July 2010
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Milton Glaser's "Ten Things I Have Learned" →
I believe my favorite here is “Some people are toxic. Avoid them.” That alone is going to steer your life in a more beautiful direction.
This came to me courtesy a lovely person and artist, Dean Grenier.
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A birth control pill for men... →
Bring it on!
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“For me,” she says, “transformation is inevitable. That’s what I find really fascinating about life, and I have since I was really very small. And I’m always interested when people fantasize that they can deny that it exists, or that they can have any control over it, or that change might be a choice. Change is the only thing we have, it seems to me, and it’s with us all the time.”
- Tilda...
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The Ocean's Load →
I wonder if the Garbage Patch Kids will become a reality… I’ve posted before about the massive amount of plastic in our oceans. This link leads to a proposed livable island based on the debris, but be sure to check the video at the end of the article. Things aren’t so easy to set straight. We’ve got to become conscious of our use of this material and quit disposing of it...
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“This Could Be Beautiful (It Is)”....
June 2010
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"It's all just a matter of time, anyway." →
Wonderfully illustrated talk on the perception of time in society.
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WatchInterview with Mark Ronson about music-making. Some interesting comments on instruments of choice and the democratization/access of music.
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May 2010
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Visti and Meyland. What a team! I am sorting...
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Wow. I haven’t updated in a while, as my life’s been in a weird time-space warp the last week: 5 cities, 4 countries, 3 languages, 2 continents.
I traveled to play in another city in Argentina (Córdoba) the Thursday before leaving Saturday before leaving Argentina, missed my original flight back to Buenos Aires Friday but still managed to get back in time to be ready and drunk enough...
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“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
– Soren Kierkegaard
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April 2010
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WatchVBS.tv has become even more my friend lately as my cable’s been down since the hail storm, so no imported sitcoms or local telenovelas to distract/educate me. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s the guys behind Vice Magazine who started a telejournalism channel on the web, basically. Thing is, they cover really interesting things, like this, their venture into North Korea. Yes, they...
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Toronto’s James Teej has done a lovely cover...
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Let’s talk about how awesome Michna is....
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“No baseball fan has to explain his mania to any other baseball fan. They are a...”
– John K. Hutchens (via randomsox)
Something similar can be said for techno/house/electronic music fans. I’ve often explained/justified my love for the stuff by comparing it to a sports fan’s.
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The New Digital Underclass →
This short opinion piece in Forbes brings up some interesting points about technology, literacy, and class divisions, noting that we live in an “age of information anxiety.” Although I’ve clearly benefitted from having been raised as computer literate, I’ve also often said that I’m glad I didn’t go to high school and college when laptops in the classroom and...
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WatchRobert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, speaks of his experience with a schizophrenic musician, the transformative, redemptive experience of music, the passionate, personal relationship we develop with it, and how it’s emotive expression can unite us.
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March 2010
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WatchRemix by me of Temposhark, forthcoming on their Paper & Glue imprint out of London.