Monday, November 17, 2003
Do good and how to avoid being a victim of "Playlistism"
Is Halloween the new Thanksgiving because the Christmas advertising blitz has been going heavy since at least that date? What happened to waiting until the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to start the bombardment?
Wanna do good (and, in some cases, get a tax deduction before the end of the year)? Here's some options:
1. A reminder that the East Harlem Tutorial Program, an award-winning non-profit, volunteer tutoring program in New York City offering over 500 young people individual tutoring in reading, writing, math, science, computers/technology etc., is having a fundraiser this Thurday (November 20) to celebrate the launch of their Junior Board. Details as follow:
Date: Thursday November 20th
Time: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Place: Sage (331 Park Ave S. at 24th Street)
Cost: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
Drink Specials, DJ spinning Hip-Hop/Rock/'80s
Click here to purchase online via Ticketweb.
Feel free to forward to friends. Email board co-chair Don Cornwell with any questions.
2. Make the long-proposed memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a reality by logging onto the National Memorial Project Foundation site here. (Shortcut to the "make a contribution" link here). Help build the dream.
3. Finally, support a new organization called Declare Yourself. Anything that gets young voters out to the polls (especially for next year's Presidential election which is Declare Yourself's focus) and more aware about political issues affecting them and their community is something worth supporting. Related reading: "TV Producer Starts Campaign to Register Young Voters for '04" (Source: New York Times)
Don't become a victim of playlistism, the newest form of social bigotry and discrimination: "ITunes Undermines Social Security" (Source: Wired News). Avoid revealing your embarassing or appalling taste in music by referring to sites like Turntablelab, Rough Trade Records, Hiphopsite.com, DustyGrooves (see links at left in the "Check these sites out" section) or also Pitchfork Media and BurnitBlue for a guide to good new music in a variety of genres worth downloading that'll save you getting clowned by your fellow itune network members. Related reading: "Adventures in Higher Education iPod Envy" (Source: The Wesleyan Argus)
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Wanna do good (and, in some cases, get a tax deduction before the end of the year)? Here's some options:
1. A reminder that the East Harlem Tutorial Program, an award-winning non-profit, volunteer tutoring program in New York City offering over 500 young people individual tutoring in reading, writing, math, science, computers/technology etc., is having a fundraiser this Thurday (November 20) to celebrate the launch of their Junior Board. Details as follow:
Time: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Place: Sage (331 Park Ave S. at 24th Street)
Cost: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
Drink Specials, DJ spinning Hip-Hop/Rock/'80s
Click here to purchase online via Ticketweb.
Feel free to forward to friends. Email board co-chair Don Cornwell with any questions.
2. Make the long-proposed memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a reality by logging onto the National Memorial Project Foundation site here. (Shortcut to the "make a contribution" link here). Help build the dream.
3. Finally, support a new organization called Declare Yourself. Anything that gets young voters out to the polls (especially for next year's Presidential election which is Declare Yourself's focus) and more aware about political issues affecting them and their community is something worth supporting. Related reading: "TV Producer Starts Campaign to Register Young Voters for '04" (Source: New York Times)
Don't become a victim of playlistism, the newest form of social bigotry and discrimination: "ITunes Undermines Social Security" (Source: Wired News). Avoid revealing your embarassing or appalling taste in music by referring to sites like Turntablelab, Rough Trade Records, Hiphopsite.com, DustyGrooves (see links at left in the "Check these sites out" section) or also Pitchfork Media and BurnitBlue for a guide to good new music in a variety of genres worth downloading that'll save you getting clowned by your fellow itune network members. Related reading: "Adventures in Higher Education iPod Envy" (Source: The Wesleyan Argus)
