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Up-and-coming rock band Radio Silence NYC have teamed up with not-for-profit organization DoSomething.org – the largest organization for young people and social change nationwide– to promote an important message about tolerance via their debut music video. The video for their song “Renegade” opens … [Read more...]
It’s a dual question. Why Teach For America, and why teach for America? The oft-lauded and oft-criticized program has spent considerable time in the spotlight recently as more and more policy makers and philanthropists have begun to embrace TFA’s views and ideals. Proponents say that the … [Read more...]
It seems that Michael Jackson is going the route that other music icons have traveled down before him. On December 14th, the King of Pop will be releasing a new posthumous album called Michael. Here is a quote from the press release: "The creative process never stopped for the King of Pop who was … [Read more...]
In this riveting documentary film about The Doors, we get a first hand look at the rock quartet whose impact on the American Rock music scene is still felt four decades after the band's untimely demise in 1971. Written and directed by Tom DiCillo, narrated by Johnny Depp, and produced by Law & … [Read more...]
On Wednesday, October 20th, I attended an open, public hearing about the expansion of Success Charter Network into vacant space at PS 145. The meeting, held in PS 145’s auditorium, was open to the public and attended by parents from both PS 145 and SCN’s schools, as well as by employees of both … [Read more...]
In the late to mid 90’s an obscure French band named Air released a single called, “Sexy Boy,” which hit top of the charts throughout the world and earned Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel a place in modern contemporary culture. Since then both men from Versailles, France have compiled a body of … [Read more...]