some neo-culture things I came across today:



Muhammad was a Punk Rocker

I see Muhammad
down at the corner store
rocking on Galaga
getting the high score

When he delivers sermons
the kids think he's a bore
but when he smashes idols
everyone cheers for more

Muhammad was a punk rocker
he tore everything down
Muhammad was a punk rocker
and he rocked that town

All the people in Mecca
knew Muhammad's name
they knew him by his fucked-up hair
and dangling wallet chain

They knew him by his spikes
and said he was insane
but Ali knew better
Uncle wouldn't play their game

Muhammad was a punk rocker
you know he tore shit up
Muhammad was a punk rocker
Rancid sticker on his pickup truck

When he was in a dumpster by himself
Allah told him crazy things
for Muhammad to share with all of us
on his six holy strings

by Mike Knight


So there's a new form of punk music now: Taqwacore. It’s Islamic punk rock. Hm. I guess if it works by letting steam off to those Islamaphobic Americans.

On another note,


At the foot of the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, girls learn how to become Amazons (and I want in). They learn martian arts, practice yoga, and celebrate mother nature. This is what should be taught in gym class. Katarina Tarnovska provides a history lesson in mythology and a kickass workout :)