Wow, I love these fake CD/album covers by mikelietz on Flickr. He writes here: To make your own random CD cover, follow these steps: 1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first article title on the page is the name of the band. 2. www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four words of the very last quote is the album title. […]
Gilberto Gil performs ‘Andar com fe’
At the 5th birthday party for Creative Commons on Saturday night, the great Gilberto Gil — musician, Brazil’s minister of culture and a Creative Commons supporter — performed several acoustic songs. Here is a 3-minute video of his popular hit "Andar com Fé," captured with my Nokia N95 camera phone. I’m still hoping others who […]
‘Here Comes Another Bubble,’ v. 1.1
You may have read the controversy over the Richter Scales’ video Here Comes Another Bubble, a smart, clever sendup of Web 2.0 culture done to a Billy Joel tune. Lane Hartwell objected to the band’s inclusion of her photo (for a split second) in their mash-up — yes, they should have attributed her contribution or […]
Just ordered & donated a One Laptop Per Child computer
I’m a huge admirer of the One Laptop Per Child program headed up by MIT’s Nicholas Negroponte, so I just took advantage of the Give One Get One program, which ends on Dec. 31. You make a tax-deductible contribution to send an XO laptop to a child in a developing country, and they’ll ship you […]
In Tikal, temples in the mist
I used to be a free-lance travel writer, so the main story in Sunday’s NY Times Travel section caught my eye: In Tikal, Temples in the Mist. It’s a look at the greatest ruins of the Mayan civilization, found deep in the rain forest of Guatemala. I visited there more than a decade ago: here’s […]