I wrote previously about a little zine I had stumbled upon called Rad Dad about “Radical Parenting” for fathers. Well I didn’t get a chance to talk about what it was that I found so excellent about this zine and, I light of my last post I wanted specifically address one of the articles [...]
When I was in Amsterdam in 2006, I visited the Stedelijik museum of modern art. I was impressed with museum’s special focus on new mediums, especially in the new / multi-media realm, but the exhibit that especially stuck with me wasthis installment in their “Docking Station” series by danish artist Jesper Just.
I’m not typically [...]
I stumbled upon an interesting blog the other day called la Blogotheque. Unfortunately, my french is pretty bad so I can’t really read most of the site BUT, they have a very interesting video podcast called Les Concerts a Emporter or The Take Away Shows. In these shows, the band gives a performance [...]
A Very peculiar and interesting report from NPR about using the sales of CocaCola as an economic indicator for the country. According to the article Coke is the largest single employer in Africa and is sold even in the most remote villages.
I think if anything this is huge indicator of how deeply globalization penetrates. It’s [...]
This short story was just featured on Selected Shorts. Fitting considering I’ve just returned from NY.
Grandfather knows best
by Calvin Trillin
Although a grandparent who arrives on the scene after the birth of a child is traditionally pictured cooking dinner for sleep-deprived parents or stuffing the freezer with casseroles, I can tell you that these days it’s [...]
Many of you know that one of my heroes and biggest inspirations in life is Ira Glass’ This American Life. Well my man Ira has some insightful words for those of us aspiring to do something with our pidly little aspirations.
I started watching these you suck at photoshop videos on youtube recently which led me to www.mydamnchannel.com. I’m really enjoying Wainy Days.