Section » Yoko reads
New York in the 70s by Allen Tannenbaum
Finally, photographer Allan Tannenbaum is releasing a new book of photographs: New York in the 70s, that will transport you back to NYC as it was in the ’70s. Sex, drugs, street gangs, disco divas, politicians, homeless, celebrities, musicians, hookers, and literally every other thing (and person) that went down during the decade are amongst the images included. It’s nearly impossible to narrow down just a few from the book, but consider this a preview (minus all the sex club, disco... [More here →]
More Articles
The Cho-Do ii Book written and illustrated by Sean Lennon
The Cho-Do ii Book - written (in Japanese and English) and illustrated by Sean Lennon. Available from Amazon Japan. 内容紹介 ショーン レノン、初の絵本。大人も子どもも読める内容。「”ちょうどいい”ってなんだろう?」と、ウサギの少年少女たちが疑問に思い、その意味を考えていくというストーリーの絵本です。「ちょうどいい」とは、小さな幸せを育んでいく、家族や回りの人たちを大切にしていく、人を思いやる気持ちを持ち続けていくこと。ウサギの少年少女は、そういった小さいけれど、とても大切なことを学んでいきます。「ちょうどいい」は「もったいない」と同じような語感を持っています。釣り人は、釣り上げた魚が小さい時には魚を放流します。人と自然とのちょうどいい距離感を知っているからです。夏や冬、冷やし過ぎず、暖め過ぎず暮らす。ちょうどいい温度でエコでいく。「ちょうどいい」という言葉は、時代に合った大切なことを教えてくれます。レノン&ヨーコ夫妻のDNAを引き継いだ作品世界がここにあります! ... [More here →]
Yoko Ono: A Feminist Analysis by Cara Kulwicki
This article originally appeared on Cara Kulwicki’s blog, The Curvature, a feminist perspective on politics and culture. Introduction: Oh Yoko! For J. I think you would have loved these five posts perhaps more than anyone. I wish you could have read them. I’ve mentioned in passing before... [More here →]
Yoko reads: Book recommendations by Yoko Ono
WAR IS A RACKET by Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler This was first printed in 1935. It was reprinted in 2003. (read some here) AN EARTH SAVING REVOLUTION by Teruo Higa (translated into English) THE REVOLUTION IS TO BE HUMAN by Walter Lowenfels This title alone gets you in your stomach! I... [More here →]
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER book
The Iceland Post Company recently published a book on Yoko Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in cooperation with the artist. The tower was erected on Reykjavík’s Viðey island on October 9, 2007, in the memory of her late husband John Lennon. The 100-page book, simply entitled IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, contains... [More here →]
Seymour Hersh: The Man Who Knows Too Much
He exposed the My Lai massacre, revealed Nixon’s secret bombing of Cambodia and has hounded Bush and Cheney over the abuse of prisoners in Abu Ghraib … No wonder the Republicans describe Seymour Hersh as “the closest thing American journalism has to a ‘terrorist.’”... [More here →]
Election Night by Yoko Ono
Dear Friends How I reacted the night Obama became president: Just crying…like most people on the streets of N.Y, or in the world that night, from joy…and other complex emotions which had to do with the work we all did for the longest years trusting in miracles. I had a strong urge for John... [More here →]
Soil Not Oil
In a time when we are reaching the peak of world oil production and simultaneously facing a global environmental crisis brought on by a changing climate, the demand for alternatives that are energy efficient and ecologically friendly has never been higher. While environmental issues are everywhere on... [More here →]
