THE SQUEEZE / FALL/ WINTER 2008–09
IT'S A COLD COLD WORLD
FIRST THINGS FIRST: VOTE OBAMA!!!!

Second: Maybe it's time we get more innovative about ways of changing the world ourselves or making it the world we wish it were. Here are a few ways some interesting people have decided to start.
Courtesy of TED.com.

Bill Strickland: Rebuilding America,
One Slide Show At A Time

Matthieu Ricard: Habits of Happiness

Stew: "Black Men Ski"

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The Do'Bees

Kyle Donovan a noted publisher and entrepreneur has developed the Do'Bees to inspire the minds of children.

Kyle created the Do’Bees after his daughter kept changing her mind about what it was she wanted to be when she grew up. When all was said and done, he let her know that as long as she worked hard and never gave up she could be anything she wanted to be. Soon after the Do’Bees were born. Visit www.thedobees.com for more information and the purchase a book for your child or some you'd like to inspire.

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Design Works by Twan Verdonck

The Boezels are a series of seventeen fuzzy human or animal-like toys developed by Twan Verdonck. They were initially designed for mentally challenged people and elderly with Alzheimer’s as sensorial stimulation therapy (snoezelen) tools to help the learning process and reduce anxiety.
Each Boezel friend has unique characteristics and stimulates one or more of the four senses (touch, smell, hearing, sight.) There is a monkey, called Tummy, which can be heated in the microwave and makes the user’s belly warm when placed in proximity. Reura is a snake with a relaxing smell. The zHumanoyd is an abstract baby with a special scent and a mirror in which a person can recognize himself. The Boezels vary in size from 20 cm to 200 cm so that some Boezels can be cuddled on the lap and others will cuddle the user. Due to the perfectly balanced combination of material, weight and size they provoke a strong feeling of physical contact.
The Boezels are not only meant for, but are also created BY mentally challenged people. They are not produced in a typical factory, but produced in a daycare center "De Wisselstroom" in Hapert, the Netherlands where a small group of people with mental impairments are working in close collaboration with Verdonck. Much research has been done on the tactile qualities of the Boezels. Besides literature studies, observation of snoezelen rooms and interviews with social workers, many prototypes were made in a large variety of materials and tested with focus groups. Initially this was done to find out which prototype would have the best sensorial effect on the user. Later models were simplified and tested to enable production at the Wisselstroom’s workshop.
Currently, the Boezels are successfully used for therapy by a large variety of people and organizations throughout Europe. However, Verdonck has discovered that not only mentally challenged people or elderly with Alzheimer’s enjoy the pleasure of Boezels, but they appeal to almost anyone who interacts with them. They have appeared in collectors’ living rooms and trendy design magazines. "My project is a metaphor and example for how we could deal with social care, industry, design and art" says Verdonck.
In 2005 the Boezels were exhibited in "Safe: Design Takes on Risk" at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), in New York who also acquired the Boezels for their permanent collection (2006). Since then, the Boezels have been travelling around the world for design shows, and conferences making friends with people across ages, needs and lifestyles! More information available at: www.boezels.com (text by Lisa M. Abendroth, Associate Professor, Metropolitan State College of Denver.)

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The Designs of Kathy Misick

The Art Of Nicola Lopez

Zulu Rose

Thx for coming out. God Bless and Goodnight

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THE SQUEEZE / SPRING 2008
IT'S SPRING AGAIN:)

Introducing Santogold (aka Santi White) and producer/songwriter John Hill, aka Johnny Rodeo. They form the nucleus of this new creation. The Santogold landscape is speckled with the flavor of DJ's/Producers and underground fly kids who have rallied behind them to deliver some all around hot shit: The late great Disco D, Switch, Sinden, Freq Nasty, Diplo, Radioclit, leadguitarist Clifford "Moonie" Pusey of Steel Pulse, former Bad Brains drummer, Chuck Treece, Naeem Juwan of Spank Rock, M.I.A, and Trouble Andrew.

Derek Weisberg’s sculptures are inspired by the classical imagery of a time when art was created for the inspiration of the people to connect with the divine. Within the pursuit of artisan craftmanship, Derek’s figures are captured in moments of contemplation, anguish and the search for meaning and comprehension of being human during challenging times.

THE SQUEEZE / FEBRUARY 2008
WHERE BROOKLYN AT???

Check out Brooklyn's own MGMT! Dudes are really bringing back the 80's, but that's alright. We can dig it.

THE SQUEEZE / HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008
ARE WE THERE YET???????

While Mr. Boyd is still hard at work keeping his lights on while he adds the finishing touches to his debut album "Godwomanblue: She Made God Sexy", here are some words to live by for those of you hoping to luck upon some "divine" inspiration for your new year's resolution.

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy, on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile. – Earl Nightingale.

THE SQUEEZE / NOVEMBER 2007
AND THEY DANCED TO STRINGS WITH RHTHYM

Led by their 27-year-old conductor/ artistic director Alondra de la Parra, the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas takes to the road for their No Borders tour this November. Their music dances (kinda made me think of those great scores to the old bugs bunny cartoons for a minute, anyway) so much that patrons have been known to dance in the isles. Their repertoire predominately celebrates the rich traditions of concert music from south of the border – particularly Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil. Visit www.poamericas.org to find out when they will be in a city near you. While on their site, you can also listen to/ and download a bunch of their performances for FREE.

THE SQUEEZE / SEPTEMBER 2007
KANYEEZEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be sure to pick up your copy of Kanye's Graduation this month. It would be a shame to watch 50 Cent dominate that day when we know Kayne has done so much more for the evolution of Black Music in America in the last 5 years just as D'Angelo did 8 years ago. Or just support them both. They are both important artists. Their success marks a moment in pop black music history.

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