This happens to be one of my favorite Julius and Friends cartoons, and thought it would be nice to feature it here to celebrate The K Experience's 6 month mark. I know it's not that long, but hey if I celebrated after 1 month, then it only makes sense to mark the 6th.
Dear Compact Cassette, Cassette Tape, Dear Cassy,
We’ve been through a whole lot, you and me.
You’ve been with me through good times and bad,
Which is why writing this makes me so sad.
See, I’ve been thinking of telling you this for a while,
But so many people think you’re out of style.
I’m holding on to the memories, the times that we’ve been through.
This is my tribute, my ode to you...
I, like many other people in the world, have been led to believe that Jews, all Jews, are pretty much white and live in the West, USA or Europe, or Israel. But to my surprise, I recently found out that this was not entirely so...
Warning: The following is a diagnostic critique of the above animation, which was initially submitted as short paper for a cultural studies graduate course. It's intention was to analyse race, gender and class representation, therefore reading the critique may have the effect of eliminating all entertainment value from the episode. This is by no means intended to condemn or even support the animation (although I do actually think it's brilliant), but is merely a critique. For those who wish merely to enjoy the animation, ignore the analysis. Those who wish to read through the critique are encouraged to leave a comment.
n. pl. lux·u·ries
1. Something inessential but conducive to pleasure and comfort.
2. Something expensive or hard to obtain. 3. Sumptuous living or surroundings: lives in luxury.
In a world where way less than half of the people are living it large, and way more than half of the people are hardly living. What is luxury really? Sometimes I feel like I'm living a life of luxury. Not luxury according
to the above definition, well not exactly anyway. Let me explain....
Last weekend, April 26th and 27th, UCLA opened up its grounds to the public for one of its biggest events of the year, The Festival of Books. It boasted, 140,000 attendees, 450+ authors, 300+ exhibitors, 900+ volunteers, 100+ author panels and for that weekend, temperatures reaching 91 degrees Fahrenheit (about 32 degrees celcius)...
