Q-Tip will be hosting an In-Store Listening Party for his new album, The Renaissance, Wednesday night, October 15th 7-9pm at Turntable Lab L.A. Entry to the event is FREE. There will also be FREE beer and giveaways!
Turntable Lab L.A.
424 N.Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323–782-0173
With the countdown to probably one of the biggest choices Americans are going face in the years to come, the Presidential Elections will be here in no time. In an effort to get the word out for people to vote for their future, Declare Yourself1 partnered up with some of Hollywood’s stars to get the message across. In this case, they did well using “reverse psychology”:
A couple of bits that stood out for me are the ones from Jonah Hill and Sarah Silverman. Comedy is comedy. It’s just bound to get laughs but at the same time, tell the truth. “Truth in jest” right?
Anyways, GOVOTE! Not only does it give your thoughts more weight when debating things ranging from the Economy to Global Warming, but it also allows you to say “YES” when asked in the middle of the debate, “did you vote?”
Voter registration deadlines begin this upcoming Saturday, October 4th. Go do it now before its too late. It’ll only take a couple of minutes to register. Remember, don’t complain if you can’t even exercise your right to vote. I hope that helps.
Update
Only a couple more days till November 4th, Declare Yourself produced part 2 of the campaign:
Declare Yourself is the national nonpartisan, nonprofit voter initiative aimed at registering America’s 18-year-olds to vote in the 2008 primaries and general election. DeclareYourself.com is your place for news and information about the candidates and issues, answers to your questions about registering and voting, and an easy-to-use online registration tool. Declare Yourself will give millions of first-time voters an active voice in their democracy & prove that they are a force to be reckoned with.
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Definitely a classic, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is probably one of those stories that just can be applied to most generations. With that said, it seems that New York artists Mina Karimi and Kara Suhey are recreating the parade scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in the Greenwich Village Halloween parade. After a failed attempt early September due to weather, the duo will try again this upcoming October 31st.
Project Bueller 2.0 is going to be much larger than originally planned. We are now looking to recruit at least 2000 secret agents to capture the spirit of the scene along the parade’s 20 block path.
(Adherence to the 80’s business casual dress code is optional as long as you make up for it with studied 1986 dance moves and unrestrained vocal enthusiasm.)
Voting takes place on January 27, 2009. Google will be picking the top 100 ideas, of which 20 semi-finalists will be selected through public voting. From there, Google advisory board will then select up to 5 final ideas.
After the final ideas have been picked, Google will bring them to life. They will commit $10-million to implement the projects.
I like how Google is doing this. Hopefully, its successful enough that not only a lot of people conceive great ideas but also help the World. If any, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if those 5 or so finalist show up on TED Talks.
More details available at project10tothe100.com. Good luck everyone! Let’s change the World positively.