The Conservatives at The FCC have been up to the old dis-info game. Robert McDowell, one of the two FCC commisioners to recently vote AGAINST the Comcast judgement, tried to rally the right by linking Net Neutrality to the abandoned Fairness Doctrine.
The desire for authenticity is an interesting thing. I often have had creative executives say to me that they are looking for something that “feels authentic”, which I take it is something entirely different from something that is authentic. The DFA is closely related to “keeping it real” which is a style I’ve seen worn quite well by those who are anything but (see Adbusters’ great article on Hipsters).
The Global Oneness Project is “exploring how the radically simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world.” They have a great short film online library covering a series of remarkable projects that are helping to improve our world. You will recognize them from my prior post on The Greenhouse Project. Check them out.
is a word that sounds like what it is. Without them, where would comics be? You could not have a “boom”, “whack”, or “pow”. And looking at them, you have to admit they are kind of beautiful too. Check out this flicker set.
I think it all started with John Lurie and his classic cable talk show FISHING WITH JOHN: Just him on a boat with his pals (Jarmusch, Tom Waits, Matt Dillon, etc.). Part one (of three) of Episode Two (Mr. Waits) below (the rest can be found on YouTube):
