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http://kanyi.tumblr.com/post/4540176811/audio_player_iframe/kanyi/tumblr_ljil4nD0mL1qatcg0?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fkanyi%2F4540176811%2Ftumblr_ljil4nD0mL1qatcg0 “Frank Ocean – We All Try.” So smooth, mayn. Between this kid, the Weeknd, and James Blake, new R&B has been in my rotation more than anything else this month. Weird.

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The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered, “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies […]

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http://kanyi.tumblr.com/post/4483675397/audio_player_iframe/kanyi/tumblr_ljf19oqoF31qatcg0?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fkanyi%2F4483675397%2Ftumblr_ljf19oqoF31qatcg0 “Bibio – Lover’s Carvings”

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Couple thoughts about this video. First reaction is shame on TOMS. Second reaction is maybe not shame on them entirely. These things are complicated. With non-profit and for-profit alike, there are ways to be productive, and ways to be exploitative. When it comes to for-profit, exploitation comes in the form of profiteering (making way more than you need) and is a pretty central tenet of our capitalist model, which is super troubling. And when it […]