Monthly Archives: May 2014

Every other year – the art world lets its hair down

Posted on May 31, 2014 by editor, facilitator, decider

Doesn’t seem easy for the arts to do the unexpected. Or rather, artists themselves thrive on the unusual and the risky, but the arts establishment does its best to steer them, and their production, right back toward the mainstream. This … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2014 – Recognition and Thanks

Posted on May 26, 2014 by editor, facilitator, decider

Memorial Day. It’s the unofficial start of summer, a pre-solstice revelry of warm weather and outdoor fun. For many of us, myself thoroughly included, it’s a long-anticipated 3-day weekend, a barbecue bacchanalia, a day to relax and unwind. But we … Continue reading →

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World Cup 2022 – Qatar’s and FIFA’s shame

Posted on May 23, 2014 by editor, facilitator, decider

This is not a world without misery, squalor, servitude, and slavery. These things, as much as they should be stamped out, remain tenaciously with us. We shouldn’t resign ourselves to them, but sometimes it seems like we might as well. … Continue reading →

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Vince McMahon’s financial smackdown

Posted on May 20, 2014 by editor, facilitator, decider

How was your day, last Friday? Was it better than WWE founder Vince McMahon’s? When McMahon woke up on May 16th, he was a billionaire. When he (presumably) drank himself to sleep that night, he wasn’t. I had a $20 … Continue reading →

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Simon Smith’s stunning London

Posted on May 10, 2014 by editor, facilitator, decider

Director and filmmaker Simon Smith has just given us one of the most stunning short films of the year—collaborating across nine decades to create Wonderful London in 1924 & 2014 (link). Here are Smith’s own words on how he captured … Continue reading →

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Hot Tech Today: Beyond the controversy

Posted on May 4, 2014 by editor, facilitator, decider

I won’t pretend to be unbiased on this one, or even un-self-interested. I’ve been ‘fessing up about my association with Hot Tech Today since the summer of 2012. Back then we were scrabbling together a little tech blog, posting a … Continue reading →

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