I was surfing the web and came across this interesting and innovative project called “Beyond Digital: Morocco.” It turns out the guys who are traveling to Morocco have a really high concept purpose behind their trip, planned for June 2011, and they are fundraising using a novel online tool called “Kickstarter.” I don’t think I [...]

RiP: Remix Manifesto is a really cool project by a filmmaker named Brett Gaylor.  It looks at issues of intellectual property in the age of rampant piracy and a digital culture obsessed with notions like remixing and mashups. Brett talks with musical icons from the present/past (Girl Talk and Gilberto Gil). Watch a 6 minute [...]

Around the world, culture and traditional life is under attack from the forces of progress and commerce. The Kalahari Bushmen and their struggle are documented in the book Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought by James G. Workman. In the book, the Botswana diamond [...]