“Meh.” I think it’s fair to say that’s how Floridians are feeling about Tuesday’s primary. Anyone want to start a “he’s the lesser of two evils” drinking game?
You heard the Rolling Stones covers and the Moby samples. Alan Lomax heard it first.
What are Florida Republicans thinking as they go to the polls for today’s primary? Some are more enthusiastic than others about the Republicans hoping to win the Florida primary.
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Le sigh.
Aw, man, I think that’s the sound of my faith in humanity being restored.
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Bon Iver & St. Vincent | Roslyn
Easing into the morning.
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The Piano Guys ft. Alex Boye | Paradise (Peponi)
A cover of Coldplay’s ‘Paradise’ in Swahili.
My new impromptu-kitchen-dance-party jam (everything is better in Swahili remix)
Fictional documentary. A really lovely, elegant mood board (for when your mood is sadness, despair, longing, “at least my house looks nice,” etc.).
The New York Times takes a look at how complicated the US Census can be for Caribbean-Americans. For example, the Garifunas, who are part African, part Caribbean and part Central American, don’t fit into any box.
(Source: The New York Times)
An “unknown, scary creature” threatens the state of Rhode Island in this news clip, which is clearly my new moment of zen.
As Haitians in South Florida mark the second anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that crippled their Caribbean homeland, many are questioning the ongoing aid efforts in their homeland and the support for earthquake survivors still in the U.S. An @AP video by my colleague Tony Winton.
Miami, Florida on Flickr.
An exhibit of contemporary Haitian art created since the 2010 earthquake, “Global Caribbean III: Haiti Kingdom of this World” shows the Caribbean country as a creative hub, not a catastrophe. If you’re in Miami and looking for an alternative to the mournful coverage about the lack of progress in Haiti over the last two years, check out this show at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.
The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of two Alabama residents whose single-engine plane splashed down in the Bahamas. What makes this small plane crash special: The plane had its own parachute.
Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them.
(Source: brainpickings.org)
