Category Archives: News
The Final Act: Ending AIDS
The Co-Founders of the Red Hot Organization — Leigh Blake and John Carlin — are back in action. Their mission? Simple: ending the AIDS epidemic. Impossible? Bollocks! – as Leigh might say. Not only is it possible, its probable (by 2020 if their new organization Act V has its way). “Act V is the last chapter…Read More +
STDs: Now a Collector’s Item
These might be missing from your stuffed animal collection. And despite everything you’ve learned since middle school health class, it’s safe to snuggle up to these sexually transmitted diseases. They belong to the Venereals family of the GIANTmicrobes®, a company started in 2001 with the idea that fuzzy, stuffed, cartoonish representations of the germs that…Read More +
Ultra Music Fest & Winter Music Conference 2012
Its that time of year again – to head down to Miami, Florida and go wild at the Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Fest 2012. This year, the Ultra Music Festival line up is intense with headliners like Skrillex, Afrojack, Tiesto, Kraftwerk, Duck Sauce, Justice, David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren and many more. Plus,…Read More +
The Samba Genius
It may seem unbelievable, but I somehow missed all of the chances that I had to see one of the many concerts singer-composer and multi-instrumentist Romulo Fróes performed in São Paulo promoting Um Labirinto em Cada Pé (a labyrinth in each foot), his fourth album, released in 2011. A well known composer and most-wanted among…Read More +
Annie Lennox Takes AIDS Campaign To Scottish Parliament
Singer and AIDS activist Annie Lennox visited the Scottish Parliament yesterday to beg politicians to do more to tackle AIDS. Lennox urged leaders to find a “renewal of purpose” in the ongoing fight against AIDS, after revealing that funding to stop the spread of AIDS is on the decline for the first time. Lennox, also…Read More +
March 8th: International Women’s Day
Today marks the 101st International Women’s Day. The first Women’s Day was organized by the Socialist Party of America in 1909 to protest poor working conditions in garment factories in New York City. In 1910, The Socialist International Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark declared an International Women’s Day to build universal support for the women’s suffrage…Read More +
Kony 2012
If you haven’t heard of the Kony 2012 viral marketing campaign, read about it. And if you haven’t seen the Kony 2012 film…watch it. It is a video that is spreading like wildfire, with over 4 million Youtube views in 2 days. Created by Invisible Children, it is an attempt to use the power of…Read More +
Check-In While Doing It
In today’s society, you are probably obsessed with our social media profile, internet chatting with friends, and keeping people ‘in the know’ of our every move. But are you ready to check in while having sex? A new site, launched by Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest (PPGNW), allows you to share where you’re doing…Read More +
Who is Fela Kuti?
In light of the current Red Hot project honoring the Afro-music legend, Fela Kuti, here is a look into his personal history and influence on the African music of today. Fela Anikulapo Kuti was a multi-instrumental musician and composer, the pioneer of Afrobeat music, and human right activist. Fela was born in Nigeria on October…Read More +
Letuce Album: Manja Perene
Love, love, love… Carioca’s band, Letuce, is lead by the couple – Leticia Novaes and Lucas Vasconcelos, a duo that can make even the most cynical ones change their conceptions about love. In January, the group released their second album, Manja Perene, conceived, in part, during a pre-nuptial travel around Europe in 2010. Leticia is…Read More +
