Renaissance 2.0
BRIGHT STAR (2009) is as beautiful and as moving as the real life romance between poet John Keats and his beloved muse Fanny Brawne which is the focus of the film. Jane Campion, director of “The Piano” wrote and directed this masterpiece of the heart with brilliant colors and exhilarating depths of emotions. She never…
The song “OVERCOME” by LIVE sums up everything for me regarding 9/11 on this the 10th anniversary of that tragic day. It was written long before that day but it sort of became an anthem. Here’s the song with video clips and audio clips about the events of 9/11. Even now The world is…
I have been a lifelong fan of Vince Clarke. I’ve loved his music from Depeche Mode (Just Can’t Get Enough) to Yazoo with Alison Moyet and Erasure with Andy Bell. The common thread being groundbreaking beautiful synthesizer music. Here are some of my favorite songs from Mr. Clarke. Just Can’t Get Enough (Depeche Mode 1981) Only You…
I was blown away by Simon Sinek‘s brilliant presentation of The Golden Circle which is part of his book “START WITH WHY“. It impacted me in a profound way that’s difficult to explain. In this amazing 18 minute TED talk, he gives solid, concrete examples of people and brands that prove his idea of Why, How and…
Here’s my infographic which I call a PaiChart. It’s a work in progress so please excuse the crudeness and any mistakes. I’m trying to learn as much as I can about Google’s new G+ circles and the flow of information and posts. At first glance everything seems simple and easy but as you use the…
When I was a kid I used to watch/listen to New York Islander hockey games and get so nervous that I would draw to calm down. Here’s one of the drawings from an Islander vs Flyers game which would become the Stanley Cup finals showdown in 1980 when the Isles would win their first of…
Katy Perry Makes Hot 100 History: Ties Michael Jackson’s Record with 5 number ones from same album! http://bit.ly/pnsp1G This is exciting. I’ve been waiting for this for a few weeks. I knew she had a shot at this rare achievement. Here’s a video playlist of all 10 songs. I call it the Katy Jackson playlist….
I like the new beta option for guzzle.it that provides a much improved layout of all the news feeds you select. Just login and click Customized page and select the Extended Mode (beta) option. You will experience a more beautiful layout of your news feeds. This makes Guzze even more like Flipboard for your desktop….
Every blogger knows they have to get permission to use any images in a post that they publish. In the early days that was a royal pain in the neck. However, times have changed and there are some fantastic tools available to help ease the pain and ultimately keep you legal and out of trouble,…
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Most people today never heard of Utterz which was an innovative and fun community that launched around the same time as Twitter. You could do all the things we do now on Twitter and Facebook but even more. For example, not only could you publish posts on their website with text, images and video, but…