reblogging this Marco “quote� that unless you reblog a post from someone you’re following within a month, you’ll automatically unfollow them. Sounds completely antithetical to the tumblr spirit, right? That’s because it is. Seems to have all started with with this post from bjornstar — but if you click the Marco link he’s posted, you’ll see that Marco says NOTHING of the sort. By the way, bjornstar is also the guy who said he doesn’t f... more

Notes On Contemplating Hipster Retirement - rise of the hipsterllectual?? : miss-r : hipsterrunoff : Do you think 25 is a good age to retire from actively trying to be cool and attempting to look interesting and cultured in the eyes of people who don’t know you? When is it time to transition… I like this response, from Kevin: isn’t basically everyone who produces the music, fashion, accessories, etc that drives the hipster aesthetic and lifestyle in their late 20’s / ear... more

anthonydever : I live in Australia but the New York Tumblr party is enough reason for me to move overseas without any job prospects/friends/rational explanation/etc etc. Rachel and I are definitely feeling the same. Sunday evening I left NY but not without voicing an out loud promise that I would return sometime in 2009. And this time commit to a more long-term relationship.  ... more