Japan=Sneaker capital

These sneakers represent different Japanese city's and are representations of the city's most prominent feature. Sneaker Freaker leaked this info, however, they have yet released any dates that these shoes will hit the market, :(

Fukuaka... Multi-Colored Dunks, for the Yamakasa festival
Nagoya... Gold Dunks, for Dolphins, the country's mascot.
Osaka... Red/White Stripes, for the Doutonbori (a drumming doll)
Tokyo... Furry Dunks, for the Gorilla Ling-Ling

For those who still enjoy the occasional BigMac or the frequent beef burrito, this one's for you. The Meatrix is a spoof on the Matrix film with Keanu Reeves, and takes the viewers through the tainted meat industry. Watch and learn kids, it will help you make that decision the next time you need a protein boost.

Bejing 2008

a stadium for the Beijing Olympics.

China is gearing up for the Beijing Olympics. And by gearing up I mean scrambling to make the country look presentable. The lengths at which China is preparing for 'the games' is extensive.

--> China is pau$ing all construction
Month's before the August Olympics, China will stop all construction in the country in an attempt to ease the dust problem lingering in the local Beijing air. Beijing is supposedly one of the most polluted cities in the world; a problem that China would rather not advertise to the world in August. While the air might benefit from this temporary pause, how is this economic coma going to effect the local, national, or global (US) economy?

-->China is SEEDING its CLOUDS.
With the aid of scientific intervention China will prevent rainfall during the Beijing Olympics. This will be done by cloud-seeding, in which silver iodide is injected into the cloud, via airplane, in an attempt to prevent hail or rainfall from reaching the ground. Originally devised to prevent hail from ruining crops in the Kentucky fields, the seeding technique is now being applied to the flower beds in Beijing. Flowers that would normally be dead by August, will now be alive and ready to entertain the masses come August.

SF RUN.

This is a movie clip of the Olympic run in London. So much drama surrounding these torch sprints, its a shame that people have to resort to the Olympics to make their voices heard. A sign of how well Democracy is working then huh.....

Olympic drama.

Three individuals from the Students for a Free Tibet organization climbed the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge today to protest the Olympic torch that will make its way through SF tomorrow. The protest is actually more pointed towards the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the good publicity that China will receive by hosting the Olympic games this summer. The three activists were up on the wires for three hours and walked onto the bridge with a baby carriage holding their poster paraphernalia. It took IRONWORKERS, who were working on the bridge, to remove the climbers from the wires. 

$ea$onal Eat$: April

VEGETABLE$:
Peak:

• Artichokes
• Asparagus
• Mushrooms
• Celery root
• Greens/collards
• Salad Mix'd greens.
  

New In $ea$on:

• Avocado's
• Fava beans
• English Pea's
• Beets

FRUIT$:
Peak:

• Grapefruit
• Rhubarb
• Strawberries
• Tangelos
  

K!!RO

Oh my goodness. Nirvana. The KIIRO Scavenger hunt is here. Three pages list the items that you need to find and the pictures that you need to take of certain things. Items include: ghetto bling, grillZ, cucumber pepsi, Michael Jordan paraphenelia, and ample KidRobot toys. Its all due on April 11 so lets get crackin.

100'$

ITS HERE.
The Hundreds store.
PO$T $treet.
Opened last week.
SF is slowly moving towards being a more fashionista. with more stores being drawn to the city.
Word on the street:: Undefeated and Alife are supposed to move into SF.... :P

Ready?

An American Le$$on.

The first is Obama's Speech- in its entirety.

The second video is an example of Wright's sermon.

Tuesday 18 March 2008 "A More Perfect Union"

And it comes to this. If anyone didn't hear Obama speak last Tuesday, than you should press play as soon as possible. Do it.

With that being said, Obama's 'race' speech was very ponient. He addressed the racism that still lingers in this country; his giving such a speech is evidence of this. The racial tension in this country is passive yet still prevalent. The speech was motivated by Obama's former preacher Jeremiah Wright's sermon that accused the US of being responsible for 9-11 and racist. If you want to analyze this on your own be my guest. All I can say is that Wright is not the first to make such assertions and if anyone had a problem hearing it from him, it is simply because he is a black man and is associated with Senator Obama.
Many people were just taken aback by Wrights enthusiasm when preaching, but people: he was PREACHING. Put on channel 2 on Sunday morning and you can see a white man doing the same. I'm not saying that people are intentionally trying to be racist, but there is definitely a double standard here. Whore, slut, player, pimp, racist, aggressive, passionate, mainstream; its all the same. What Wright was saying was not out of this world. He stated we live in a world ruled by white men. He stated that 9-11 was our fault. He stated how Hillary will never have to fear being called a n*gger. Whats so crazy about these statements? We are currently in a country in which we have NO place being, fighting a battle in which we had no place starting.
Over 1 million Iraqi's have been killed, with no estimate of the amount injured. The war has cost over $3 TRILLION while CA is in a budget crisis, school budgets are getting cut, teachers laid off, gas prices are going up, and environments are depleting. Why not blame all of this on Reverend Wright, that $ounds easier.
Aside from this controversy and Wrights statements, no one even acknowledged how much church and state were mixed. Aren't they supposed to be isolated from one another? In which case, what does it matter how Obama and Wright know each other. Why am I not considered in this debate? Or those who do not identify with a religion? Why should we tolerate listening to a presidential candidate discuss how they found god etc. This country if fucked up, double standards should not be the rule of the land. It simply exposes the sloppy nature of American rule book.
Ultimately, Barack Obama's speech was profound, poetic, and acknowledged everyone. He touched on racism of his White Grandmother, discrimination between the classes, and how these realities contradict the ideals of the American constitution. This speech was an eloquent way to spin a negative into a positive and was a true example of intellect in the media, another trait we don't often see.

I'm exhausted with the contradictions in politics of this country and am ready for a change. Maybe in six month's Barack Obama won't need to be spell checked.