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The Black Male Body: Dead on Arrival (Fruitvale Station & Trayvon Martin)
by Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris With Zimmerman found not guilty, and Director Ryan Coogler recapping Oscar Grant’s last days on the big screen, the reoccurring injustices to the Black Male Body are painfully evident. While the “Not Guilty” verdict is saturating headlines from print to post, it’s not the only tragic story of an unarmed black male being crucified by an overzealous, gun-wielding “authority figure.” Millennial Movie Maker Ryan Coogler, 26, has bought his award-winning story Fruitvale Station, of a 22-year-old Bay Area resident Oscar Grant to the big screen. Produced by Forest Whitaker and starring Academy Award winner Olivia Spencer as Oscar’s mom, the 90 minute feature film…
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Philly Food Truck: FARM TRUCK
Philly loves Food Trucks! And what’s not to love – they are normally run by creative, dedicated foodies who want to bring unique flavors to the public. And with lower over head, there’s more time to talk to their customers! At a recent XPN Key Studios Session (Lenfest Plaza) I got a chance to talk to 3 great food truck owners. Later, I sent each an email asking if they wanted to participate in a new series on Tinsel & Tine profiling Food Trucks. My first response was from FARM TRUCK. Farm Truck is run by Kris Pepper & Eliot Coven, look at these guys – if they serve 300…
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Wanted: A Man! To Be A Blog Contributor That Is
I receive many submissions from freelance writers who wish to Guest Blog as a way of also promoting a link to another business. It’s mutually beneficial in that it promotes blog traffic, still, I’m very picky when it comes to doing this. I don’t want Tinsel & Tine to become too commercial, especially since I don’t get paid to post these “Guest Posts”. I retain carte blanche when it comes to editing these pieces, and if I’m not interested in reading the article, than I don’t subject my readers to it. But Candace Smith’s submissions are a different story (See her latest review of Sinister and links to her other…
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Diner en Blanc – Guest Blogger The Bicycle Chef
My friend and fellow blogger Denine Gorniak aka The Bicycle Chef was among the select guests invited to participate in the amazingly chic food event called Diner en Blanc! What is Diner en Blanc? – There are about a dozen or so now. Most take place in Europe and total several hundred members each year. The most important Dîner en Blanc, which was also the starting point of the movement, is the one in Paris. Instigated over 25 years ago with a handful of friends. At the last minute, the location is given to friends and acquaintances who have been patiently waiting to learn the “Dîner en Blanc’s” secret place.…
