Friday, April 29, 2011

National Poetry Month - Maya Angelou and Common

April is National Poetry month and as a school we've been celebrating by reciting a poem a day for the entire month and to close out the month it might be good to listen to the thoughts of some modern day poets. As we all know, Hip Hop is the evolution of poetry, but we also want to make sure we're not forgetting the essence of the craft. Listen to Maya Angelou and Common on how they see each other and absorb how they balance each other out.

Get Your College on Early with Stanford Lectures on iTunes

If you're interested in the free online classes at MIT then you'll be hyped to learn that Stanford posts free lectures on iTunes. Mr. Gravitt especially recommends the lectures on Quantum Mechanics. Physics makes the world go round! Literally.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Get a Fashion Design Scholarship

Teen Vogues gives scholarship to the most innovative and creative young design minds that have yet to hit the scene. The deadline is in July, so that gives you more than enough time to put together your mood board. While you're at it you might want to start trolling the fashion blogs for ideas.