Topz Newz this week

20 rare and endangered Siamese Crocodiles are hatched in a zoo in Laos, there are only about 300 left in the world.

 

The Keystone pipeline which would carry tar-sands oil form Albert to the Gulf of Mexico was given the go ahead to be built today. Environmentalists fear that the pipeline will endanger the fragile environments that it will pass through.

 

Chile's out of favor president is facing even more pressure since police there allegedly shot and killed a 16 year old protester during the recent unrest and demonstrations.

Topz Artz this week

Josh Cochran

Bonnie Gloris

Jon Klassen

L Miscoe

My Topz art this week

Melissa Haslam

Paula Navarrete

Thomas Pitilli

Topz Pikz in the Newz

The darkest planet ever found this week!! Darker than coal it is only visible by a faint red glow

“El Mudo” aka Ricardo Benitez Servin – Beltran Leyva cartel leader, pictured here has been captured in Mexico

Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh Cambodia fills up with more and more sand as every day goes by...the lake which is used by thousands of Cambodians every day from fishing to farming to tourism is disappearing as a massive Chinese company begins to convert the lake into land so they can build on it

Topz Hip Hop

CYNE

I like to listen to some old school, the occasional straight mindless gangster rap thru to intellectual free styling and everything in between.  One group that stands out for overall funkiness, soul, beats and mc’ing is CYNE.   On an overall hip hop scale they are probably an 8.5/10 (really high).  Although many of their tracks reflect on debunking common stereotypes and prejudices they tend to hit on a wide range of issue which also include politics and philosophy.  That being said, their slick beats (which by the way never disappoint) and witty lyrics will always keep you interested.  I find I like to listen to CYNE more in the summer than I do in the winter, im not sure what that is, maybe because its brighter and more fresh sound that makes you want to kick your feet up on the patio and have a brew in the early afternoon. Albums to recommend? ..All of them, you can start with their first album “Time Being” …which got me hooked on them.

Topz art this week!!

Michael Godard

Annatina Graf

Steve Wierth

Nimit Malavia