Category Archives: Culture
Mothers Rock – No Mothering Style is Superior to Another
Earlier this week I article in Wall Street Journal, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, and forwarded it to some friends and family. Some of their reactions ranged from shock to amusement. First and for the record I am not a … Continue reading
Machine Project: Los Angeles Based Arts & Educational Center
Machine Project, a Los Angeles Center for arts, education (featuring a variety of Do it Yourself technology. Open Source Satellite Project, presented by Song Hojun at the Machine Project in April, 2010. Related Links Song Hojun on VIMEO. Free Do … Continue reading
Irec: Polaroid Resurrection, Nels Cline, 3-D Astronomy
The Impossible Project: Resurrecting the polaroid format (store link). Nels Cline: Guitar super-hero and great guy. Celestia: 3-D astronomy program; their wikipedia entry
Irec – Alice Davis, Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs, Jules Verne Adventures
Disney Legend, Alice Davis (her wiki bio) 34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs by Yanik Silver Jules Verne Adventures, the non profit organization and festival
Irec – Ryan Francesconi, Silent Movie Theatre, Brian Wilson
Ryan Fracesconi (Musician & programmer) The Silent Movie Theatre, Los Angeles Musician Brian Wilson
Irec – Good Food, Mina, Argument Against Free Music
KCRW Radio show (Archives available online): Saturday, April 10, 2010: Eating in North Korea; Monkey Bread; Green Garlic; Tea Mina: An Italian Singer (see you tube video below) Blog posting on Why the ‘Music As Free’ Argument Just Doesn’t Hold … Continue reading
Irec Michael Lindenmayer, L.A. Conservancy, Yuri’s Night
Michael Lindenmayer is spearheading a wonderful project,Care Giver Relief Fund, to help caregivers. Los Angeles Conservancy “is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los … Continue reading
Irec: Organ Night, San Diego Intl Cottages, NASA affects your daily life
Organ Night in Los Angeles: Hosted Vitello’s Jazz and Supper Club. House of Pacific Relations, International cottages at Balboa Park (San Diego). NASA @ Home and City: How space exploration impacts your daily life.
Irec: 23andMe, Snagfilms, Kickstarter
23andMe – I first heard about this company from Esther Dyson who is on the board of this company which according to their website allows ” individuals understand their own genetic information using recent advances in DNA analysis technologies and … Continue reading