Art Review, Banksy.

Banksy has truly brought a new era to the art world. Even though he does not want the fame he just wants to make a statement to the world about things that are wrong and go un-noticed by the average person. In the piece I found he shows that image of the grass is greener on the other side, the idea that what you have is never as good as what you neighbor has. He shows through a concrete wall a picture of the beach in a tropical area that could be considered as paradise with children on the outside looking in with a shovel and a bucket which is the things kids bring to beaches to entertain themselves. Banksy is such an amazing artist in my mind because he wants to show people things that they overlook and would not notice unless it was shown to them. This specific piece is different than most of his pieces because he is showing people affected by separation of the wall, most likely he is showing them what they probably already know that what is happening on the other side is better than what is happening on their side. Banksy has so many piece of art that he has done throughout his career, which has made it hard to pick a single piece to review. I appreciate that fact that he does not work for the money, more for the passion and through the passion he has made a living.     

We Have the RIght.

We have the right to chill. Its the last weeks of senior year, we all know where we are going to school next year, or at least have a good idea. Why do teachers want us to work just as hard as usual with the end so near? I mean senioritis is completely contagious and I would be shocked to find a senior that doesn't have it. I would keep writing but senioritis is kicking in again and..... I'm out.

Mr. McCarthy's Birthday week.

This was a couple months ago now, but happy REALLY belated birthday. Thank you for the nice spring break with no homework it was nice to not have to be grinding through homework the entire break. I cant really think of what to write so I am just going to talk about your class. Not trying to kiss ass but Philosophy has been the best english class that I have taken since being at Whitney. Its also the only one that I had a choice whether or not to take so I contribute part of the fact that I like it to that. Also probably one of the most interesting discussions go on in your class. So thank you Mr. McCarthy for having an interesting class, I appreciate it.

X is Known.

Malcolm X is known thats for sure. Maybe not for what he was really about but he is known. If you ask the average person I would bet that they could not tell you what Malcolm X stood for and what he believed in. So what should he be known for? He should be known for his desire to change how people were treated and change the way people thought about race. And simply he wanted to further his race so that they live lives of freedom and without oppression.

X Marks the Spot

So the Autobiography of Malcolm X, its been fairly interesting so far. I dont really agree with a lot of the things he says about white people, but being white, naturally I would hate to be called the White-Devil. He led a pretty interesting life during his time in harlem which gave an interesting glimpse into a portion of history that I would have known little to nothing about. And in at least that aspect the book brought something to the table. Malcolm seems to be one of those people you meet who have been everywhere and done everything who we envy for their ability to wander around and experience all that they can be offered. Aside from that I dont have a lot to say about this book. There are some pretty strong prejudices put on people and makes getting through the book somewhat more difficult.

Beggin'?

Well I'm not Beggin' but I would like to hear Beggin' by Madcon. Beggin' was originally a song by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Frankie Valli was a major contributor to the music industry from the 50's to the 70's. Originally Beggin' was a love song of sorts, basically talking about what a girl has done to him. He also talks about how he wants to change to become the man she wants. And is "Beggin" her not to go. When Madcon remade the song he replaced his voice for Frankie Valli's and made the music more crisp and also added bass to the song. On top of this he also added some lines of rap. Where he he basically re-enforces the idea originally laid down by Frankie Valli. 

Madcon really employs one of my favorite styles of modern music, He incorporated classical music or at least music from a different generation that you would not expect to go well with rap. I think that although he did not create the song and he is using something from someone else, it takes true skill to pull it off well. I also have to say that if it was not for this song I would not have gotten the original song which is equally as good as the remake.  

I Know This Means Something.

I know this means something..... What does that mean? These headings are ridiculously vague. So Ill talk about the fact that we just had two days off of school cause there was an insane amount of snow. I dont know what the rest of the city looks like because I have not been able or willing to get a car out of our alley or get to the train. But on wednesday I casually walked down Sheridan Road in Rogers park and saw about 5 cars driving around. For people who dont live on the North Side, Sheridan road is possibly the busiest road around here no matter what time of day. So to celebrate the fact that no cars were driving on it I made a snow angel for the experience. My street just got plowed (its 8:30 on thursday) by a piece of demolition equipment that my dad told me weighed at least 15tons, which had trouble with all the snow on my street, but the driver was a real chill bro and plowed our driveway for us so it worked out for us. My neighbor who owns a BBQ restaurant gave us food today because no one came to his restaurant today. Wonder why? But it was amazing.

I know what this means!
Snow Day.