Archive for March, 2008

links for 2008-03-14

Posted 14 March 2008 | By | Categories: links | No Comments

NYC Asian Art Contemporary Week 3.15-3.24 Asian Contemporary Art Week (March 15-24, 2008, NYC) features awesome line up of receptions, exhibitions, viewings, screenings, artists’ conversations and walkthroughs all over the city. Most events are free. (tags: nyc asian art events schedule asianart contemporaryart contemporary)

links for 2008-03-13

Posted 13 March 2008 | By | Categories: links | No Comments

Episode 1: All Over the Map | Titlepage.tv Site fostering passionate conversations about books. Hosted by Daniel Menaker, aims to be 21st century version of “Algonquin Round Table.” (tags: books writers conversations)

Poems On Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Posted 12 March 2008 | By | Categories: better world, books, consciousness, creativity, culture, emily approved, happiness, health, interconnected, love, people, poetry, senses | No Comments

Poems and notes from a delightful talk with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Bokara Legendre (filmed for her “Conversations with…” series for LinkTV, so surely you can see it soon too.)

links for 2008-03-12: Moko Saves the Whales

Posted 12 March 2008 | By | Categories: animals, better world, interconnected, links, love | No Comments

NZ dolphin rescues beached whales When a group of pygmy sperm whales repeatedly beached themselves off Mahia beach, people tried over an hour and a half to get them to sea. Just when humans were about to give up, a dolphin appeared, communicated with the whales and led them to safety. (tags: interspecies altruism animals [...]

links for 2008-03-06: so much WOW

links for 2008-03-06: so much WOW

Posted 06 March 2008 | By | Categories: links | No Comments

To Feed the Birds, First Feed the Bugs (What to Plant this Spring) Gardeners could slow the rate of extinction by planting natives in their yards. In the NE, a violets feed fritillary caterpillars. Phlox supports 8 species of butterflies. Blueberry bushes (like the one above from White Flower Farm) support 288 species and thrive [...]

links for 2008-03-05: Just Need 989 More Fans

Posted 05 March 2008 | By | Categories: better world, branding, consumerism, creativity, culture, links, marketing, sustainability, technology, webstuff | No Comments

1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly — The Technium A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, animator, designer, videomaker, or author – in other words, anyone producing works of art – needs to acquire only 1,000 True Fans to make a living. (tags: longtail truefans digitaleconomy economicsofabundance abundance)

links for 2008-03-04: Secrets of Happiness and Hyperbolic Geometry

links for 2008-03-04: Secrets of Happiness and Hyperbolic Geometry

Posted 04 March 2008 | By | Categories: activism, animals, art, better world, consciousness, creativity, culture, design, emily approved, environment, happiness, interconnected, links, love, science, senses, sustainability | No Comments

Want to Save a Coral Reef? Bring Along Your Crochet Hook The Institute For Figuring‘s Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project embodies “conecptual enchantment,” the “beauty and creativity that comes out of scientific thinking.” As it turns out, the gorgeously crenellated and undulating corals, anemones, kelps, sponges, and slugs that live in the reef have what [...]