Africa and Civilization

As a follow-up to the post "What's Normal?" Here's a short clip from a documentary talking about black society and its role in early civilization as well as more recent contributions to the industrial revolution and technology. The doc features people like Tony Campolo, …

Nomadism 101: Siam Memories*

Buddha Curls



Andy and the Dirty Word


My Father's Hands


Chiang Mai Beads


Urban Aesthete


Lomography Fun

Nomadism 101: Windsor*

Mickey and I got a chance to head to Windsor early Sunday morning with a friend who was volunteering at the Windsor Triathalon, the biggest such event in England I believe. I'll be linking to Mickey's pictures as soon as he puts the finishing touches on his blog.













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What is Normal?

I'm a guest on The Alex and Ben Show's latest episode, "The Search For The Regula Black Man." Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the episode.
If you want additional info about the topics we discussed, here's the blog post corresponding with the first part and here's the one …

*X-posted at The Alex and Ben Show*

*X-posted at The Alex and Ben Show*

Playing with Food: Midnight Snack

Mickey tried his hand at a marinara sauce with fresh mushrooms to go over our fusilli while I fried up baby potatoes coated with lemon grass, fresh garlic, fresh onion, lemon pepper, and a little sea salt to taste.

Arrogance and the West

At the bottom of this post is a video of what I believe has been one of the more effective anti-war demonstrations in the last few years. Veterans from the group Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) simulate combat in the middle of Times Square, bringing the war to …

Fun Poll For the Whole Family

A Day in London-town*

Mickey and I spent most of the day in London today shooting interviews for a project of ours. In between chasing people down, we had way too much fun modeling for each other and being voyeurs along the Thames.

Here's some of Mickey's work:















And just a bit of mine:

Hi Future, How're You Doing? Nice to See You...Where's My Jet Pack?

I know this has been wandering around the internet, so many of you may have seen, but I'm going to post it anyway. Can you imagine what this could do for film editors? Editing this way...wow...the intuitiveness of Final Cut on a whole 'nother level. And no, today I am …

Playing with Food: Food Therapy

Sometimes, after a stressful, uncreative morning, the best thing to do is just cook. Here's today's recipe for unwinding:

I sauteed fresh onions, garlic, and mushrooms, added lemon pepper and three chopped up vegetarian tomato basil sausages. I then added about a 3 …

The Worship Industry

Here's Brian McLaren, speaking with the wisdom I've come to expect from him.


*X-posted at The Alex and Ben Show*

Wondering What to Do With That Dress After the Wedding?

Here's an idea...from the sweet folks at the New York Times.

Photo Romp*

Dragana's Work:









And a bit from Me:

My Brain Hurts*

My film muscles have definitely atrophied as a test shoot (we shot one a short video clip-one of ten due in September-to start meshing as a team) we did today proved, but it was fun, and hopefully I'll be in completely back in shape in a few weeks. Here are some …

The Vision?

What is the vision? What are we trying to do? Simply put, I see tedMEDIA as a bridge. 500 years ago, The New World was a continent explorers attempted to reach, today, it's a state of mind, and for many of us who are Christians, it is forbidding piece of real estate. We …

Corporate Animal

I had an odd moment earlier today. I left my office (I know, my office...) to get a drink, and I was standing by the water cooler, and I thought "Oh!"

Plunge

The last few days have been slightly dizzying, so I'm only now attempting catching my breath. They've included sickness, frantic packing, hours spent at the DMV, a driving test, a hideous license picture, a transatlantic flight a few hours after said test, issues at …

In Summary

Everything you wanted to know about my sister and I, summed up in an image:

For the Love of Dystopia (or How I Learned to Let Go and Hate Utopia)

I have an odd fondness for dystopian stories. It's the kind of predilection that makes one wonder about one's stability. What is there to love in the corroded landscapes of 1984, The Road, or Dark City? Perhaps this fondness stems from the fact that I feel there is a …