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This past weekend, NPR’s “In Character” series did a great piece on Desi Arnaz– aka Ricky Ricardo from “I Love Lucy”. It’s awesome to look back at that show and think this was America’s first televised interracial couple. [more]

So I first got exposed to the FloBots, a politically conscious hiphop group, a couple of weeks ago in NY while sharing a hotel room with DJ Coffman. After getting in late from our first day at the New York Comic Con (followed by an impressive array of libations), DJ says to the darkness… Have you ever heard of the FloBots? I rolled over and went to sleep. [more]

The New York Times ran a story today about Grand Theft Auto IV’s Michael Hollick, the actor who lends his voice and physical performance to the game’s lead character, Niko Bellic. [more]

A small group if indie friendly retailers recently sat down at the virtual table with Blue creator, Elizabeth Genco, and discussed how independent creators might more effectively hook retailers. [more]

Was IM’ing with my youngest brother, Pedro, yesterday. Pedro is nineteen years old, a full time college student and a part time urban philosopher. But what I didn’t know about mi hermano is that he also moonlights as a “super delegate for the streetz”. [more]