On March 27th, 2009, Chinese authorities celebrated the inaugural “Serfs’ Liberation Day” with ceremonies and speeches extolling the virtue of Chinese development in Tibet. The holiday marks the start of Beijing’s direct rule of Tibet in 1959. Beijing says it liberated Tibet from the dark ages, freeing the population from medieval-style feudal slavery and bringing [...]
Archive > March 2009
The Making of Make It
A few weeks ago, I peeped the DeScribe-Y-Love-Prodezra collaboration video, Change, and followed up with a comment on the release of their new song, Make It. Now the Make It video is in production. As the Shemspeed blog reports, the shoot has been completed, replete with dancers, graff writers and ‘surprises’. I’m sure the video [...]
To My Students From Hebrew High
(response to an email from a former student) Thanks, Scott, for your words suggesting that my time with you helped steer you ‘in the right direction’. It was my job to nudge promising people like yourself to seek their true potential. Regardless, you have reminded me of something today that no one can ever take [...]
Personal Energy and Change
I am doing much to increase my personal energy levels despite rapid aging. I eat better now, exercise a little and read (and write) a lot. These go a long way to keep my mind-body fit and functioning. More importantly, I surround myself with culturally diverse, tolerant, energetic and honest people. Nothing drains me faster [...]
The Credit Crisis Visualized
Interaction and media designer, Jonathan Jarvis, has created a visualization of the credit crisis as part of his Master’s thesis at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. The video distills the current worldwide economic crisis into a short, relatively simple story. Watch for a basic idea how we got into this mess…duration 11:06. [...]
