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I’m really digging the nice hook on singer/songwriter Santogold’s “L.E.S. Artistes”. The video is interesting…it kind of looks like a commercial for the Whitney Biennial.

By the way, Res fans should know that Santogold co-wrote and produced her 2001 album How I Do. Those Philly women sure know how to rock.

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Trigger: Santogold

Over the weekend Rayme and I began filming our documentary right here in NYC. It was very tiring but so much fun, and we couldn’t have done it without the help of so many amazing people!!

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“After years of civil war, most Lebanese were coming to terms with their nation’s past and looking forward to a peaceful future. Director Zeina Aboul Hosn visited Beirut a week before the war began. This film is a journey through her memories of Beirut – as the bombs started falling.”

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Trigger: watch more short films at Pangea Day’s official site

Quote: “Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film. Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it’s easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film.”

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Trigger: America the Beautiful official site

Back in my days of free magazines, a bad selection was forgivable. Now it costs $5-$9. I wanted something I hadn’t read before from the indie side of the rack. I hastily chose Swindle, Shepard Fairey’s pet dedicated to street art, art art, and posturing coolness.

When I flipped through it at home, I had a Jean Kilbourne moment.

The oral fixation is only slightly more original then having a themed “London Issue”. My mistake.

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Trigger: Swindle magazine

Yet another reason to hate/boycott American Apparel- kudos to the defacer who wrote “Gee, I wonder why women get raped?” on this NYC billboard.
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Trigger/Site: Feministing

Awhile back, I wrote about a potential flaw in the Truth Isn’t Sexy campaign: men who pay for sex might not be concerned with the large-scale effects of their behavior (slavery, abuse, etc).

From The Guardian’s lead article on the increased incidence of sex trafficking into Britain:

“In a recent study by the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University, researchers asked men arrested for kerbcrawling to pick from a list of factors which might deter them from buying sex. While some agreed that large fines or being publicly shamed would do so, none cited knowing that a woman was forced into prostitution.”

The British government hopes that harsher laws against clients will be the key to stalling the growing sex trade.

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Trigger: “Men who buy sex could face prosecution” by Tania Branigan
Site: Guardian Unlimited

Weberson Santiago is a São Paulo-based illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines, comic books, advertisements…

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I love his work, especially the way he sketches women: so beautiful, so emotional, and so strong.

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Trigger: illustrator Weberson Santiago
Site: portfolio and blog

“Without demand there would be no market for trafficked women and children.” These words come from The Truth Isn’t Sexy Campaign, a London-based initiative to raise awareness of the connection between prostitution and sexual slavery.

One way they’re spreading the message is by placing the above posters in pub toilets. Granted, a man considering paying for sex might not think of the abuse and exploitation he is helping to support. But the creative is strong and will undoubtedly draw much needed attention to this issue.

To find out how to put together a campaign in your city, click below.

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Trigger: Get involved: The truth isn’t sexy

Some have complained about this slideshow of 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art because it doesn’t include women of color.  A valid point, but I say all the more reason to create your own presentation.

The beauty of easy editing/instant publishing technologies (Jumpcut is one) is that the tools are now available to everyone. The only limit is your imagination!

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Trigger: Women in art