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Interview: Rick Rubin Talks About the Making of “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
Via Complex This year the bearded Buddha of beats has been more of a presence in hip-hop than any since he left Def JAm: Playing a crucial role in Kanye West’s ground-breaking album Yeezus and more recently co-executive producing Eminem’s triumphant The Marshall Mathers LP 2 with Dr. Dre. (No, Rubin didn’t work on Jay Z’s Magna Carta…Holy Grail, although that was him laying on the […]
Teahupo’o: Inside the Monster
Using plants as air filters
According to a top NASA scientist, some house plants can filter many dangerous chemicals out of indoor air. One of the best air filtering scrubbers is a robust rubber tree plant. Are you in favour of fostering indoor plants that do a good job of cleaning household air? Some plants are exceptional in that capacity. […]
The Future by Al Gore
I just finished reading Al Gore’s book The Future. The book was based on 6 themes or what he refers to as “drivers” of the future: economic globalization, the digital revolution, climate change, dwindling natural resources, shifts in the global balance of power and advances in the life sciences. I do not care about Al […]