Archive for June, 2006



Mezmur & Hip Hop Collab! 61 Comments

The Pente Church is recruiting young Ethiopians unlike the Orthodox Church. Mezmur & Hip Hop! what's next? Its been a while since I went to a Pente wedding. I find it very very boring. No music, I mean no good music, only Machebcheb with some singing. A lot of Pente people are getting married. I [...]

Giambattista Bodoni 15 Comments

Giambattista Bodoni is an Italian engraver who designed the font known us Bodoni. He is the first font designer to create variations in stroke thicknesses. He developed a style in which parts of the fonts are hairline thin.  The serifs of Bodoni, in addition to being very thin, are also nearly perpendicular to the main [...]

Oh, what have you done now my friend? 708 Comments

I remember you today Just how you used to be yesterday Oh, you humble soul With smoothness like velvet feel That good lamb of the herd What have you done now my friend? Like you didn’t charm all with tenderness Like you didn’t fill all with happiness How is it a stained future now you [...]

Free Abebe Bikila T-Shirt 38 Comments

We have been contemplating writing an article on Abebe Bikila. On what Abebe means for Ethiopians. We received a couple of emails from non-Ethiopians asking why there would be a Bikila T-shirt. Well, there is a need. We couldn’t explain per se. Shipping has become a fulltime job, Bernos shipping center (which happens to be [...]