ask: jehad nga – photojournalist

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my favorite _____ is:

-villain: the editor

-hero/superhero: rodney mullen

-book: into the great wide open

-smell: santal 33

-fetish: al jazeera

-film: withnail and i

-band/musician/composer: the grateful dead

-artist: mariah robertson, chiara de rege, alex graham, jawal nga

city: bamako, mali

-restaurant/ bar: a yemani fish place in djibouti

-drink/ cocktail: ginger ale

-decade: 90’s

-sport: skateboarding

-advice: “find what you love and let it kill you”

-nightmare: i’m marooned on an island with tracey emin

-shop: tokyo hands

-position: CEO

-vice: hacking

-woman (of all time): mom

-man (of all time): brother

-hobby: collecting civil war era tin type photos

-prized possession: my niece

way to go (die): while ingesting a twombly painting

www.jehadnga.com

30 Ways to Stop Smoking

refuse to become one of the common herd

reinforce your will power

resist the blandishments of madison avenue

use cigarettes as a creative toy

find new things to do with your hands

to reply to pp’s post: how to make smoking uncool? alfred gescheidt already had some ideas in 1964. See some pieces of his “30 ways to stop smoking” series. by lil

LOSING THEIR COOL – TIBOR KALMAN

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“Smoking is cool. Air Jordans are cool. Anything
with the Nike Swoosh on it is cool. Smashing
Pumpkins are cool. Absolut ads are cool.
Marlboros are cool. Kools are cool (and mentholated).

Young people have anointed scores of brands,
objects and media as the accessories that will construct
their unique and cool identities. Smoking is an
important aspect of cool, and the cigarette pack is a
critical fashion accessory.”

read more by pp.

3 things i hate


vandalism, irony, lists, i had to think for a minute, but that’s why it worked.

courtesy of jjjjound, gotta give credit when credit is due, not that jjjjustin gives any credits!! but we won’t hold that against him. by uh