MOSHIACH NOW!

Im nin'alu daltei n'divim daltei marom lo nin'alu
"Even if the gates of the rich will be closed, the gates of heaven will never be closed."
-Rabbi Shalom Shabazi
   featured in "Paid In Full" by Eric B. and Rakim

MUSCLE

Jean Claude Van Damme, pictured with Russian PM Vladimir Putin.

THE MINSTREL SHOW

"A lot of stuff that's out there today - it's coonery and buffoonery. I know it's making a lot of money, breaking records, but we could do better. That's my opinion."

-Spike Lee, on Tyler Perry

SCHMATTA BUSINESS

"It's in my blood. A legacy of merchants and hustlers and business owners. But there was something, I think, in the Jewish comunity that went on post World-War II where to be a merchant was declasse. My dad went to Harvard, his two brothers went to Yale. Being a "professional" was really improtant. But for me, I love that my grandfathers had their own businesses, their own employees. My dream was to build an organization.  "

-Dov Charney

PIRATE SEASON

"Yo ho."

I WAS BORN TO KILL

"He wants to get fat. He doesn't want his braider braiding every nook and cranny of his hair. He doesn't want to have ripples in his stomach. He doesn't want the pressure of being 'Untitled' the video."

NEIGHBORHOOD

An aging shopkeeper, a retired Black cop, and a self-taught martial artist take a stand against the gangs that have terrorized their community for years. Seven Samurai meets Gran Torino.

JOY

"Whatever joy there is in this world,
All comes from desiring others to be happy.

And whatever suffering there is in this world,

All comes from desiring myself to be happy."

-Shantideva

BABYLON

Prime Minister-Elect, Ayad Allawi, is escorted by a security entourage after his bloc is declared the slim victor in Iraq's Parliamentary election. He maintains a secular, anti-Iran platform.

OVERLOAD

"If it's love, it's ELECTRIC."

-from Style-O, The Gorillaz featuring Mos-Def & Bobby Wommack