Filed under: Books, Skateboarding | Tags: art book, bart simpson, Book, coffee table book, Fine Art, Photography, Skate Culture, Skateboarding, Skatebook
“skatebook (a league on it’s own)” – worldwide skateboarding
“I just recieved my Skatebooks and am changing my underware as we speak” – John Mcmahon
“My copies arrived and I can safely say these books are the greatest tribute to skateboarding. The amazing work in each ‘issue’ will be remembered forever and ever. I haven’t been this inspired by a skate publication since I was a kid* in the 80s/early 90s where I’d read the mags cover-to-cover over n’ over… Hats off to all involved and more power to you!” – sahlan78
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Filed under: Books | Tags: Andy Warhol, Book, Fine Art, Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York, Phoebe Hoban, The Factory
I mowed through this book. Lots of name dropping and more focused on the art and club scene in New York in the 80’s, but enjoyable to read nonetheless.
Filed under: Books, Skateboarding | Tags: Books, Michael Burnett, Skate Culture, Skateboarding, Skateboarding Book, Toy Machine
Michael Burnett, one of skateboarding’s most important photographers of this past decade published THE OUTSKIRTS of AWESOME. All of the photos were taken on skateboarding trips during the summer of 2007. Inside the book there are images documenting the human condition as it occurred on Michael’s travels with various skateboard teams. Countries and continents visited include Europe, Russia, China, and the USA. Get one while they last.
Filed under: Books, Read | Tags: Book, Books, Moshin Hamid, New York Times Best Seller, Politics, Religion, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
I finished reading the reluctant fundamentalist. Being an Iranian-American, I have to admit that there are parts of Moshin Hamid’s book that intrigued me; certain sentiments that hit home. On the other hand America has become somewhat of a cheap and easy target for critics over the past decade. What imperialist empire hasn’t had it’s fare share of criticizers? Quite frankly isn’t Islam the largest religion in the world? Would it be fare to say that Islam has invaded many of the nations where the people adopted it’s tenets? It’s safe to say that Iran is one of them. To this day I don’t understand why or how an entire country could be subjected to an alien paradigm. Must be fear of hell or the sword, I guess. I must admit that This was a hard book to put down due to Moshin’s writing style and the subject matter. Does America deserve the hate expressed in this novel? possibly. Then again if the USA shouldn’t be the most dominant influence in the world with regards to politics, economies, civil liberties, atrocities and the list goes on, then what country should be? Like it says in the book. Nothing lasts forever and time only moves in one direction. Worth reading.
Filed under: Books | Tags: Alison Wearing, An Iranian Journey, Book, Contemporary Iran, Honeymoon In Purdah, Iran, Persia, Travel Memoir
A must read for anyone curious about the true nature of persian/iranian people. Cuts through all the negative Iranian propaganda in the corporate US media. This is certainly not to say that Iran as a country is perfect, but it certainly is not what the corporate media makes it out to be. Warm, compelling, compassionately written. An entertaining journey to say the least.
Filed under: Art & Photography, Books, Skateboarding | Tags: Jai Tanju, Lifestyle, Marc Johnson, Skate Culture, Skateboarding, Skateboarding Art, Skateboarding Books
I truly love this piece. The collage of Marc Johnson was made by Jai Tanju using a black and white print and found skateboard deck wood chips. This image is out of Jai’s new book titled “just keep going”. The book is about Jai’s trip to Tokyo, Japan for an art show he was in. Pick up a copy when it comes out… it’s amazing. In the meantime, check out some of Jai’s other books.
Filed under: Books, Daily Randoms, Read | Tags: Book, Irish American Gangster, Irish Mafia, Mafia, Paddy Whacked, Politics, Read, St. Patricks Day, TJ English
This is one of the best books that I read last year. Read it…
Einstein – His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
This book is one of my favorite biographies that I’ve read in awhile. Here are a couple quotes from the book that offer some insight into Einstein’s astonishing character.
“Blind respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
“Loyalty to a (political) party Einstein felt, meant surrendering some independence of thought. Such conformity confounded him. ‘How an intelligent man can subscribe to a party I find a complete mystery.’”
” A new idea comes suddenly and in a rather intuitive way.”
“It is important to note, however, that the theory of relativity does not mean that ‘everything is relative’. It does not mean that everything is subjective. Instead it means that measurements of time can be relative, depending on the motion of the observer.”
