Stalking reflections
I’m always up for some cool photography, and my new favorite go-to is a website called Light Stalking. They have weekly challenges where they pick a new topic and photographers are invited to submit their pictures. This week? Reflections. (Photo credit: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Paint rollers & projectors. So European.
We appreciate artists. They’re innovative & imaginative & creative. When I saw Video Painting Europe, it encompassed all that and more. Created by artists Blake Shaw (who was studying New Media Art at Bennington College when he first came up with the brilliant idea of video painting) and Bruno Levy (born in Paris and completed a […]
Technology for a healthier tomorrow
In a culture where you could stay in bed all day and still not miss a beat of pop culture/news/what your friends ate for lunch, it’s easy to put exercise (or general outdoor wandering) at the end of your to-do list. When what we really should do is shut down our computers and enjoy real […]
Magnificent manifesto
This video is Holstee’s creative spin on their manifesto. (Holstee: clothing line. Manifesto: company mantra) “The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion, and community. The TEKSTartist piece came about as a desire to bring the words that craft the the Manifesto to life through art. This piece […]
Charity Case: a brave blueprint
Every once in a while someone does such brave thinking that it revives your hope in everything. Dan Pallotta does that kind of thinking. In his new book, Charity Case, Pallotta provides a blueprint for a revolutionary movement to change the way the public thinks about charities, about giving, about change. He shows how virtually […]
Once in a blue moon
You may have noticed that some people were slowing down and gazing up at the night’s sky on August 31st. It was the second full moon in a single lunar cycle – which doesn’t happen very often, thus officially classifying it as a “blue moon.” The moon’s color isn’t really blue, but people from around the […]
TED Talk with Candy Chang
What do you want to do before you die? We’ve asked it before, and I’m sure we’ll ask it again. The below TED talk features Candy Chang asking the question and giving us the chance to answer it ourselves.
The Colour Project
Did your mother ever tell you to leave the world a little better than you found it? Mine did. And I’m assuming the mothers of the people behind the Let’s Colour Project did too. This worldwide initiative believes in the power of color and is committed to making a positive difference in people’s lives by […]
Raising your voice
Five million people. That’s the amount of registered voters Rock the Vote has empowered to make their voice count. Sure, we might remember the organization for making awesome election commercials on MTV, but no matter the strategy, its message has been heard. Although the non-profit has expanded to encompass many aspects of pop culture, music is still the force behind Rock the […]