Metro daily newspaper's Sao Paulo arm reported yesterday that the other day city police found a giant plastic bottle floating down the river's Tiete River. However, just so you don't get the idea that this river is otherwise usually spic…
Continue Reading →I remember having a moment during the big ol' northeastern blackout in 2003. Without electricity, people left their houses. They walked outside and talked to each other. Best of all, I looked up and saw stars. In the wash of…
Continue Reading →I did my best to make it to the Al Gore and Bono session at 7:45 AM, but when word leaked out that it was packed to the brim, I stayed in my Swiss bungalow for some much needed recuperation…
Continue Reading →I've snuck into the JP Morgan Chase lounge for some snacks, quiet internet time, email checking, twittering, blogging and the like with pal and green crusader (and trouble maker) David de Rothschild from Adventure Ecology. If you don't know what…
Continue Reading →After several hours of planes, trains, and automobiles I arrived late last night into the snowed in über famous town of Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. Boy is it gorgeous and hectic here. The air is cold, security…
Continue Reading →Canadian collage artist Paul Butler takes the experience of art off the wall and turns it into a full-on party. Literally. A "traveling experimental group studio with a rotating cast," Collage Party has roamed North American and Europe creating walk-in,…
Continue Reading →What happens when you combine an incredible U2 performance, nine pairs of those super-duper (and very pricey) high definition Sony Cinealta 950 cameras, and a dream to bring it to life like never before? Last week I had the opportunity…
Continue Reading →One of my favorite TED Talks of all time was just posted -- you can view it here or click on over to the TED site to explore. This 18 minutes of fascinating and intriguing stories by J.J. Abrams, creator…
Continue Reading →The speaker lineup for the legendary and incredible TED Conference I attend in Monterey, California just released their speaker lineup for the event -- 50 days away! -- and it is seriously stellar. As the folks at TED say, their…
Continue Reading →Here comes my declarative statement for the week: The Ministry of Culture in Brazil is one of the best things to happen to government from which the U.S. could surely take note. From music events to art expositions, the federal…
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