An aerial view of the former Alameda NAS– the former military base was closed under BRAC in 1997 and is now a community farm project. Alameda Naval Air Station experienced its heyday during WWII and somewhat during the Cold War. Under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC), the base was closed in 1997 but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I confess, “if I’m being completely honest” as American Idol judge Simon Cowell used to say, I have watched every season of American Idol (AI) since it started. I got hooked by the bad auditions in the beginning of the first season, not expecting to be engaged in the contestants plights and quests for stardom. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
M.I.A.’s new video directed by Romain Gavras is stirring up some controversy and not for nudity like Erykah Badu’s “Window Seat”. It was yanked from youtube in the US almost immediately. The video is violent and graphic but M.I.A., whom I am a supporter of, often speaks of violence in her music and other assorted […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I heard this speech again for the first time in December. This is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “A Christmas Sermon on Peace” (1967). Dr. King first delivered this sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he served as co-pastor. On Christmas Eve, 1967. There was always something missing to me in his ideas about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy New Year and Happy Independence Day to All the Haitians out there. We here at sofreshandsogreen.com we are excited about this new year. So here’s a look back at last year’s greatest hits just before we jump into what’s in store for 2010. Homelessness Sucks: Carteret Island Climate Change Refugees Victims of climate change […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
p l a t o o n [#1] by Jesse Wright As a kid I remember reading about WWII battles during Christmas and thinking how awful that was. “Those soldiers would have been happier at home for Christmas. It sucks the people in charge couldn’t give them a day off.” Like I said I was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
p l a t o o n [#3] by Jesse Wright During the holidays my attention turns to those in the military among others. And well, art, music and the environment are always on my mind so I decided to ask my former schoolmate, the incredibly passionate artist Marthalicia Matarrita, a few questions about the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
