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via guardian.co.uk Obama, be like Clinton in this way: When Blair was all about Anthony Giddens, Clinton too started reading. Now Bauman is definitely better than Giddens, so I want to see Liquid Modernity on your nightstand. Posted via email from sam han’s posterous

Reuters/Nir Elias A farmer from the Zhuang ethnic minority works at his rice terrace near Pingan Village in Longsheng in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang PINGWEN VILLAGE, Guangxi province — As I walked into the living room of the farmer’s new house, I noticed that the floor was still wet from a recent mopping — and […]

via newstatesman.com I’ve been engaged in a two-day crash course on Red Toryism. Why? I don’t know. But after listening to a couple of podcasts and articles featuring Blond, I’m convinced there is something to his critique of (neo)liberalism and the State. I, however, am worried that it’s, as Zizek’s keen to say, “a right […]

via nytimes.com I wish Baudrillard were still around to keep track and comment on the development (or not) of Chinese consumer society. Posted via email from sam han’s posterous

via nytimes.com A bit of a hack-job I think. Posted via email from sam han’s posterous

via huffingtonpost.com These are incredible. They almost seem “staged” in the sense that they were taken yesterday but made to look old. MODERNITY! There is something I do genuinely love about you. (I guess…) Posted via email from sam han’s posterous

and it’s free! this is why Woody is wrong when he says that indie/experimental hip-hop is never to be listened to. now, while this music isn’t reaching down my throat and yanking hard on my jiggy organs, I’ve been grinning like an idiot and bopping along to this album all day. ladies and robots: G […]

We’ve all heard the complaints. We may even have some ourselves, depending on how old we are and what “era” of hip hop we consider to be the one we grew up on. “Where are the Rakims, the BDK’s or the KRS’s?” is a kind of line you hear from someone who, while scratching his […]

via nytimes.com I remember when my friends in middle school were carrying around Discmans with CDs made by their Rabbis with their Torah portion on it so they could study before the big day. I thought it was pretty nifty, as CD burners, at the time, were quite novel. (Ugh, remember how 2x CD burning […]

via nytimes.com On point as usual. Posted via email from sam han’s posterous