Russian radical art group VOINA perform “How to Snatch a Chicken: A Tale of How One Cunt fed the Whole of the Group Voina”
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Karpo Godina : “Pupilias Ferkeverk Brain Au Gratain”
The Gratinated Brains of Pupilia Ferkeverk (1970), Karpo Godina’s banned short film featuring the Slovenian poets of the collective Pupilia Ferkeverk.
Full Story »IRA COHEN – UPDATE! Influential Poet, Artist and Filmmaker NEEDS HELP!
Influential Beat Poet Ira Cohen is in immediate need. Read this article to find out why and how you can help!
Full Story »THE ART of WAR: Typefacing Combat
Yesterday’s leak of military information gave the world of war reporting something it’s missed.
Full Story »GAZELLE – Afro-Future Electro “Lim Pop” From South Africa
South Afrikaan Electro-Roots “Lim Pop” band Gazelle, balance traditional African culture and Western pop music effortlessly, at the same time as making a name in the fashion world.
Full Story »GOSHA RUBCHINSKIY – Russian Youth Culture Meets High Couture
Russian designer, photographer, and filmmaker Gosha Rubchinskiy has been quietly taking the fashion world by storm in the last couple of years. Check out two of his films right here on The End of Being!
Full Story »BERLIN NOW – 1985 Film with Blixa Bargeld, FM Einheit, Mona Mur and Alexander Hacke
Wolfgang Büld’s Berlin Now is a slice of time in German politics and music delivered by the likes of Einstürzende Neubauten and Die Haut.
Full Story »DOLLAR SIGNS — Mumtaz’s Meditations On Root Of All Evil
Pakistani-born, New York-based artist Murad Khan Mumtaz utilizes centuries-old Indian and Persian miniature painting techniques to draw the ghosts out of the root of all evil.
Full Story »FINDERS KEEPERS? — Maybe Not for Europe
Western imperialism gave European museums a booty of treasure. Now Egypt wants some of that treasure to come back to where it was made.
Full Story »PARTISAN AMNESIA — Inside Politics, One Viewpoint
Imagine what the world would be like if everybody voted in their local elections, participated in their democratic processes, talked to their neighbors, respectfully dialogued, and productively walked their talk for every complaint and idea they ever uttered.
Alysha Layla Shaw does just that, and tries to discover why we don’t seem to care about the communities in which we live.
Full Story »ALEX CHILTON – Commemorated In The House of Representatives
This is quite possibly the coolest thing ever said in the House of Representatives. Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee commemorates the life of Alex Chilton in a speech to the House.
Full Story »ALAN WATTS INTERVIEWS BERTRAND RUSSELL – Plus Remix Video
Amazing interview of British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic, Bertrand Russell by British philosopher, writer, speaker and counter culture icon, Alan Watts.
Full Story »MAKE GRAFFITI, NOT WAR — Banksy Style Hits the Streets of Kabul
Oh crap! Kids with spray paint and political messages are taking to the streets in Kabul with an anti-war message. It’s like they don’t want to see their country filled with foreign forces and pummeled by bombs and drones. What-ev-ar.
Full Story »THE WHITE RIBBON — By Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke loves him some bad children. Unfortunately, he seems to have lost his touch when it comes to really making them naughty and scary.
Full Story »ON THE DOLE — An Open Letter to Lawmakers
Words from one unemployed worker — only one them “bad.” And hey, if you are or know a legislature, do me a HUGE favor and send this to them. Especially if they happen to be a Republican. If they’re Senator Bunning I’ll kiss you on the lips personally.
Full Story »THE COMING INSURRECTION – The Invisible Committee
The insurrection is coming! The insurrection is coming! The insurrection is…probably not actually coming.
Full Story »AL-QAEDA CENTRAL — New America Foundation and Foreign Policy Magazine team up
MEET MARY JANE — a marijuana meetup
PAKISTAN FASHION WEEK — Lahore
Fashion? Pakistan? Say what? No, not the latest is couture-Kevlar wear.From Feb. 16-19 Lahore, Pakistan gets fancy with fashion.
Full Story »COSEY FANNI TUTTI – On The Tate’s Video Channel
The Tate is showcasing Cosey Fanni Tutti in their original short films section. Cosey discusses her early career and more!
Full Story »JOHN BOEHNER > “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL” – by Miss Isis
Our resident Sexpert, Miss Isis, opens her mouth about John Boehner’s comments on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in his interview with David Gregory on “Meet the Press”
Full Story »CIVIL MISS OBEDIENCE – Reverend Wenda Watch Acts Up
I’ve been called “The Mouth from the South” and everyone is about to see why. I am a peace loving, patient gal — up to a point. And where I come from, according to my watch, it’s about 10 minutes past ass kicking time.
Full Story »MOUNTING AN ATTACK — Single Mother With Knife Responds to Pat Robertson
The End of Being intercepted a missive addressed to Pat Robertson from Voudon Petro loa Ezili Dantor and steamed open the envelope.
Full Story »KALKI – and the End of the World
Gore Vidal’s end of the world epic is true to the Hindu mythology of Kalki and a weird romp into political science fiction.
Full Story »VIRAL WITNESSING – David Wojnarowicz
David Wojnarowicz used the mediums of collage, music, painting, performance, poetry, prose and video as a means of witnessing. Revisioning and recontextualizing the American dream, Wojnarowicz was a potent American artist who refused to be silent, a radical historian of outsider culture and a fierce activist for pleasure and freedom.
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