WireTap Magazine: Arts and Lifestyle

Arts and Lifestyle: Touring For The People

Donna Tam, OH DANG! Magazine — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Independent rapper Kiwi raises awareness about politically-motivated killings in the Philippines.

Arts and Lifestyle: Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces?

Shannon Stewart, WireTap — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism.

Arts and Lifestyle: Free Association: Internet Neutrality And The Struggle For Equal Access

Larisa Mann, WireTap — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:00:01 PDT

Column: What do OK Go!'s Damien Kulash, the Raging Grannies and the Christian Coalition have in common? They all want net neutrality.

Arts and Lifestyle: K Chronicles: Bushball

Keith Knight, WireTap — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:00:01 PDT

This month, Keith Knight's award-winning comic strip wonders why we don't judge our leaders as harshly as our revered sports teams...

Arts and Lifestyle: Silence Broken: Critical Literacy Is The Goal

Kameelah Rasheed, WireTap — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:00:01 PDT

Column: A young teacher's advice on how to reach struggling readers and writers by building a culture of critical literacy.

Arts and Lifestyle: Snoop's Survival: An Interview with The Wire's Felicia Pearson

Suemedha Sood, WireTap — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Felicia "Snoop" Pearson talks to Wiretap about working through her past to get to her future -- and the success she's gained along the way.

Arts and Lifestyle: New Amerykah: Badu's Confusing Masterpiece

DeEric M. Henry, Black College Wire — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:00:01 PDT

The divine Ms. B is back to speak on politics, drug addiction, death, activism and relationships.

Arts and Lifestyle: DJ Neil Armstrong Takes Center Stage

New Music Canada — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:00:01 PDT

DJ Neil Armstrong talks about the hip hop world and the growing prominence of Asian American DJ's.

Arts and Lifestyle: Louder Than Words: Akashic's Principled Publishing

Jamilah King, WireTap — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:00:01 PDT

How does an indie book publisher go about the "reverse gentrification" of the literary world?

Arts and Lifestyle: Free Association: Online Art and the Exploding Museum

Larisa Mann, WireTap — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Column: Fine art museums are challenging copyright law in the digital age.

Arts and Lifestyle: K Chronicles: A Canadian President

Keith Knight, WireTap — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PDT

This month Keith Knight's award-winning K Chronicles strip humorously dissects America's obsession with presidential authenticity.

Arts and Lifestyle: A Native Son Sees Europe Anew

Corey Edward Olds, WireTap — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:00:01 PDT

In his new book, Black Man in Europe, Oakland author and publisher Nathan Jones probes the meaning of visiting Europe as an African American.

Arts and Lifestyle: Moving Pictures: Book Reveals Incarcerated Youth Art

Te-Ping Chen, WireTap — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:00:01 PST

A generation of incarcerated Bay Area youth seizes the pen.

Arts and Lifestyle: Streets Called Home: Q&A With Author Jessica Blank

Rachel Kramer Bussel, WireTap — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:01 PST

Jessica Blank's new novel debunks homeless teen myths and misconceptions, while the author offers solutions.

Arts and Lifestyle: K Chronicles: Comics Are A' Changin'

Keith Knight, WireTap — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:01 PST

Keith Knight's comics blend humor, social commentary and irreverence in a sharp look at life in America.

Arts and Lifestyle: Roots For The Future

Jamilah King, WireTap — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:01 PST

West Oakland, California's Black New World club forges a fresh artistic community in the shadows of a once-thriving district.

Arts and Lifestyle: K Chronicles: Black Ice

Keith Knight, WireTap — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST

Keith Knight's comics blend humor, social commentary and irreverence in a sharp look at life in America.

Arts and Lifestyle: Reclaiming New York for Local Arts

Kevin Erickson, WireTap — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:00:01 PST

Turn the Beat Around: How ABC No Rio artists bought a building for one dollar in one of the world's most expensive cities.

Arts and Lifestyle: K Chronicles: So Cal X-Mas

Keith Knight, WireTap — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST

Keith Knight's comics blend humor, social commentary and irreverence in a sharp look at life in America.

Arts and Lifestyle: Who Owns Whom? Social Networking's Corporate Roots

Scott Thill, WireTap — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST

Politicians are invading online space like never before in hopes of reaching a new generation of voters. But who really gains from interactive democracy?