Design, Karma, Identity, and Football

"By the way, while Washington was weighed down with that tired old caricature of an Indian head on their helmets, Seattle was sporting a lighthearted Seahawk based on an ancient Northwest Coast Native carved totem design. They didn’t just score more touchdowns; they won on style points, too."  "What's in a Name?  The Redskins' Bad Karma" Courtland Miloy

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Alien via Racialicious

Bolaji Badejo is the actor who played Alien in the 1979 Alien.  Classic!

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zipper tie by Kabir Fernandez

Phila style humor

Phila's April Fool's joke - a lane for texting pedestrians. This week long public awareness campaign was the brainchild of Rina Cutler, the Deputy Mayor for Transportation and Utilities, with support from our Mayor Nutter.

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NY state senators Eric Adams and Kevin Parker wear hoodies during the March 26, 2012 Senate Legislative session in solidarity with Trayvon Martin - the latest Black American killed because of a deep seated assumption of his criminality.

absolut truth

This is one of my favorite advertisements of all time. It was a part of a 2008 Absolut Vodka billboard and press campaign in Mexico. Its great social commentary in a time when states like Texas and Arizona are "demanding their country back" with anti-immigrant and Latino legislation. The ad was eventually withdrawn after complaints from offended Americans for its depiction of an actual map from 1830. The international agency responsible, Teran/TBWA, is best known for the Taco Bell Chihuahua campaign.