08 September 2010

Happy Hump Day | Blues Maker

For those days that everything is so messed up that all you have left is the blues.

At first glance, Blues Maker is just another entertaining, interactive site. You choose lyrics and bluesy harmonica riffs and combine them into a song. But when I finished my song, I noticed something curious: all the songs are about the bad luck dished out by hurricanes that have recently devastated the U.S. and Caribbean and end with a political message:  And the saddest part of this blues, is that it's all about what men have done.

Curious, I did a little online research and discovered that the site is translated into English from Portuguese and is sponsored by Le Monde Diplomatique, a French-based international news organization.

According to its website, "LeDiplo" is "a major international paper that is truly independent, that sees the world in fresh ways, that focuses on places no other publications reach." According to Wikipedia, it's "a monthly newspaper offering left-oriented analysis and opinion on politics, culture, and current affairs."

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