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Wu-Tang’s Mathematics Breaks It Down: From DJing to Drum Patterns to the Black Mind Unchained

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Wu-Tang’s Mathematics Breaks It Down: From DJing to Drum Patterns to the Black Mind Unchained In this lively and in-depth Hard Knock Radio conversation, host Davey D sits down with DJ and producer Allah Mathematics of the Wu-Tang Clan to discuss legacy, innovation, and the discipline behind his latest solo album Black Sampson and the Bastard Swordsman. From Southside Queens to Wu-Tang Lore Mathematics traces … Continued

Against the Grain

Hyping Innovation, Neglecting Maintenance

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Ours is an era of breathless talk about innovation, technical change, and disruption –- all for the presumed greater good. But what if the focus on relentless innovation has obscured the more important work of maintenance and care? Historian Lee Vinsel discusses the trajectory of technical innovation and its valorization, as well as the devaluing … Continued

Against the Grain

Hyping Innovation, Neglecting Maintenance

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Ours is an era of breathless talk about innovation, technical change, and disruption –- all for the presumed greater good. But what if the focus on relentless innovation has obscured the more important work of maintenance and care? Historian Lee Vinsel discusses the trajectory of technical innovation and its valorization, as well as the devaluing … Continued

The Week Starts Here

Urban Farming on Steroids! Will Allen, Agriculturalist.

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African American History Month ***Fund Drive Special*** Will Allen is a modern day Revolutionary, in the truest sense! The term, “Urban Farmer” doesn’t come close to describing the manner in which his transformative ideas and innovative techniques have changed the cultivation, production, and delivery of healthy foods to previously underserved, urban populations. Since Mr. Allen … Continued