{"id":84517842,"date":"2022-11-18T13:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lazyandentitled.org\/?p=84517842"},"modified":"2022-11-18T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:01:11","slug":"friday-links-black-futures-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lazyandentitled.org\/?p=84517842","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links: Black Futures Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

“This is futuristic work\u2014work that doesn’t just serve as a reminder that there will be black people in the future, but work that mines for an understanding…” -Hanif Abdurraqib, blurbing ‘Blackspace’<\/h2>

Can\u2019t pretend to read the future, but restaurant workers: I got a good feeling about your tips this weekend. Whatever counts for blessings from this blog, sending them to anyone reading this while working a closing shift. <\/p>

What I\u2019ve Been Reading: <\/strong>Found my copy of Blackspace<\/em>!<\/p>

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I am not the best at reading this sort of CNF\/philosophy\/poetics, so I won\u2019t pretend to have anything smart to say. That said, this book is an excellent experience. It\u2019s sort of the mission statement of the book to expand your thoughts on what the future can be, but\u2026this book absolutely expanded my mind on what a book can be and do. There is extended riffing on video art, particularly avant-garde video art. Got my wheels spinning about experimenting with music videos. Brendan and I did that<\/a> a little bit<\/a> with our record, and I\u2019ve wanted to return to that creative well again. Haven\u2019t found the time. Blackspace: On The Poetics of An Afrofuture <\/em>is a book I\u2019ll be returning to again, especially as a reminder that art should be bold. Finding the time is worth it. <\/p>

LINKS!<\/strong><\/p>

RTJ CU4TRO<\/a>! Run The Jewels\u2019 fourth album remixed through \u201cthe prism of Latin America\u201d (their words) shouldn\u2019t need any more words to make you wanna check it out. Since this is a record of my thoughts, though: this album rips. There are layers and layers to these remixes, and it\u2019s a rad new way to approach the tracks. Put it on and run through a brick wall. <\/p>

Since we\u2019re talking about Afrofuturism, here\u2019s a fun Ringer piece by Lex Pryor on George Clinton<\/a>, still going strong.<\/p>

I haven\u2019t seen Black Panther: World of Wakanda<\/em> yet because I have a 4-year-old, but reminder that Roxane Gay\u2019s <\/a>World of Wakanda<\/a><\/em> run in the comics is quite good. <\/p>

Can\u2019t look to the future without looking to the past, here\u2019s Brandon Acker covering Polyphia on lute<\/a>. <\/p>

The future, apparently, is 7\u20194\u201d guys hitting one-legged 3-pointers. Anyone remember NBA Street for PS2? My ultimate team after beating that game was an 8-foot-tall Yeti at center, 7-foot-tall create-a-player on the wing, and Michael Jordan at guard. Apparently, I wasn\u2019t dreaming big enough. <\/p>

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