Archive for the ‘History’ Category

Don’t Vote

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

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Where It All Started

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

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Check out this article New York Magazine published about the fight to keep the 1520 housing building in the Bronx in the hands of the working class community.  The Building is the birth place of hip hop, where Kool Herc first spun some break beats at his sister’s back to school party in 1973.   Things have never been the same.

Palin Update: 17-Year-Old Daughter Pregnant

Monday, September 1st, 2008

We’re glad that whichever presidential pairing wins this year, history will be made.  The McCain/Palin ticket just got hit with their first bag of lemons. Let’s see what they can squeeze this into.

“I Have a Dream” 45 Year Anniversary

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

The Birth of The Cool

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

“The War had left a population bereft of resources in the UK while America ruminated on the birth of consumerism. Rumblings of discontent were heard the world over, but it was perhaps in Great Britain that the most visually beguiling teenage cult of all time was to be born: The Teddy Boy.”

Catch the rest of this story, written by Chris Sullivan, and many others in Frank Book 34, guest curated by Zoltar the Magnificent. Look for the Book at Flagship Retail Network™ Locations soon!

Ancient Ruins

Friday, July 25th, 2008

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In the heart of southern Africa lies the scattered evidence of a lost civilisation whose people built some 20,000 stone structures. These breathtaking ruins constitute the largest continuous stone settlement ever built on Earth as it stretches over thousands of kilometres from South Africa all the way to Kenya and beyond.

Learn more at MaKomati.com

Baby Jumping

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Its as dangerous as it sounds.

“A Spanish tradition dating back from 1620, baby jumping is a practice that take place every year in a small town called Castrillo de Murcia.

During the Colacho festival, people dressed as the devil (Colacho in spanish), jump over babies born in the last 12 months to cleanse them of the original sin and protect them against evil spirits and illness.”

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“Wrong Way” Corrigan, A Real Jet Set Hero

Monday, July 21st, 2008

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Cuz you’re still fiending for stories of aviation hijinx after the Jet Set Chapter of Frank151 dropped months ago, Frank commemorates the 70th anniversary of Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan’s flight across the Atlantic and into the hearts of wingnuts who thought Charles Lindbergh was a punk. Corrigan took off from Brooklyn, NY and wound up in Dublin, Ireland after over 28 hours in the air, despite having submitted a flight plan that named California as his destination.

When the Bureau of Air Commerce came-a knockin’ for an explanation, the seasoned pilot blamed a faulty compass and claimed he hadn’t noticed how off-course he was until 26 hours into the journey. The Irish prime minister welcomed him in the emerald capitol and New Yorkers threw a ticker-tape parade upon his return that outdid Lindbergh’s — all for shoveling so much bullshit onto The Man and getting away with it. What’s more, Corrigan pulled it off in a gangsta ride:

The thing is, Sunshine really was a crate. It was patched up and lashed together and, worse . . . had developed a gas leak that Corrigan decided he didn’t have time to repair. Gasoline actually leaked into the cockpit while the plane was over the Atlantic. Corrigan solved that problem by using a screwdriver to punch a hole in the cockpit floor.

Props to “Wrong Way” Corrigan for elevating the phrase ‘ghetto rig’ to a whole new level.

(via Wired)

Cool Outrageous Lovers Of Uniquely Raw Style

Thursday, July 17th, 2008


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DOPE BOYS

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Check out this clip for The Game’s Dope Boys with Travis Barker laying the drums down on the track. The Game’s  album LAX drops July 8th.

(via KilosandGrams.com)