Gay Pride Parade: Sao Paulo

Posted on June 8, 2007 Under Travel

Yesterday kicked off the beginning of a holiday weekend here in Brazil. It also coincides with Sao Paulo's annual Gay Pride Parade happening on Sunday, the largest of its kind anywhere in the world. The theme this year is "For…

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Ogi: My Life Is Your Problem

Posted on May 30, 2007 Under Art

JoshSpear.com mainstay and friend OGIgraphics has an opening at Receiver Gallery (Valencia at 25th) in San Francisco opening on June 9th. It has been more than 2 years since Ogi had his first solo show and he's very happy to…

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Guerrilla Truck Show: Chicago

Posted on May 30, 2007 Under Art

The gradual transformation of Chicago's West Loop has been a closely guarded secret. The Fulton Market area, predominately dedicated to meat-packing and warehouses in the past, has emerged over the past several years into one of the most interesting, dynamic…

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TrocaBrahma: Sao Paulo

Posted on May 29, 2007 Under Music

Brazilian beer company Brahma is organizing a cultural exchange for its TrocaBrahma music festival, inviting popular U.K. artists to Brazil to collaborate with some the latter's indie and pop/rock groups. The sonic results are presented in a series of shows…

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Watch Me At Google Zeitgeist

Posted on May 27, 2007 Under Press

As promised my presentation last week at Google Zeitgeist is now online for your viewing pleasure-- the fine group at Google did an extraordinary job editing and posting the video to YouTube. It was truly an honor to speak alongside…

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ICFF: Miscellany, Remainders

Posted on May 24, 2007 Under Design

This will be the last post about ICFF this year, I promise. There were just so many treasures hidden in the sea of eurotrash uh, trash that was too good not to share...after this we'll be back to the bite-size…

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Pause

Posted on May 23, 2007 Under Life

If you're in NYC and, like me, feel that all your daily dietary requirements can be derived from martinis and pizza, you should come and check out Pause, Beyond Madison Avenue's creative industries' happy hour tomorrow night at Pizza Bar.…

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Digital Youth Trends: Google Zeitgeist

Posted on May 23, 2007 Under Life

My apologies for the radio silence since I arrived here in London! I've had an incredible past few days, filled with meetings and engagements. The most notable experience was definitely my talk at Google Zeitgeist yesterday followed by a panel…

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ICFF: Lighting Trends

Posted on May 22, 2007 Under Design

If there's anything that I learned during the two days I spent at ICFF, it's that I'm a little too obsessed with lighting. Sure, lighting is one of the most important, yet often one of the most overlooked elements in…

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Resfest Brasil

Posted on May 18, 2007 Under Art

I've been to the digital film festival Resfest before in the States and always look forward to it, so I'm blocking out the next three days when it stops here in Sao Paulo. The Brazilian version will include films that…

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