Category: review
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VIDEO: U35 Poetry Night @ Marilave
U35 is a bi-monthly reading series for poets under the age of thirty-five, conceived as a space for greater community as well as diversity of voice and vision. On Tuesday, July 23, we are pleased to be featuring poets Nora Delaney, Jade Sylvan, and Mary Benson. Check out video from last Tuesday’s poetry reading, hosted…
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“Fix your head in My Crown” – Jay-Z releases Magna Carta Holy Grail
Last night the Internet hiccupped as Jay-Z had his coronation at midnight by way of his Magna Carta Holy Grail. HOV’s new album, named after the charter that limited the powers of the monarch in 13th Century England, is also arguably one of the most heavily promoted albums of the 21st Century. The hip-hop world…
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Kanye West, Yeezus, and Andy Warhol’s “Business Art” by P. Chatelain
I feel like I need a certain disclaimer before I say anything else. Disclaimer: I am a Kanye West fan. That seems sufficient. When I saw that there was an interview on NY Times with Kanye West, knowing that his album Yeezus is coming out this week, I had to take a look. Because, with Kanye, that…
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(VIDEO) “You Can/Can’t Touch My Hair”: Natural Hair on Display by R. Uribe
Ramelcy Uribe is a student from Haverford College from the Bronx, New York. Her internet presence is centralized here. Simply put, the “Natural Hair Movement” for Black womyn from all across the Pan-African diaspora has become our re-introduction to rocking our natural curls and naps. For many, it’s the first time since our childhood or…
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8 Ways to Occupy Your Eyes on the Subway by M.Pitter
Regardless of the city in which you find yourself, whether or not you keep your ears plugged and dressed with music, this list may be applied to most (if not, all) of the subterranean mass transit systems of this planet. On the train, you can: 1. Look directly at other passengers: When boarding the train,…
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Squawk Back Talks Back – Press
Report by A. FORERO – Squawk Back Talks Back In Parentheses talks to Zak Block, 27, editor-in-chief of Squawk Back magazine, about the best and the worst of “publishing the unpolished.”


